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By: Katie Wendelin

Santa Monica 1542: Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo

drops anchor in Santa Monica Bay

1850s: Santa Monica becomes a lively winter playground for well-to-do Easterners

1887: The city of Santa Monica is incorporated -- all 8.3 square miles.

1955: Santa Monica inherits Will Rogers’ 345-acre State Historic Park

1989: Third Street Promenade opens, welcoming up to 7,000 visitors daily

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Santa Monica Today

8.26 sq. miles

Population: 87,000+

Low 60s and high 70s.

300-340 days of sunshine.

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Kayak!

Volleyball!

The Bike Path

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Venice Beach

The Pier

Opened in 1909

Oldest pleasure pier on

west coast

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Santa Monica Mountains Will Roger’s State

Park Backbone Trail QuickTime™ and a

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Arts & Culture Bergamot Station

Santa Monica Playhouse Getty Centers

Shopping

Third Street Promenade Montana Avenue Abbott Kinney

Dining Over 400 restaurant The birthplace of “California”

and “fusion” cuisine Zagat Survey named Santa

Monica the best neighborhood for dining in all of Southern California in 2007 and again in 2008.