As the owner of Carousel Cafe for the last quarter-century, Marcia Jacobs has a special place in her heart for the building on Ocean Front Walk that has housed her business. Positioned on the ...

It has long been rumored that the 106-year-old national landmark Looff Hippodrome (aka Merry Go-Round Building) on the Santa Monica Pier has been visited by spirits. While that may or may not actually ...

An iconic view of the Santa Monica Pier in the 21st century Credit: Photograph by Unsplash/Courtesy Angel City Press Excerpted from “Santa Monica Pier: America’s Last Great Pleasure Pier” by James ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A beloved symbol of the Los Angeles area is ...