THE COIN TOSSa persistence of vision thaumatrope sculpture |
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Once Upon A Time, about a hundred years ago, Mr. Abbot Kinney, and a partner, owned all of the land from Ocean Park, Santa Monica to Marina del Rey. They began building a city in Ocean Park, including roads, homes, hotels and an amusement pier. Ocean Park was good, stable, land. South of Ocean Park the land was a “swamp.” When Kinney’s partner was replaced, the new partner didn’t share Kinney’s vision. To sever the partnership and split the parcel they agreed to Toss a Coin. Kinney won the Coin Toss, and chose the “swamp.” His partner said: “See, I told you he was crazy!” But Abbot Kinney had a grander vision for creating an unique community by the sea: he dredged the swamp to create canals, built Venetian architecture, a salt water plunge, a dance hall, piers, wild amusement rides, and much more. It was VENICE OF AMERICA, Kinney’s mash-up of Venice, Italy and Coney Island.
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FLIP my “coin,” to see Abbot Kinney Toss the Coin and become the Gondolier of Venice Beach. May his creative genius rub off on us all. |
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Venice Canal Dredge circa 1904 |
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8" x 8" x 2" soldered copper Coin, with steel frame, sign & post robin murez 2014 Site: 1337 Abbot Kinney Boulevard, Venice, CA Sponsor: Alternative Apparel |
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