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Venice Throwback Thursday 1983 with the Gap Band
Johnny Angel reminded us on Yo Venice’s Facebook page, of The Gap Band’s 1983 “THE PARTY TRAIN”. (Bret posted the vid originally on Yo four years ago) Join the forum discussion on this post
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Venice Dispatch Obit for Bret
Paul Chavez over at the Venice Dispatch wrote a nice obituary for Bret, and it’s posted today. Join the forum discussion on this post
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THANKS Venice for the Amazing Turnout Today: Bret Haller Paddle Out
Quickly posting up some photos that Ray Rae just faxed in to the news desk here from today’s Memorial and Paddle Out for Bret Haller. More tomorrow, for now we are exhausted, but in a good way. Venice...
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Edward Biberman, Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice | May 18 – Nov 16 2014
The LACMA show “Edward Biberman, Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice” will open this Sunday, and later this month SPARC Presents: Lost Horizons-Mural Dreams of Edward Biberman Join the forum...
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Happy Memorial Day Venice | May 26 2014
(Bret posted this originally in 2010. As a nod to his words “Respect and honor those that have come before us…” we’re reposting today) Memorial Day is the day to commemorate the men and women who have...
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Throwback Thursday: Slow Day at the Beach | 1920
Via Vintage Venice Tours, here’s a most excellent Thursday Throwback! Slow day at the beach-1920...
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RIP Z-Boy Shogo Kubo
We’re reading in several different forums that Shogo Kubo, original Z-Boy, has passed away in Hawaii at 55. Sad day indeed. Photo by Bret Haller 2012 Join the forum discussion on this post
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Inside Townhouse’s 100-Year-Old Walls
ABOVE: George Czarnecki the bartender is the longest running employee at Townhouse having worked for two of the establishment’s three owners. By Melanie Camp It is almost as old as Venice itself, a...
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History Supports Berms’ Necessity – VIDEO
By Melanie Camp It is a windy day in Venice. People along the Boardwalk dodge falling palm fronds, moving like they are in a live action version of Space Invaders. By the Pier the berms stand, a solid...
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Joe’s Last Day
11:38am Tonight Venice says “good bye” to Joe’s Restaurant. The Abbot Kinney OG has been in the ‘hood for nearly a quarter of a century and tonight will join the list of old faves who have shut up shop...
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Revenice? The Question of Secession for Venice
By Mark Ryavec Many years ago I joined with other residents to research the prospects for Venice to detach from Los Angeles and form an independent city. At that time frustration with scores of gang-...
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The History that Haunts Venice Beach
6:11am By Melanie Camp Sporting a James Dean haircut and rolling the cuffs of his jeans up like Marlon Brando, Arnold Maeda was every bit your modern American boy back in 1942. He lived in Santa...
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Venice Throwback Thursday 1983 with the Gap Band
Johnny Angel reminded us on Yo Venice’s Facebook page, of The Gap Band’s 1983 “THE PARTY TRAIN”. (Bret posted the vid originally on Yo four years ago) Join the forum discussion on this post
View ArticleClik here to view.
Venice Dispatch Obit for Bret
Paul Chavez over at the Venice Dispatch wrote a nice obituary for Bret, and it’s posted today. Join the forum discussion on this post
View ArticleClik here to view.
THANKS Venice for the Amazing Turnout Today: Bret Haller Paddle Out
Quickly posting up some photos that Ray Rae just faxed in to the news desk here from today’s Memorial and Paddle Out for Bret Haller. More tomorrow, for now we are exhausted, but in a good way. Venice...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Edward Biberman, Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice | May 18 – Nov 16 2014
The LACMA show “Edward Biberman, Abbot Kinney and the Story of Venice” will open this Sunday, and later this month SPARC Presents: Lost Horizons-Mural Dreams of Edward Biberman Join the forum...
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Happy Memorial Day Venice | May 26 2014
(Bret posted this originally in 2010. As a nod to his words “Respect and honor those that have come before us…” we’re reposting today) Memorial Day is the day to commemorate the men and women who have...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Throwback Thursday: Slow Day at the Beach | 1920
Via Vintage Venice Tours, here’s a most excellent Thursday Throwback! Slow day at the beach-1920...
View ArticleClik here to view.
RIP Z-Boy Shogo Kubo
We’re reading in several different forums that Shogo Kubo, original Z-Boy, has passed away in Hawaii at 55. Sad day indeed. Photo by Bret Haller 2012 Join the forum discussion on this post
View ArticleClik here to view.
Inside Townhouse’s 100-Year-Old Walls
ABOVE: George Czarnecki the bartender is the longest running employee at Townhouse having worked for two of the establishment’s three owners. By Melanie Camp It is almost as old as Venice itself, a...
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