Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) looking southwest from foot of 37th Avenue showing sea at base of house 1 1/2 hours after high tide, Los Angeles County. This was the result of high tides (6.8 feet and 6.6 feet), accompanied by heavy ground swells and breakers which did considerable damage to piers and ocean front property between Hermosa Beach and Santa Monica along the route of the proposed "Ocean Front Walk" location of State Route 163. The high tide on 25 January occurred at 8:52 A.M. and measured 6.6 feet. This photograph was taken with the ebb tide at 10:22 A.M. Also visible are: house with porch overlooking the ocean, piles driven into the beach, oil derricks in background, silhouette of a person in window. No legible signs.
Automobile Club of Southern California collection, 1892-1963
