Then and Now - Santa Monica History Museum

Images of historical locations then and now

Fisher-Swartz Lumber Company

Fisher-Swartz Lumber Company 1935 / 2016 1601 Colorado Boulevard Archive Details

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Santa Monica Business District

Santa Monica Business District 1938 / 2016 3rd Street and Santa Monica Boulevard Archive Details

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Businesses on Wilshire Boulevard 1939 / 2016 1300 Block of Wilshire Boulevard Archive Details

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Whitman’s Shoe Store

Whitman’s Shoe Store 1940 / 2016 1329 3rd Street Archive Details

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Santa Monica Ford

Santa Monica Ford 1951 / 2016 1230 Santa Monica Blvd. Archive Details

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Vons Market & See’s Candies

Vons Market & See’s Candies 1940 / 2016 1311 Wilshire Blvd. Archive Details

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Dodge Plymouth Dealership

Claude R. Short Dodge Plymouth Dealership 1950 / 2017 1127 Santa Monica Blvd. Archive Details

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J.C.Penny Company

J.C.Penny Company 1949 / 2016 1202 3rd Street

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See’s Candies Store

See’s Candies Store 1944 / 2016 301 Santa Monica Blvd Archive Details

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LOCATION & INFO

Santa Monica History Museum
1350 7th Street
Santa Monica, CA 90401

310.395.2290
info@santamonicahistory.org

Mailing Address
PO Box 3059
Santa Monica, California, 90408

HOURS & ADMISSIONS

Hours
Thursday 2pm-5pm
Friday Saturday Sunday 11am-5pm
Free Admission 1st Sunday of each month

Admissions
General $5.00

Free for museum members, children under 17, students, seniors (65+), active duty military, veterans & SNAP/EBT cardholders

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