Past Exhibitions
Santa Monica:
A Look Back to 1902 from Today
2018
May 18 – July 21
Encore Viewing: September 2, 2018 through September 22, 2018
What did Santa Monica look like in 1902? As a child, local resident Michael Murphy found the answer in a Santa Monica Fire Department photography book of local buildings. As an adult, he painstakingly researched and documented each location’s appearance with the help of photographer Jens Lucking. This exhibit presents a series of then-and-now photographs comparing Santa Monica from 1902 to today.
The exhibit is a companion to Murphy’s book of the same title (released on May 14th, Arcadia Publishing). Join us in exploring how Santa Monica’s structures have changed over the last century!
Curators: Sara Crown with Michael Murphy
View our online Then & Now feature!
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Two women hold rackets on a grass tennis court.
Santa Monica History Museum Collection (36.2.3016)
Santa Monica Steam Laundry located at the corner of 8th Street and Railroad Avenue (now Colorado Avenue) in Santa Monica, 1902.
Fred Basten Collection (170.2.77)
