Close to the site of our first address in Santa Monica, is a stretch of historic beach that was segregated in the early to mid 1900s. It was an important gathering place for African Americans in Santa Monica. This area near where Shutters and Casa del Mar are located today, was called "
the Inkwell". The location was recognized in 2008 with a plaque as part of the
Bay Street Beach Historic District. I didn't know this history when we lived in Santa Monica, and we lived right across the street from Casa del Mar. When travel returns and I'm able to visit the West Coast sometime in the future, I'll check out this spot again.
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| Photo by Patrick Jones. Near the Inkwell, Santa Monica, 11 Jan 2009. |
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