25 BRIDGES, TOWERS AND WORKS / VENICE, LOS ANGELES
Venice Canals
What's left of a developer's 'Venice of America' dream. A walkable grid of residential canals survives from a 1905 resort scheme; most of the original network was paved into streets.
The facts
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| Where | Canal district south of Venice Boulevard, Venice, Los Angeles |
|---|---|
| Built | 1905 |
| Architect or builder | Unavailable |
| Kind | Bridges, towers and works |
| Status | standing |
| Visiting | public |
| From El Segundo City Hall | 5.2 miles, straight line |
| Coordinates | 33.98361, -118.46528 |
What the sources say
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- The canals were built in 1905 by Abbot Kinney as part of 'Venice of America'.
built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his Venice of America
Wikipedia ↗ reported - Many canals were filled in 1929 for roads.
a number of canals were filled in 1929 to make room for paved roads
Wikipedia ↗ reported - The district was added to the National Register in 1982.
Added to NRHP: August 30, 1982
Wikipedia ↗ reported
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Nearby on the list
Closest entries, straight line
- Binoculars Building, Venice, Los Angeles 1.1 mi
- Looff Hippodrome (Santa Monica Pier carousel), Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica 2.5 mi
- Gehry Residence, Santa Monica 3.7 mi
← No. 24: Kia Forum · No. 26: Binoculars Building → · All on the map
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Venice Canals. elsegundo.xyz Architecture, checked Nov 3, 2026. https://elsegundo.xyz/architecture/venice-canals/
Machine-readable: this entry is record 25 in catalog.json. Not an official City of El Segundo page, and not written with or for the owner.