Looking north from foot of 64th Avenue, Venice, showing erosion around house formerly owned by Mae Murray, Los Angeles County, 1940

Photograph (engineering notebook photoprint) looking north from foot of 64th Avenue, Venice, showing erosion around house formerly owned by Mae Murray, Los Angeles County. Route of proposed "Ocean Front Walk" location of State Route 163. Small group of 5 men examine the erosion up close. 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 9:50 A.M. Also visible are: crowd of people, ocean, oil derricks and other buildings in background. No legible signs