Picture Venice Beach… Are you seeing surfers, hippies, lifeguards and skateboarders? How about Muscle Beach, the basketball courts, tattoo parlors and world-famous Ocean Front Walk?
But what if you could see it as it was in its hay-day in the early 1900’s when dozens of movies and later hundreds of TV shows chose Venice Beach as their ideal location? Don’t worry if you left your time machine at home, because it just so happens that Venice has been one of the world’s most filmed movie locations for over a century and you can tour to discover its most iconic film locations.
Abbot Kinney’s “Coney Island of the Pacific” was born in 1905, just before the movie industry came to LA for its year-round sun. Since then, Hollywood’s love affair with Venice has brought entertainment to millions around the globe. So I decided to track down the locations of the 100-plus movies and TV shows shot in this iconic city.