It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood...
Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter #BLM activists march on Ocean Front Walk #SantaMonica, August 1, 2020.
FACE MASK, PLEASE...
Santa Monica Police Code Enforcement Officers ask people to put on their face coverings at Ocean Front Walk, Santa Monica, Friday, July 31, 2020. The Officers would give free masks to people who did not have one. 😷
Casa Martin
Mariachis perform at the second newly opened Casa Martin Mexican restaurant at the Third Street promenade, Downtown #SantaMonica, Tuesday, July 28, 2020.
Casa Martin is a family operated and locally owned business, and offers a full range of authentic Mexican cuisine.
Thier Mexican dishes originated from the regions of Tepatitlan, Jalisco. As a family-owned business, thier unique cooking and dishes were taught to them by thier mother, a native to the Jalisco area. Using fresh, authentic ingredients were and still continues to be vital in the creation of thier authentic dishes.
The regular business hours are Sunday – Thursday 11:00am –12:30am, and Friday – Saturday 11:00am – 1:30am.
Casa Martin is located is located at 1251 Third St Promenade, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
Casa Martin
Raphael Batista
Violinist Raphael Batista @raphaelbatista_ performs at the Third Street Promenade, Downtown Santa Monica. 🎻
Brook Emelio
Drummer Brook Emelio performs at Ocean Front Walk #SantaMonica, Friday, July 24, 2020.
HijackArt
L.A. Street Artist HijackArt paints a mural at 1241 Third Street Promenade, #SantaMonica, Thursday, July 23, 2020.
HiJack is most famously known for his distinctive artworks tucked away throughout the streets of Los Angeles. Armed with political savvy and humor, the artist carefully crafts his artworks around topics that hit closest to home. The artist is often personified by the use of his anti-authoritarian black cat stencil. Hijack focuses his efforts observing and waiting for the right moment to create. His balancing act of cultivating the public with a dose of humor allows for deep engagement within his varied themes of works.
Often Hijack’s characters are depicted to occupy a space that provokes a response, but in a calculated and clever way. His position in the street art movement is built around creatively pushing the boundaries on who we are as a society. #StreetArt #HiJack #Mural
Douglas Park
Douglas Park offers lawn bowling, a playground, two tennis courts, picnic tables and benches. There are three ponds connected by streams and a fly fishing area. Douglas Park is located at 2439 Wilshire Blvd.in Santa Monica.
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area
Had a great time today at Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area at Culver City. Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area is one of the areas best kept secrets nestled in the foothills of La Cienega Blvd. The park includes 380 acres of recreational area, large areas of native coastal sage scrub habitat, lawns and landscaped areas, picnic sites, tot lots, fishing lake, lotus pond, community center and five miles of trails. There are six restrooms; the community center has four administrative offices and a small meeting room.
One of the most actively used features is the park’s variety of footpaths and trails. The Burke Roche Trail and the Rim Trail are the most recent trails created. More than 7 miles of existing trails include the Burke Roche trail which is 2.2 miles, the Bowl Loop at 0.8 miles, the Ridge trail at 2.6 miles, the Waterfall Trail at one mile and the Ballfield Walking Path at one half-mile.
Active recreation and facilities in KHSRA include the following:
Four playgrounds
One half basketball court
One fishing lake
Two lighted baseball diamonds
One lit multi-purpose field
One sand volleyball court
One administrative building with a meeting room
Passive recreation includes eight picnic rental shelters and 100 picnic tables throughout the park. There are also eight large barbecue pits and 60 small ones dispersed throughout the park.
Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area Is located at 4100 South La Cienega Boulevard (Los Angeles, CA 90056) in Baldwin Hills.