Bay Street Beach Historic District

Historic beach in Santa Monica, California, US

United States historic place

Bay Street Beach Historic District

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location| Roughly bounded by Pacific Ocean, Ocean Front Walk from Vicente Ter. to Crescent Bay Park, Bicknell Ave. extending into ocean
Coordinates| 34°00′23″N 118°29′31″W﻿ / ﻿34.00639°N 118.49194°W﻿ / 34.00639; -118.49194
Area| 53 acre
NRHP reference No.| 100004116
Added to NRHP| June 26, 2019

Bay Street Beach Historic District (also known as the Inkwell) is an historic beach in Los Angeles County.[1]

## History[edit]

The beach was a place of recreation and leisure for African Americans during the Jim Crow era. The beach was located at Pico Boulevard and two city blocks south to Bicknell Street,[2] near Phillips Chapel Christian Methodist Episcopal Church .[3][4] In 1922, the Santa Monica Bay Protective League was organized to attempt to fence the beach to exclude African Americans.[5] In 1927, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People challenged restrictive covenants at Manhattan Beach, south of Santa Monica, which were overturned by the Supreme Court of California .[4]

Alison Rose Jefferson and Michael Blum documented the history of the district. In 2008, Santa Monica officially recognized the district.[3][6]

## See also[edit]

* African American resorts
* National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California

## References[edit]

1. ^ "How Racism Ruined Black Santa Monica". LAist. 2020-12-23. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
2. ^ "Ocean Park Neighborhood Beach: The Significance of the "Inkwell" in Jim Crow-Era Southern California | The Cultural Landscape Foundation". tclf.org. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
3. ^ a b "Bay Street Beach Historic District | Santa Monica Conservancy". www.smconservancy.org. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
4. ^ a b Jefferson, Alison Rose (2012-10-25). "The Inkwell, Santa Monica, California (1905-1964) •". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
5. ^ "The Stained History of Inkwell Beach in Santa Monica". Chasing A. Sun. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
6. ^ Dixson, Brennon (2020-10-16). "Local surfers unite to keep Inkwell Beach name". Santa Monica Daily Press. Retrieved 2021-06-13.

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