One of my favorite places in greater Los Angeles is the Venice Canal Historic District, an area of man-made saltwater-fed canals built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his Venice of America plan; and no trip to the city feels complete without a stroll along the banks and over the bridges of this picturesque area close to Venice Beach. I was so glad @dante.vincent wanted to go with me during this weekend’s little vacation, and that he was ok with waking up early to do so. It’s the best time because you get such amazing reflections on the still water of the canals before anyone else is awake, after the sun has come up. This area wasn’t always so pretty but it was once three or four times the size it is today. In the 1940’s it was falling into disrepair, many of the canals had been paved over in the 1920’s and generally the original idea Kinney had, had fallen out of fashion after the automobile gained in popularity. In fact, the existing canals you can visit today were not ev...