# @kirstenalana on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/Bfvqn-TH_Rl
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2430013-kirstenalana-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2018-02-28T15:06:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Kirsten Alana (@KirstenAlana) — https://gondola.cc/KirstenAlana

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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 even part of the original area built by Abbott Kinney. But thank goodness they were saved and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982! Various efforts to revive the area and improve water quality finally prevailed with a renovation effort in the 1990’s. The only thing that makes it bittersweet for me is that a place this nice is now so expensive and exclusive. I also get a little miffed seeing some of the original small cottages being replaced by mega mansions. The Tiny Canal Cottage® and @whitneyleighmorris are a great example of living in an appropriate size home for the area. Anyway, I believe if more humans could live in places as beautiful as this neighborhood is, there’d be a lot more content human beings and a lot less conflict. Sure, that could be said to be a gross oversimplification of how to solve humanity’s problems — and there are so many other things we need to solve as well — but, it’s interesting to think about no?! #memoiresofasummer #reclaimthehappy #venicecanalhistoricdistrict #90291life #venicecacanals #reflectiongrams

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reclaimthehappy, memoiresofasummer, 90291life, venicecacanals, venicecanalhistoricdistrict, reflectiongrams

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