Annual Venice Garden and Home Tour 2008
Saturday May 3, 2008 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
This annual event is a self-guided walking tour of Venice homes and gardens. The tour this year features "the other Venice" east of Lincoln Boulevard. Visitors will walk, ride or bike through peaceful streets in a neighborhood nearby but worlds away from the vibrant activity of Abbot Kinney Boulevard and the beach community. Creative gardening flourishes in this neighborhood of wide streets and generously large lots. This is a slice of the good life in Southern California where neighbors know one another, almost everyone has a dog and cats sunbathe in the warmth of porches. You'll see homes from the 20's redone with solar panels and drought-tolerant gardens, as well as traditional Craftsman and pre-war stuccos designed with contemporary interior comforts while retaining the integrity of the original structures. One of the charms of this Venice neighborhood is the pocket vegetable gardens that dot the acres where bean and celery fields were once farmed by the Japanese before World War II.
Start Location: Las Doradas Children's Center
[DIRECTIONS]
804 Broadway, Venice, CA 90291
(corner of Broadway & Pleasantview, 1 block west of Lincoln Blvd)
When: Saturday, May 3, 2008, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (rain or shine!)
Parking: Free on-street parking is available, or park for a fee at Broadway School around the
corner from Las Doradas Children's Center. Free shuttle buses are also available along the route.
Tickets: To purchase tickets, refer to our ticket
information (tickets are non-refundable).
For more information: Please refer to our
contact information.
Tour Tips
On the day of the tour, pick up your tickets and map at the Las Doradas Children's Center and either park near the Center (taking the shuttle to the tour), or, once you have your tickets and map, drive East of Lincoln and park in the tour area, using the shuttles from there.
You are advised to begin the tour before 2:00 PM in order to see all of the homes and gardens.
Bike riding is strongly encouraged! You are responsible for your own bike - bring a lock! You can rent bikes in Venice from these businesses:
Venice Bike & Skate [map]
21 Washington Blvd, Venice (at Speedway) (310) 301-4011
Bike Attack [map]
1501 Main Street, Venice (north of Windward Circle) (310) 399-8783
No dogs or strollers are allowed in the gardens.
Wear comfortable shoes, hats and sunscreen.
Photography is allowed.
Shuttles will loop to Abbot Kinney Blvd. during lunch hours for drop off and pick up near our sponsoring restaurants.
"Green Truck on the Go" will be in the tour area for purchase of food and drink.
Annual Venice Architectural Tours 2008
Saturday, April 26, 2008, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
These exclusive tours are a companion to the ever-popular Venice Garden and Home Tour, and are offered to major Sponsors of the event. If the Architectural Tours are not pre-sold out to sponsors, tickets for the public will be available for individual purchase.
All of these docent-led tours via private coach feature architecturally significant homes in the area, and include a continental breakfast, a catered luncheon and a champagne reception. This year's Venice tour will include Marmol Radziner Architects and the original Gold's Gym property, while the Pacific Palisades tour will include architect Ray Kappe. More info to come!
For more information, please refer to our contact information.