video clip about the venice canals

My brother Fred recently sent me a video clip containing some great photos and his own audio comments about the Venice canals. There are some photos from the 1970s (and earlier) including pictures of Fred, my mom, my brother Billy, Tommy, and others. The clip includes photos of the canals and also the old Venice […]

venice canals, part 2

As described in the previous post, Tommy and I used to enjoy walking/skateboarding through the Venice canals neighborhood. We usually came down Dell Ave. from the north and rode/walked across the bridges where Dell crosses the canals.  After crossing Washington Boulevard a bit further south, we would typically walk/skateboard southward through the Marina del Rey […]

skateboarding over the venice canals

During Tommy’s childhood, his Grandma and Grandpa Finhandler lived in various parts of Venice. For example, at one point they lived at 330 Venice Way, very near the canals. Tom and I spent a lot of time walking through the canals (more accurately, I walked and he skateboarded). Usually, we would walk/skateboard south along Dell […]