Stone Stairs and Pacific Ocean Waterfront on Windansea Beach, California Coastline near La Jolla San Diego

Stone Stairs and Pacific Ocean Waterfront on Windansea Beach, California Coastline near La Jolla San Diego Stock Photo
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Contributor:

Autumn Sky Photography / Alamy Stock Photo

Image ID:

MB2R8R

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54.6 MB (1.7 MB Compressed download)

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5350 x 3567 px | 45.3 x 30.2 cm | 17.8 x 11.9 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

12 February 2018

Location:

San Diego, CA, USA

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Windansea Beach is a stretch of coastline located in La Jolla, a community of San Diego, California. The neighborhood adjacent to the beach is named Windansea after the beach. It is named after the 1909 oceanfront Strand Hotel that was renamed "Windansea" Hotel in 1919 after the owner Arthur Snell ran a "naming contest". The Windansea Hotel which was located on Neptune Avenue between Playa del Sur and Playa del Norte burned down in 1943. Geographically, it is defined by the beachfront extending north of Palomar Avenue and south of Westbourne Street. The distinguishing landmark at Windansea is a palm-covered shack that was originally constructed in 1946 by Woody Ekstrom, Fred Kenyon and Don Okey. "The Surf Shack at Windansea Beach" was designated as an historical landmark by the San Diego Historical Resources Board on May 27, 1998. The shack was struck down by large waves during a high tide on December 24, 2015 but rebuilt by locals in June 2016.