The sky was unsettling in Hollywood just after dawn – time to get out of there – this time to where Santa Monica drops off into Rustic Canyon, on the way to Malibu. At the turn of the century, long ago, that was a lively place. Robert C. Gillis and Robert P. Sherman built an incline railway from Inspiration Point – 101 Ocean Avenue – down to the beach. Gillis had a family beach house directly on the waterfront and all the neighboring families up top were given a key to...
more »The sky was unsettling in Hollywood just after dawn – time to get out of there – this time to where Santa Monica drops off into Rustic Canyon, on the way to Malibu. At the turn of the century, long ago, that was a lively place. Robert C. Gillis and Robert P. Sherman built an incline railway from Inspiration Point – 101 Ocean Avenue – down to the beach. Gillis had a family beach house directly on the waterfront and all the neighboring families up top were given a key to both the railway and the beach house, so everyone could enjoy the trip down Rustic Canyon without the exhausting walk or ride back up the hill. But the incline railway is long gone. The only thing left from the old days is a curious totem pole – and the views – and the amazing sky. The place is oddly inspiring. ~ Friday, February 21, 2020
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