It has long been rumored that the 106-year-old national landmark Looff Hippodrome (aka Merry Go-Round Building) on the Santa Monica Pier has been visited by spirits. While that may or may not ...

Santa Monica is welcoming the summer with an active weekend of competitions that are all about beach culture. The Pier 360 Beach Festival returns to the city’s famous pier June 28-29 with a mix of ...

When we meet on a video call for this interview, Santa Monica Pier’s executive director and historian James Harris is in his office, a former apartment in the historic merry-go-round building ...

When we meet on a video call for this interview, Santa Monica Pier’s executive director and historian James Harris is in his office, a former apartment in the historic merry-go-round building ...

When we meet on a video call for this interview, Santa Monica Pier’s executive director and historian James Harris is in his office, a former apartment in the historic merry-go-round building ...

When we meet on a video call for this interview, Santa Monica Pier’s executive director and historian James Harris is in his office, a former apartment in the historic merry-go-round building ...

An iconic destination for Angelenos, the Santa Monica Pier is celebrated in a new book by James Harris, ... THE MERRY-GO-ROUND opened in 1916, ...

When we meet on a video call for this interview, Santa Monica Pier’s executive director and historian James Harris is in his office, a former apartment in the historic merry-go-round building that ...