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Order Number	00078590
Title	Jonathan Beach Club, Santa Monica
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	L.A.-Organizations-Jonathan Club-Beach Club.
Date	1910
Physical Description	1 photographic print :col. ;21 x 26 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The Jonathan Club, consistently rated as one of the most prestigious social clubs in the United States, is said to have been founded in September 1895 by a group of men who had been active in a Los Angeles marching society. In 1905 the club was headquartered in the Pacific Electric Building at 610 S. Main Street - at the time, the transportation hub for Southern California. The top three floors of that building housed the Jonathan Club, which was one of the city's most exclusive private clubs even back then. In 1924, a contract was drawn-up for a "magnificent new home", and a 12-story Italian Renaissance style brick building was built at 545 South Figueroa and 6th Street by New York architects, Schultze and Weaver; it has remained at this location for the past 85 years. In 1927 a second club, The Jonathan Beach Club, opened in Santa Monica at 850 Palisades Beach Road. The beach club is nestled at the foot of the bluffs in Santa Monica, fronting the beach and the Pacific Ocean; that portion of the beach is off limits to all but club members, their families, and their guests. Membership into this private and extremely exclusive club (reportedly strictly limited to USC Alumni) is by invitation only and was once open solely to men, but since 1987 it has allowed membership for women. Today, the Jonathan Club stands as a Los Angeles landmark in the heart of the Downtown business district.
Description	Sunbathers, beach volleyball players, and umbrellas crowd the beach in front of The Jonathan Beach Club, the private and highly exclusive club located at 850 Palisades Beach Road in Santa Monica. The Beachfront Restaurant, with oversized windows that offers a view of the powerful coastline of the Pacific Ocean, can be seen on the middle left of the structure and the Beach Terrace is visible on the extreme right.
Subject	Jonathan Club (Santa Monica, Calif.). Associations, institutions, etc.--California--Santa Monica. Beach volleyball--California--Santa Monica. Beachgoers--California--Santa Monica. Private clubs--California--Santa Monica. Beaches--California--Santa Monica. Clubs--California--Santa Monica. Santa Monica (Calif.). Schultze & Weaver.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection