National Register Listing

Bay Street Beach Historic District

a.k.a. The Inkwell; The Ink Well

Roughly bounded by Pacific Ocean, Ocean Front Walk from Vicente Ter. to Crescent Bay Park, Bicknell Ave. extending into ocean., Santa Monica, CA
Local significance of the district:
Black; Ethnic Heritage; Entertainment/recreation; Social History

Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2019.

The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.