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DID YOU KNOW that Santa Monica Bay was renamed Santa Monica Bight for a time?


DID YOU KNOW that Santa Monica Bay was renamed Santa Monica Bight for a time? The Era of the Gambling Ships & the "Battle of Santa Monica Bay": Ad for the 'Rex'. "World's Largest and Most Luxurious Casino". Anchored off Santa Monica Bay. More on the "Battle of Santa Monica Bay" between California law enforcement and Gambler Tony Conero Stralla via Cruising The Past at http://bit.ly/1ugz50R

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  1. Ann KennedyAugust 5, 2014 at 8:47 AM

    Had no idea!  Love that name, the Rex Mariners.  I might try and find some of that music!

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  2. Margaret Siemers (Siemers Rafter Room)August 5, 2014 at 11:08 AM

    I learned what a bight was today. Had to go and look it up. No shame in that. The shame is in not understanding and saying nothing, doing nothing to change that fact. : )

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