Santa Monica, California

Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is bordered on three sides by different neighborhoods of the city of Los Angeles: Pacific Palisades to the north, Brentwood on the northeast, West Los Angeles on the east, Mar Vista on the southeast, and Venice on the south. The 2010 U.S. Census population was 89,736. Due to a favorable climate and close proximity to Los Angeles, Santa Monica became a famed resort town by the early 20th century attracting many celebrities.

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 * I got a guitar on Christmas day; I dreamed that Jimmy Page would come to Santa Monica to teach me to play.
 * Everclear, "AM Radio", Songs from an American Movie Vol. One: Learning How to Smile (11 July 2000), California: Capitol Records