what wemaller than would know santa monica to be today, but still a good-sized town. they held in land auction in oceanfront lots went 400 and $500. other lots come inland lots for $75 apiece. they deal at that time. the virtues were spoken by the auctioneers. they talk about the flowers, the healthy climate, the beautiful view and healthy ocean air. this is a time when people seeking climates and resorts for people to stay to get healthy in the late 1800. that's what made santa monica very attractive. also its proximity to los angeles was attractive, and the impending railroad edition helped. married to a was woman called arcadia baker. she was from a wealthy california family in san diego. she had her own landholding. so they joined forces. she is known as an excellent businesswoman and philanthropist and genuinely very involved in society at the time. we do know she only spoke spanish, so she had an interpreter to help her at social events. she played tennis, she went to the beach, she inspected different landholdings. we credit arcadia with setting aside all the l