Stanton, Jeffrey (sold)
Jeffrey Stanton (c. 1945 - present) is an engineer, artist, and local historian based in Venice, Los Angeles. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he attended the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and studied mechanical engineering, earning a master's degree, before moving to Los Angeles to work for the aerospace and defense company McDonnell Douglas. Soon afterwards, he developed an interest in the history of L.A.'s beachfront communities, became an amateur photographer, and moved to Venice. Stanton is known for having an exceptionally large collection of antique postcards, a portion of which he sold from a stall on the Venice Boardwalk for many years. He also collected materials relevant to Venice's history, including early photographs, and authored books titled Summer is forever : the Southern California beach towns (1975) and Venice of America: Coney Island of the Pacific (published in several editions).
L.A.'s Bohemian Beachfront Community.
A 1979 pictorial view of Venice, California, a beachfront neighborhood of Los Angeles, edited by Jeffrey Stanton and illustrated by C. June Barton and R. Freenway Frager. Celebrating 75 years since the town's founding (annexed by L.A. in 1926), the view and accompanying verso text praise the neighborhood's diversity and distinctiveness but cast a wary tone about its future in the face of gentrification. (more details)