Downtown in Santa Monica in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Rapp’s Saloon

Photographed by Denise Boose, August 17, 2014

1. Rapps Saloon Marker

Inscription. This building, the first brick structure in the city, was erected in October 1875 as a tavern by William Rapp. Known as Rapp's Saloon, it served as the Town Hall from May 1887 to January 1889.

Erected 1975 by City of Santa Monica.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Notable Buildings. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1875.

Location. 34° 0.836′ N, 118° 29.775′ W. Marker is in Santa Monica, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in Downtown. It is on 2nd Street north of Broadway, on the left when traveling north. This building is next door to the Los Angeles Sightseeing tours of Santa Monica. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1434 2nd Street, Santa Monica CA 90401, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Georgian Hotel (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Mayfair Theater (about 500 feet away); Will Rogers Highway (about 600 feet away); Colorado Avenue Viaduct (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Santa Monica Pier Carousel (approx. ¼ mile away); Santa Monica Pier (approx. ¼ mile away); World’s First Flying Automobile (approx. 0.3 miles away); Palisades (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Santa Monica.

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this marker. This building served as City Hall in 1888-1889. From 1911 to 1914 it was used by the Vitagraph Film Company movie studio. It was also home to the Salvation Army, a radiator repair shop, a piano tuning shop, and an art gallery. Old painted signs on the north wall memorialize some of the previous occupants.

Also see . . . Santa Monica Conservancy: Rapp's Saloon. (Submitted on April 25, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California.)

Rapps Saloon and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, August 17, 2014

2. Rapps Saloon and Marker

Rapps Saloon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Denise Boose, August 17, 2014

3. Rapps Saloon

Photographed by Denise Boose, August 17, 2014

4. Rapps Saloon

Credits. This page was last revised on January 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 28, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. This page has been viewed 950 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on March 28, 2015, by Denise Boose of Tehachapi, California. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.