La Monica Ballroom on the Pier (1927)

A wide, atmospheric view of the massive La Monica Ballroom building sitting at the end of the Santa Monica Pier over choppy ocean waves beneath a cloudy sky. — La Monica Ballroom on the Pier (1927) · Donald A. Hall Estate Collection

A striking 1927 historical landscape capturing the massive La Monica Ballroom situated on the Santa Monica Pier. Donald A. Hall Sr. documented this iconic California dance hall in a series of atmospheric photographs, preserving the vibrant cultural architecture of the roaring twenties.