SML&WCO

Every business creates records-think folders and filing cabinets. The Santa Monica Land & Water Company was incorporated February 23, 1897 as a land company tasked with developing about 50,000 acres of land located in what is now West Los Angeles. It started creating records in 1897. The company remained actively in business until about 1983... Over its almost 100 years in the land development and real estate business, the company created and filed documents, advertising ephemera, clippings, photos, correspondence, maps, accounting records, and much more. These files tell the history of West Los Angeles. The Santa Monica Land & Water Company Archives was formed in 1983 to manage and protect this treasure trove of information.

Primary location: Poway United States