George T. Hastings wrote a definitive study entitled Trees of Santa Monica, Described and Located by Streets in 1941. A second edition of this work was issued in 1956 and it was revised and rewritten by local tree expert and environmentalist Grace Heintz in 1976. Another edition of the Heintz work was published in 1981.

City Departments often contribute histories of their own. The Fire Department is represented by Santa Monica Fire Department (J.H. Tigner, 1902) A History of the Santa Monica Fire Department, 1889-1989 by Kevin M. Archer, and Santa Monica Firefighters' Centennial Cookbook 1889-1989.

The Police Department combined cookery and restaurant history in The Santa Monica Police Department Centennial Cookbook 1896-1996: a Collection of Arresting Recipes from Santa Monica Restaurants, Past and Present, and Santa Monica Police Department Staff. The municipal bus line is represented by History of Santa Monica's Big Blue Bus researched and written by Bob Ayer. The Friends of the Santa Monica Public Library published The Santa Monica Public Library, 1890-1990 by Ellen Braby and Janet Hunt in 1990 for its centennial.

Carnations, Ostriches & Condos: the Hidden History of Ocean Park (produced and directed by Beverly L. Jones and Anthea Raymond) relates the history of the Ocean Park section of Santa Monica, including discussion of the local pier, artists, residents, and Pacific Ocean Park.

To locate videos or DVDS on Santa Monica in the Library collection use iBistro, the online catalog's Power Search. Enter "Santa Monica" as the Subject and under User Search Limits set the Format to "Video"  or to "DVD."

The Past:  Santa Monica Image Archives