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# Santa Monica's first land sale in 1875 marks city's 130th birthday
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/071505-story/
- Published: 2005-07-15T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:25:42.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Community, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*By WINTER JOHNSON Special to the Daily Press*

When E.R. Zamoyski plunked down his hard earned cash for a piece of paradise, a beachfront property far from the madding crowd, he welcomed the isolation that came along with it.

If he could only see his plot now. It certainly has thickened.

The year was 1875\. The land was located at what is now the corner of Broadway and Ocean Avenue. The sale was the first of its kind in what is today known as Santa Monica, a bustling, thriving city celebrating its 130th birthday.

It all started with the first lot sale on July 15, 1875, for which

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 15, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071505.pdf?ref=smdp.com)