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# A community on the mend
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/a-community-on-the-mend/
- Published: 2004-07-16T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T04:44:17.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Business, Downtown, #archive-import

Today is the one-year anniversary of the Farmers’ Market crash in downtown Santa Monica that left 10 people dead and 63 injured. Here’s a look at various events: ■ At 1:30 p.m. today a service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, at 1220 Second St. Call (310) 451-1303 for more details. ■ “The Rouge Shoes,” a 74-minute black-and-white movie by Kevin McCarthy, will be aired Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Laemmle Theaters at 1332 Second St. McCarthy, 50, and his wife were killed in the July 16 Farmers’ Market crash, just days after he finished editing the film. ■ A service will be held midday Saturday to close the Farmers’ Market. The Bay Interfaith Council on Wednesday morning held a service to re-consecrate the ground and open the market.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 16, 2004.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/071604.pdf?ref=smdp.com)