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# Auto Club rolls operations back into Santa Monica
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/auto-club-rolls-operations-back-into-santa-monica/
- Published: 2005-06-13T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T07:14:55.000Z
- Author: Ryan Hyatt
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

*Auto Club had office in Santa Monica in 1919*

MID CITY — Road trip season is in full swing, and a century-old service has returned to town to meet Santa Monica’s travel needs.

The Automobile Club of Southern California opened a new office last week at 2730 Santa Monica Blvd. to serve more than 85,000 members living in Santa Monica and surrounding areas.

In existence for more than 100 years, the club — which is affiliated with the American Automobile Association — closed its local doors in the mid-90s due to a consolidation effort, said Jeffrey Spring, a club spokesman.

“We went through a period of trying to serve our members in larger consolidated offices, and we learned through that process members like to have a local club when they can,” Spring said. “We thought it important to open a club in Santa Monica because membership is strong here.”

Diana Price, a district manager, said the Auto Club first opened an office on Ocean Avenue in 1919, but for the past decade the closest office was on 4512 Sepulveda Blvd. in Culver City.

She said that office is still standing, but her staff is glad to be back in Santa Monica.

“As the number of members continues to grow in this area, we need to continue meeting the challenge of serving them,” Price said.

Local auto club members have access to the “full-service” AAA travel agency at the new site to plan tours and cruises, make airline reservations, book hotels and car rentals, and obtain rail tickets and travelers’ checks. International travel services include passport, visa and customs information, passport photo taking, handling of international driving permits and obtaining Mexican automobile insurance, Spring said.

The office can also provide auto, watercraft, homeowners, renters and life insurance services.

Richard Greene, sales manager, said the Auto Club office also provides niche services that might be popular among Santa Monica residents, such as mobile home, small business and car collector insurance.

To become a member, there is a one-time admission fee of $20\. Primary members pay a minimum of $46 per year, with associate members charged half that. Group rates for businesses and organizations are also available.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on June 13, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/061305.pdf?ref=smdp.com)