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# Dave Thomsen wins Mystery Photo contest with Sears Colorado Avenue answer
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/mystery-photo-20060703/
- Published: 2006-07-03T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:42:08.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Downtown, #archive-import

Dave Thomsen is the winner of last week’s Mystery Photo contest. He was the first to correctly identify that this shot was captured on the exterior of the Sears Department store, facing Colorado Avenue in downtown Santa Monica. Thomsen has won a prize from the Daily Press. Look for a new Mystery Photo each Monday in the Santa Monica Daily Press.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on July 3, 2006.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/070306.pdf?ref=smdp.com)