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# Santa Monica Canyon stairs closed since November as repairs drag on
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/stair-madness/
- Published: 2005-02-01T16:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-23T06:03:11.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: local, Santa Monica, #archive-import

Kim Calvert/Special to the Daily Press Exercise enthusiasts are anxious to have their built-in stair machine back. The Santa Monica Canyon stairs have been closed for repairs since November, and it’s unknown when they’ll reopen. Santa Monica resident and long-time stair climber Teddy Hamilton, 68, has been doing eight sets on the wooden stairs leading down to the canyon for more than 30 years. ‘Tell City Hall to pull their finger out and get these stairs fixed,’ Hamilton said. ‘They’ve been like this for too long.’ Hamilton said the wooden stairs are better than the concrete stairs located a half block west.

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to the Daily Press Exercise enthusiasts are anxious to have their built-in stair machine back. (Photo: Kim Calvert/Special)

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on February 1, 2005.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/020105.pdf?ref=smdp.com)