Around 2010, I went there with my mother and her friend, and we checked out the art walk at Venice Beach. I also knew an African-American on old Myspace who said he often went to Venice Beach for a drum circle.
This is my snapshot I took at Venice Beach around 2010. The artwalk was very active, clean and normal. I took this photograph with my Minolta 5000 with 50mm lens film camera.
I still have my old Minolta, 35mm. film camera.