The Beach in My Backyard (State Beach in the Sixties)

A photography exhibition featuring images of Southern California beach life from the 1960s, captured by filmmaker and photographer Pat Darrin. The exhibition centers on photographs taken at Will Rogers State Beach after Darrin moved to Santa Monica Canyon as a teenager. What began as casual photographs of friends and local surfers evolved into a broader visual record of California beach culture during the 1960s. The collection documents a mix of surfers, tourists, local residents, artists, writers and actors who frequented the beach during the era.