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Marina Del Rey is an unorganized coastal area in the Los Angeles County, California is said to be possibly the county's most beneficial resource. The district is located on the southeastern part of Venice and north part of Playa del Rey close to the opening of the Ballona Creek. The Los Angeles International Airport is situated two to three miles northwest. The Fisherman's Village creates a view of Marina del Rey's primary highlight which is among the biggest man-made little boat harbors in the country having 19 marinas with the capacity to hold 5,300 boats. Before it was developed as a small craft harbor, the area inhabited by the people was a salt-marsh that is often visited by duck hunters. Before, the area is referred to as mud flats but today it would be a more suitably referred as wetlands. In the year 1916, the area were visited again by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer because of a commercial harbor plan, however announced it to be economically impractical. Later in 1936, the U.S. Congress ordered to re-evaluate the place and the Army Corps of Engineers gave a more pleasing result, but the idea of the Marina Del Rey harbor was gone because the funds for the development of commercial harbor all went to the Los Angeles Port. |
