▁and ▁R ial to . ▁Finally , ▁they ▁turned ▁sharp ly ▁onto ▁Washington ▁Bou lev ard . ▁They ▁used ▁El ▁Cam ino ▁Real ▁to ▁get ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Lake ▁Avenue ▁Station ▁and ▁the ▁locomot ive ▁shed . ▁ ▁Cost ▁ ▁The ▁cost ▁of ▁a ▁trip ▁around ▁Ven ice ▁was ▁five ▁c ents . ▁Reg ular ▁users ▁could ▁buy ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁tick ets ▁for ▁$ 1 . 0 0 , ▁which ▁reduced ▁the ▁cost ▁to ▁only ▁two ▁c ents ▁per ▁trip . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁a ▁one - way ▁ride ▁from ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁to ▁Ven ice ▁on ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Pacific ▁Railway ▁cost ▁ 1 5 ▁c ents . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Abb ot ▁Kin ney , ▁who ▁had ▁come - up ▁with ▁the ▁plans ▁for ▁Ven ice ▁of ▁America , ▁contract ed ▁John ▁J . ▁Co it ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁mini ature ▁railway ▁in ▁Ven ice ▁Beach ▁near ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁Co it ▁had ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁master ▁mach in ist ▁at ▁the ▁Johnson ▁Machine ▁Works ▁and ▁had ▁already ▁built ▁and ▁operated ▁the ▁East la ke ▁Park ▁Sc en ic ▁Railway ▁with ▁a ▁gauge ▁of ▁ ▁in ▁East la ke ▁Park ▁( now ▁Lincoln ▁Park ). ▁ ▁John ▁J . ▁Co it ▁owned ▁the ▁oil - f ired ▁steam ▁locomot ive ▁No . ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 - 6 - 0 ▁type ▁with ▁an ▁overall ▁length ▁above ▁the ▁cou pl ings ▁of ▁ ▁. ▁This ▁locomot ive ▁made ▁use ▁of ▁some ▁technical ▁innov ations ▁such