BACKSTORY: Venice has always been known as a hangout for the creative and the artistic. In the 1950s and 60s, Venice became a center for the Beat generation, known as a home to poets and artists. Today it is a vibrant area that continues with the tradition of progressive social change involving prominent Westsiders. Venice High School is famous for the filming location of Rydell High School from “Grease” (1978). “Summer Nights” and “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” were filmed here as well.
