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Southwest Mobile Storage is a family-owned shipping container business founded in 1995. Our strength for more than 25 years comes from the specialized knowledge and passion of our people, along with serving over 24,000 commercial, construction and residential customers. Our facility and expertise in maintaining, manufacturing, and delivering corrugated steel containers is unrivaled in the industry.
While the rental side of our business is regional with branches throughout the Southwest, our container sales and modification operations are nationwide and becoming global. Venice Beach, CA offers a wide selection of portable offices and mobile storage containers you can rent, buy or modify.
Our experts in container rental, sales and customization are committed to providing you the highest quality and best experience from service to delivery - our reputation depends on it.
Whether your need is for storage, office space, moving, multi-purpose or custom use, we've got your back. Here's how:
We bring your storage container to you for convenient, easy access at your home, business or jobsite. Plus, you'll get more choice in storage space and better security, for a fraction of the cost of a pod or add on building, saving money and energy.
Not enough room to keep a storage container at your business, home or construction site? No problem - we can store it for you. Plus, you get 70% more space and better security, for a fraction of the cost of public storage units.
Need a permanent storage solution for your business, residence or construction? We sell new and used shipping containers in many sizes with a variety of add-ons. Or customize a container to your specific storage needs with our certified fabrication experts.
Take your time packing with our moving containers. We'll deliver to your business or home and pick it up whenever you're ready to move. So, you don't have to stress about moving or making multiple trips in one day, like if you rented a moving truck.
Our moving container solutions ensure the long-distance move of your home or business is highly efficient and affordable throughout the southwest. In fact, we usually cost 20%-40% less than full-service movers.
We understand move-in and move-out dates might be different. We can store your moving container at our highly secure facilities until you're ready to move to your new home or business location, and you can conveniently access it at any time.
Whether you need a workspace, conference room, or other office requirement, our ground-mounted mobile offices meet any and all of your business needs. Plus, it's faster and easier than building additions.
If you need your shipping container to serve multiple uses, such as office-storage combos, breakrooms and even utilities, we've got you covered. We'll modify a custom container to fit your business needs and bring your business to the next level
We'll create a custom container to fit your unique needs anywhere in the US. With our container modification expertise, we make any idea a reality. From pop-up stores to multi-story structures, our unrivaled facilities and fabrication experts do it all.
With Southwest Mobile Storage, you get much more than a POD or typical Conex box. You also get high security, unparalleled service and unmatched container modification expertise and facilities. No other company offers that much.
Shipping containers and storage containers come in a range of sizes. The most common external lengths are 20ft and 40ft with a width of 8ft. ISO Containers are typically 8ft 6in tall, but high cube containers are 9ft 6in tall. We also have steel containers in a variety of sizes from 10ft long to 45ft long to rent or buy, and we can modify shipping containers into any size you want.
Having flexible storage containers options is important, but security is crucial to protect your peace of mind and your possessions.
At Southwest Mobile Storage, we don't believe in leaving things to chance. We want you to rest easy knowing your inventory, documents, tools, equipment and other items are safe 24/7. That is why we equip SMS high-security slide bolt locking systems and lockboxes on our entire fleet of rental freight containers.
Contact us to speak with a helpful, friendly representative to better understand our full range of capabilities. We are happy to answer any questions you have, go over pricing and set up a time and place to deliver your Conex box. Our quotes are 100% free and you are under no obligation to pay for your consultation.
When you own a business or manage one, it's crucial to have efficient, affordable ways to store inventory and supplies, whether it's to grow your business or adapt to changes in the market, like the many caused by the pandemic.
Renting storage containers to keep at your business eliminates the cost and hassles of sending your staff to offsite storage facilities. Steel containers with roll up doors make storing and retrieving items faster and easier. Auto repair shops and other businesses that need easy access throughout the workday to secure storage for tools, parts, equipment or supplies find renting shipping containers to be the best solution for their business storage needs. Southwest Mobile Storage has your back.
Renting portable offices gives your business more workspace, breakrooms, pop up stores, security booths and more, without the cost and red tape associated with constructing building additions. Plus, a steel storage container fits neatly into one parking space and provides much stronger security than Pods and way more convenience than self-storage units.
If you have a specific need, we can modify shipping containers to build whatever you need to grow your business. Whether it's a portable workspace to run your business, like a pop-up container bar, or a durable facility for scientific research, like a container laboratory, or even a container gym, our unrivaled fabrication facility and modification experts got you covered. Our full-time, in-house staff of certified welders, engineers, electricians, carpenters and painters have over 500 years combined experience modifying thousands of container projects for just about any business use you can imagine.
With an extensive in-house staff and 90,000 sq ft container modification facility, we're able to deliver consistently high quality and work on multiple projects simultaneously for a fast turnaround.
Other companies don't have the facility, staff or resources to modify shipping containers and will outsource the work to various shops who may not have the special experience or tools needed to modify the right way.
You can rest assured knowing your custom container is safe in our hands. Our certified weld and quality control inspectors ensure everything is structurally sound and built to your specifications through every step of the process.
Renting a moving container from us makes your move much less stressful because you won't have to rush to pack your whole house into a moving truck in one day. Instead, you can take your time packing over the course of a month.
Our ISO shipping containers are weatherproof and come with vault-like security, so you don't have to worry about theft or damage to your belongings.
You won't get that level of security from U-Haul or other moving truck companies.
Renting a storage container at your home keeps your belongings close and gives you convenient 24/7 access, so you're always able to retrieve the contents of your container when you need to.
We know move in and move out dates don't always line up. We can store your packed rental container at our secure facility until your new home is ready.
With our mobile storage containers for rent in Venice Beach, CA, you can save up to 40% when compared to full-service long-distance movers, while gaining more flexibility in your schedule.
We know your needs may change suddenly. With our extensive inventory and variety of sizes of portable offices and shipping containers to rent, buy or modify in Venice Beach, CA, we provide fast service and the best value possible so it's easy for you to get whatever you need when you need it.
Renting storage containers and portable offices from us gives you more flexibility when it comes to your schedule and options. If you don't have enough space at your current location or simply would prefer offsite storage, you can keep your rental storage and office containers at your location or ours - whichever is most convenient for you. You also get more options to choose from when it comes to size and features, like portable offices with divided rooms for private meetings or office/storage combos for storage and office space in one container. All while costing a fraction of the price of a pod or self-storage facility.
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You can also buy new or used freight containers from us and choose from a variety of add-ons, including lights, electricity, doors and windows. Or fully customize a shipping container to save time, money and energy by skipping the expensive, lengthy process of constructing building additions. We can modify a Conex box into whatever you can imagine for any use you need, from construction tool cribs to office buildings, monitoring stations, mobile communication towers and much more. The possibilities are endless.
You'll never face hidden fees or surprises with us. We give you transparent billing up front at the best prices.
With us, you get a reliable, dedicated point of contact, who keeps you updated every step of the way. You can rest assured knowing you'll always get what you need, when you need it.
No other company has the breadth and depth of staff and experience that we do when it comes to modifying shipping containers. Our certified welders, engineers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters and painters have more than 500 years of combined experience in fabricating custom steel containers.
We prorate your rent by the day after the first 28-day billing cycle, so you don't have to pay for a full month when you only have your mobile containers and offices for a few days.
While other companies may be able to do small container modifications, most don't have an in-house fabrication staff or 90,000 sq ft fabrication facility like we do. As a result, they outsource the work on your custom container, so you don't know who's actually building it.
Rest assured knowing your modified shipping container will be built to the highest quality standards. Our certified weld and quality control inspectors check every step of the fabrication process to ensure everything is structurally sound and built to your specifications.
Whether you're in need of a storage container for your commercial business, a portable office for your construction site, or a moving container for your home, our process is simple and straightforward.
Choose the mobile storage solution that works best for your needs. In this step, you will let us know the number of containers you need, their sizes and what types of doors to equip.
Let us know if you would like to add any of our rental options, like a folding table or shelving.
Choose from padlocks, puck locks and other enhanced security options. All of our storage containers come standard with dual-locking, vault-like security.
You can expect standard delivery within 3-5 days of your order. If you need expedited delivery, we will do everything in our power to accommodate your needs.
Do you need to keep your shipping container at our location? Prefer to have our team deliver your packed container to a location of your choice? Let us know, and we'll be by your side to work out the logistics.
Let our team know where we should deliver your mobile storage container for rent in Venice Beach, CA. Be sure to let us know if there are any special conditions that might prevent our drivers from entering your chosen destination. Before you schedule your delivery, let us know which direction you would like the doors of your container to face.
Our drivers can deliver your storage container Monday-Friday, between the hours of 6AM and 2PM local time. Our two-hour delivery window is the most precise in the industry. If you desire another delivery time outside of our standard delivery options, we will do our best to accommodate your needs. As a courtesy, our driver will call you at least 30 minutes before they arrive at your drop-off destination.
Before we deliver your Conex box, prepare your delivery area by ensuring that there are no low overhangs, arches, wires, trees or any other obstacles that could interfere with your delivery. It's a good idea to mark the space where you would like your steel container placed.
When our driver arrives, they will back our truck into the space where you would like your shipping container placed. Once we arrive, we will ensure that your container is delivered safely and securely. If placed on asphalt or pavement, we will use wood dunnage pads to make sure your ground surface is protected and the container is level.
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909.948.7700VENICE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A massive homeless encampment is being cleared out from Venice.Homeless people living in tents along Venice Boulevard near Dell Avenue were warned to clear out by 6 a.m. Wednesday and told any property left behind would be removed.Later in the day, city crews were seen clearing out any tents and property still on the street.Efforts were underway to find shelter for those living in the tents. But at least one human-rights group says the communication was inadequate, and some encampment reside...
VENICE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A massive homeless encampment is being cleared out from Venice.
Homeless people living in tents along Venice Boulevard near Dell Avenue were warned to clear out by 6 a.m. Wednesday and told any property left behind would be removed.
Later in the day, city crews were seen clearing out any tents and property still on the street.
Efforts were underway to find shelter for those living in the tents. But at least one human-rights group says the communication was inadequate, and some encampment residents don't like how the situation was handled.
"Social workers are supposed to be helping us out to get into somewhere," said Nathaniel Prenters, who was living at the encampment. "But if we keep moving, how are they gonna find us? They can't find everybody if we gotta keep moving."
Bev Weise, a homeowner in the area, says the problem has prompted her to put her home on the market.
"It's awkward living in this community, Venice Canals, that is very upscale, lovely homes and all that," Weise said. "And you go outside and you're faced with the reality of what it's like for a lot of other people."
The solution is not easy, she acknowledges.
"I think the city is trying to do their best but it's not fast enough. I'm very mixed. I want them gone - and I want them housed."
City Councilwoman Traci Park says the work is part of efforts to beautify the parkway along Venice Boulevard. She said work is underway to find shelter for those in the encampments.
Park wrote on Facebook:
"Since taking office, my team and I have been working with local residents to fulfill a longtime community wish - the beautification of the parkway along Venice Boulevard at Dell Avenue, which serves as gateway to Venice Beach for local residents and all of Los Angeles. Leading up to this work, which starts tomorrow, we have been actively working to bring the individuals living at this site safely indoors in partnership with CIRCLE, LAHSA, St. Joseph and SHARE. This is in addition to a CARE+ service day to restore public health, safety and accessibility along this important thoroughfare. We will continue our tireless work to bring people indoors."
The area along the parkway is expected to be fenced up to prevent the tents from returning.
The effort is not a part of Mayor Karen Bass' Inside Safe program, a citywide initiative she launched in December to find housing for the city's homeless.
Park says shelter options have been offered to more than 30 people in the area and so far six who qualified have received permanent supportive housing. City staff members were continuing to talk to people in the encampments to convince them to accept shelter even as the cleanup was ongoing.
"I'm sorry we took up this space here," said Marcio Harger, who was living in the encampment. "We just needed a place to live."
Los Angeles offers many different seaside neighborhoods, but none quite like free-spirited Venice. An entirely different zest from family-friendly Santa Monica, the more bohemian beachfront community of Venice has always had an artistic zeal and inherent gritti...
Los Angeles offers many different seaside neighborhoods, but none quite like free-spirited Venice. An entirely different zest from family-friendly Santa Monica, the more bohemian beachfront community of Venice has always had an artistic zeal and inherent grittiness. That’s part of the edgy charm. Plus, it’s stocked with great food, hip bars, indie shops, colorful murals, and a legendary skate culture that speaks to its palpable cool factor.
Diverse, chill, and beachy like the place it calls home, Venice V Hotel is on the short list of lodgings that sit right on the boardwalk. The building itself has a pretty eclectic history. At one point the Z-Boys skateboard team holed up here. That creative, counterculture heritage mixes with bursts of modern style to create an unmistakably local aesthetic.
Falling squarely in the affordable and adorable category, The Kinney Venice Beach favors fun, color, and conviviality at every turn. The whole property feels like a party. Rooms are bright and cheerful with contemporary artwork. The courtyard with larger-than-life murals, ping pong tables, and fire pits is a social hub for kicking back before or after the beach.
While Great White now has outposts in West Hollywood and Larchmont, the original is on Pacific Ave in Venice. And if you want to see—and taste—what made this all-day cafe popular enough to expand in the first place, it’s essential to eat at the OG location, where sun-kissed beachgoers swing by for breakfast burritos, ricotta hotcakes, pizza, and smoothies.
On weekends you’re likely to see a line wrapped around Gjusta, a hybrid deli/bakery/café/market rooted in all things California (the vast majority of ingredients come directly from the local purveyors) and a long-time staple of the community. Join the queue, order an egg sandwich or a banh mi Americano, grab a spot on the leafy back patio, and soak in the off-duty ambiance.
It’s hard—though certainly not impossible—to snag a table at Felix. Whether you’re able to secure a seat in the impeccably decorated indoor dining room or on the plant-studded terrace, incredible Italian food awaits. The menu is mapped out by region, with scratch-made pasta and pillowy focaccia as highlights. The curated wine list and cocktails also impress.
A cool, cozy bar for cocktails, wine, and tunes, The Lincoln strikes a balance that’s often hard to find in a neighborhood drinking den. It’s vibe-y and has thrumming energy yet you can actually have a conversation (most of the time)—making it an ideal spot for a fun date or hanging out with friends.
High Rooftop Lounge at Hotel Erwin
Rooftop bars overlooking the ocean are surprisingly hard to find in Venice. High Rooftop Lounge at Hotel Erwin fills that void with drinks, sunset views, and an always-buzzy atmosphere. (Pro tip: if you don’t want to wait, be sure to make a reservation.)
Abbot Kinney Boulevard shows off a more polished side of Venice without losing its free-wheeling soul. The walkable, mile-long strip is full of fashionable boutiques, galleries, and eateries like Butcher’s Daughter to grab a bite or a beverage in between shopping.
Venice Beach Boardwalk
The Venice Beach Boardwalk is iconic. Yes, it’s sometimes sensory overload with all the entertainment, tattoo parlors, food, bicycles, and people, but it’s also such a vibrant, quirky reflection of its environs. Don’t forget to swing by the famous skate park, a requisite stop in a place credited with giving rise to SoCal board culture.
The Mosaic Tile House Venice is an off-beat and eye-catching 1940s home that’s completely covered in colorful glass mosaics. Entry requires a reservation, though you can easily just pass by and admire it from the outside while walking around town.
Venice Canals
For a scenic walk through history, head to the Venice Canals. An homage to the city of the same name in Italy, the man-made waterways were dug by Abbot Kinney way back in 1905 to help with drainage and introduce some Europe-meets-SoCal flair into the new seaside community.
Animal House also invites visitors, err shoppers, to go back in time but in a very different way. The long-standing boutique curates a selection of vintage clothes—notably covetable concert tees from past Grateful Dead and Pink Floyd shows—and stocks some new stuff that fits the Venice vibe, too.
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Venice Beach is constantly changing, but is it for the better or worse?Venice Beach is a place of culture and art. It has always been a central hub for artists to express themselves freely however they please, through photography, painting murals or physical movement like skateboarding or surfing. Venice’s streets are full of artists of all types exhibiting their work on the streets.You look left and see a green spray paint mural done by Muck Rock or a house designed by Frank Gehry. There are constantly pop ups and events...
Venice Beach is constantly changing, but is it for the better or worse?
Venice Beach is a place of culture and art. It has always been a central hub for artists to express themselves freely however they please, through photography, painting murals or physical movement like skateboarding or surfing. Venice’s streets are full of artists of all types exhibiting their work on the streets.
You look left and see a green spray paint mural done by Muck Rock or a house designed by Frank Gehry. There are constantly pop ups and events located all around the narrow, dog-filled streets of Venice Beach, California for artists to preserve the culture of Venice Beach.
But is the culture we’re trying to look after being stripped? Is it too late to stop?
Abbot Kinney, which used to only consist of small local shops and was known for its unique stores and rows of palm trees, has now been infested with chain stores, making the stores its main pull factor. When the first “chain,” an ice cream shop called N’ice Cream arrived on Abbot Kinney, protests occurred. The community didn’t want a parasite placed on this iconic street. Soon enough, in a blink of an eye, buildings and shops that made Venice Venice were being stripped away and replaced by concrete neon lights.
Some places have lasted throughout this culture-ripping crusade like Venice Beach Wines owned by Oscar Hermosillo, a dear friend of my family. It’s an iconic restaurant on Rose that has sold wine and charcuteries on a street that used to be sketchy, but now is flourishing.
Do I think it’s changing for better or worse? Personally as someone who’s lived in Venice my whole life, I’m torn. The new shops are bringing in new wealth, making Venice a safer and cleaner space. But on the contrary, we are losing the mom-and-pop shops, restaurants and art that is the DNA of Venice Beach.
When we begin to see Venice’s values change, such as getting rid of these stores, something is changing in our neighborhood that we must be aware of. It feels as if they have dropped a large sponge soaking up and absorbing all of the places that have made up and built my childhood.
Whole Foods used to be purely a health haven and grocery store full of happy, inspired people and potentially your favorite body builder. It has shifted to a tech grocery store now owned by Amazon where you pay with a scan of your palm. Memories of me walking in at 8 a.m. in my pajamas getting breakfast with my dad in his Defender all now have a different meaning because of the value shift at Whole Foods.
Next door Thomas’s Hamburgers with the yellow and red paint, has now been torn to the ground losing all of its joyful customers coming on a Sunday morning to play with the claw machines and talk to their favorite chef they’ve built a connection with throughout the years they’ve been dining there.
Venice’s new wave has tried to steal its deep-rooted heritage by funding chains that buy out classic stores causing them to lose money and be forced to move. To fix this, we must carefully gentrify our neighborhood without ransacking its history.
Gentrification is a double-edged sword—use it wisely.
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Due to an awesome and overwhelming response from the Westside Community the Venice Beach Games team needs your help! Please click here to find out more and sign up to help make the event a huge success!Here's how you can help:Friday - 4p-6p - Marketing, Vendor Support, Set-upSaturday - 7am - Set-up, Vendor SupportSaturday - 4p - Wrap-up, CelebrateLocation: Venice Be...
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - Due to an awesome and overwhelming response from the Westside Community the Venice Beach Games team needs your help! Please click here to find out more and sign up to help make the event a huge success!
Here's how you can help:
Friday - 4p-6p - Marketing, Vendor Support, Set-up
Saturday - 7am - Set-up, Vendor Support
Saturday - 4p - Wrap-up, Celebrate
Location: Venice Beach Recreation Center. 1800 Ocean Front Walk. Venice, California 90291.
Best parking: Street parking or park at the South City Parking Lot, 2100 Ocean Front Walk. Venice, Ca 90291
More Info About the Event: Venice Paparazzi is proud to announce its partnership with the City of Los Angeles Dept. of Rec. & Parks to produce The Venice Beach Games 2023. The event is a sun soaked celebration of sports and fitness, that brings together the entire community and beyond in a healthy, fun, day of sports, fitness, competition, and camaraderie in the world's greatest beach front recreation center.
The entire park and its glorious amenities are full of organized activity put on by the fantastic groups of people playing here. It is a day where the public can join 80+ sports and fitness groups running free competitions and classes. Our Two Group Fitness Stages, Martial Arts Zone, and Fitness Vendor Village facilitate guest interaction with the best in group workouts, local gyms, wellness, and more. As well, activities such as capoeira, parkour, and calisthenics offer the spectator an exciting look into the various worlds of less known fitness spaces.
A big fist bump to the City of L.A. Department of Rec. and Parks for partnership on this, to the Venice Beach BID for sponsoring the event, and Councilwoman Traci Park for providing material support.
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VENICE – Although the 2028 Olympics are still a while away, the Venice Beach Games are bringing an early taste to LA this summer. From classes to competitions and martial arts to skateboarding, there is something for all ages and skill levels at this completely free event.
On July 29, Venice Paparazzi and the LA Rec. and Parks Dept. are partnering to host the second annual Venice Beach Games. With over 40 sporting and fitness events and over 80 groups and brands participating, the community is invited to learn from and compete against some of the best the athletic world has to offer. The Venice Beach Games offer a variety of health-related activities including two Fitness Stages, a Martial Arts Zone, and a Fitness Vendor Village. Hosted at the Venice Beach Rec. Center, participants are welcome to explore group workouts, local gyms, free classes, fitness challenges, and more.
In addition to traditional sports such as basketball and paddle tennis, the Venice Beach Games include niche sports such as parkour, grappling, calisthenics, and skateboarding. Alex Stowell, co-founder of Venice Paparazzi, wants to use this precursor to the Olympics to “shed some light on these events that wouldn’t get attention otherwise.”
Aside from fitness-related activities, there will be a DJ, arts and crafts in the Kids Zone, open play chess, and more. There will be no food trucks, as Stowell is passionate about generating business for local restaurants.
Founder of the World Calisthenics Organization and LA local Brendan Cosso will be hosting the first freestyle calisthenics competition of its kind, Battle of the Bars, the winners of which will compete in the WCO’s annual event in Dubai. A relatively unknown sport, Cosso is excited to be involved in the only event that focuses on a multitude of sports in this way and believes that the Games are significant for the community too. “LA has gotten a really bad rap, but it’s a city that’s working hard towards rebuilding a community of athletic people [and] active lifestyles,” said Cosso.
Cosso was also involved in the first Venice Beach Games in 2021, in celebration of the cleanup of the Venice boardwalk and its facilities spearheaded by Stowell and his wife and co-founder of Venice Paparazzi, Edizen Stowell. With only around 20 events and 1800 participants in 2021, the event has expanded in scale and more than double the participants expected this year. “There’s a real feeling of community and coming together, so I really couldn’t be happier,” said Alex Stowell.
Originally a photo booth on the Venice Boardwalk in 2003, Venice Paparazzi has grown into an important site sharing information with the community, promoting and creating local events, and providing photography services. Both athletes and fitness lovers themselves, Edizen and Alex Stowell hope to make the Venice Beach Games an annual event.
The Venice Beach Games will take place on Saturday, July 29 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Venice Beach Recreation Center, 1800 Ocean Front Walk, with registration starting at 8 a.m. To secure a spot, RSVP, or arrive early and register as a walk-in. Admission is free, with a full itinerary available here.
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