"An Everyday Crowd at Long Beach, California" ca. 1906
| Title: | "An Everyday Crowd at Long Beach, California" ca. 1906. |
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| Date Created: | ca. 1906 | |
| Extent: | 1 postcard; 3.5 x 5.5 in. | |
| Abstract/Description: | Hand-colored postcard image shows crowds walking along the Bath House, Pavilion and amusement zone of the Pine Avenue Pier. The Long Beach Bath House opened on July 4, 1902. The Pine Avenue Pier opened May 27, 1893 and was the first municipal pier built in California. In 1904 the wooden pier structure was replaced with a 40-foot wide, 1,000 foot-long cement and steel double deck, designed by H.C. Holmes. In 1934, the Pine Avenue Pier was destroyed by storm waves. Printed with "2452" next to title in upper right corner. Reverse of split-back postcard printed with "EDWARD H. MITCHELL, PUBLISHER, SAN FRANCISCO." | |
| Identifier(s): | 000013458 (Bar Code) | |
| Note(s): |
Date Built: 1893 Pier & bathhouse history information from "History of Long Beach" by Walter H. Case (1935); [PVLD, Ref. 979.493 Cas], p. 50. |
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| Subject(s): |
Bathhouses--California--Long Beach 1901-1910 Piers--California--Long Beach Pike (Long Beach, Calif.) Pine Avenue Pier (Long Beach, Calif.) |
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| Held by: | Palos Verdes Library District. Peninsula Center Library. | |
| Location: | Local History Room. | |
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