In 1923, the two main social clubs of Long Beach, California merged to form the Pacific Coast Club. In June 1925, construction was started on the club’s impressive, castle-like headquarters at 850 East Ocean Blvd, and on October 27th, 1926, the place opened and duly impressed the locals. (This photo is from 1938.) The place offered its members guestrooms, an Olympic-sized indoor swimming pool, a beauty shop, a barber shop, basketball court, sauna, haberdashery, gym, women’s tea room, padded wrestling room (!!), library, dining room, and a private beach. Whatever they charged for membership, it wasn’t enough to cover the cost of all this luxury because within a year, the club verged on bankruptcy. However, the far more successful Los Angeles Athletic Club came to their rescue and the club continued on until the 1960s, when this style of living eventually petered out.
Unfortunately the place is now long gone. A big condo complex now stands in its place. This image is from February, 2021:
All is not lost! On one side of the former Pacific Coast Club site, you have the fabulous Villa Riviera building, and on the other is an Asian-inspired Greene & Greene residence
Yes, I did notice that at least its neighbors are still with us.
https://podbay.fm/p/ted-wells-living-simple/e/1130470080
Above is a 2005 podcast on the residence.
Below is a link to a number of images of the residence:
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-m&ei=-vi4YdasMPLi9AO6-LuoBQ&q=adelaide+tichenor+house&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjWkYOpi-T0AhVyMX0KHTr8DlUQ7Al6BAgAEAI&biw=414&bih=722
Wow – Never knew of this Green & Green residence. A 1905 oceanfront house existing in Southern California in this day & age? That it’s a Green & Green is unbelievable! Very much hope the interior fittings haven’t been stripped out…
Thanks Martin