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Pacific Electric Railway opens its Long Beach streetcar line from the corner of 6th and Main Sts in downtown Los Angeles, July 4, 1902
Having created the Pacific Electric Railway in 1901, Henry E. Huntington open his streetcar line to Long Beach on July 4, 1902, and fortunately, a photographer was around to capture the moment its first passengers. The line started at the … Continue reading
Color photo of a Red Car running along Ocean Blvd, Long Beach, California, circa early 1960s
This vibrant color photo gives us a glimpse of what it was like to cruise along Ocean Blvd in Long Beach sometime during the early 1960s. This was back when the Red Cars were still running, and they stopped in … Continue reading
Shopping Bag market at the southwest corner of Honolulu Ave and Market St, Montrose, California circa mid-1930s
Here we have a photo that hearkens back to the days when we had grocery stores that displayed their fruit and vegetables out on the street. Shopping Bag was a chain of grocery stores that began with a little store … Continue reading
Night shot of Ken’s Hamburgers, Ken’s Ice Cream, and Ken’s Dinner Bell restaurant, California (undated)
I don’t know who Ken was, but between his hamburgers, his ice cream stand, and his Dinner Bell restaurant, he must have been a busy guy. I could find no information on this photo or on any of Ken’s businesses … Continue reading
U.S. Navy airship USS Shenandoah dirigible over downtown Long Beach, California, October 16, 1924
Imagine being in Long Beach on October 16, 1924 and looking up into the skies to see the U.S. Navy airship USS Shenandoah dirigible floating over you. These days Angelenos are used to seeing the Goodyear blimp, which is around … Continue reading
Looking east along E. Ocean Blvd toward the Villa Riviera Hotel, Long Beach, 1934
In this photo, we’re looking east along E. Ocean Blvd toward the 16-story Villa Riviera Hotel in Long Beach. At one time, Joseph M. Schenck of 20th Century-Fox studios and his movie-star wife Norma Talmadge, owned the hotel. The photo … Continue reading
A nighttime shot of the Lone Palm Gas Station serving Sunset Gasoline, Long Beach, California, 1934
Here we have a wonderfully atmospheric nighttime shot of the Lone Palm Gas Station somewhere in Long Beach, California in 1934. I couldn’t find much information on it, so I don’t know if that lone palm tree is real or … Continue reading
Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” plays the Palace Theater, 30 Pine Avenue, Long Beach, California, 1917
There’s something awfully special about theaters blazing with light at night, especially the older ones. This theater was called the Palace and it stood at 30 Pine Avenue in Long Beach. Paramount’s “The Girl at Home” starring Vivien Martin was … Continue reading
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Germany races Italy in the Long Beach Marine Stadium during the Los Angeles Olympic Games, August, 1932
In this shot we’re seeing Germany race Italy in the Long Beach Marine Stadium during the Los Angeles Olympic Games in August 1932. The locals watching this race probably barely even noticed the forest of oil wells in the background, … Continue reading
Color photo of the Gilbert 5 10 25 cent store, East I St & Avalon Blvd, Wilmington, California, 1977
Even this color photo of the Gilbert 5 – 10 – 25 cent store at the corner of East I St and Avalon Blvd in Wilmington (near Long Beach) was taken 1977, it looks like something out of the 1950s—well, … Continue reading