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Aerial shot of the Los Angeles river reaching the Long Beach foreshore with the Rainbow Pier jutting out into the Pacific, California, December 2, 1955
It’s amazing how being 12,000 feet in the air can change your perspective. This shot looks north across Long Beach, California on December 2, 1955. That wide channel on the left is the Los Angeles river. And that huge arc … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerial photographs, Beaches, California, Long Beach, Theaters
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Panorama photo of oil derricks blanketing Long Beach, California, May, 1923
It amazes and shocks me to think that Southern California’s Long Beach ever looked like this. It was covered with so many oil wells that you can begin to think of counting them. (I bet somebody probably did, but they … Continue reading
Female inspectors check the center wings of C-47 transport planes at the Douglas Aircraft Co, Long Beach, California, October 1942
While recently researching women entering the workforce during World War II, I found this marvelous photo of female inspectors checking the center wings of C-47 transport planes. It was taken at the Douglas Aircraft Co, at 3855 Lakewood Boulevard in … Continue reading
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Tagged Airports Aircraft Airlines, California, Color photo, Long Beach, WWII
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Woolworth’s 5, 10, and 15 cent store damaged by the Long Beach earthquake, 201 W. 4th Street, Santa Ana, California, March 1933
At 5.55pm on March 10, 1933, a 6.5 magnitude earthquake hit Long Beach, shaking the bejesus out of the city and surrounding communities. (6.4 is a fairly big one; it was strong enough to be felt in Hollywood where movie … Continue reading
Hody’s restaurant at night, Pacific Coast Highway at Anaheim Rd and Clark Ave, Long Beach, California
I don’t have a date for this night shot of Hody’s restaurant on Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach, but in a way it doesn’t really matter. It has a mid-century timelessness about it, don’t you think? Hody’s was a … Continue reading
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Tagged California, Color photo, Long Beach, Night photo, Restaurants
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Pacific Electric Railway passenger car number 219 on the first day of service from Los Angeles to Long Beach, July 4th, 1902
The moment I saw this photo, a song started up in my head. “Clang, clang, clang went the trolley…” That song is, of course, from MGM’s “Meet Me in St. Louis” which is set in 1904. This photo was taken … Continue reading
Corner of Pine Ave and First Street, Long Beach, California, Christmas, circa early 1950s.png
It looks like Californians were out in force doing their Christmas shopping on Pine Ave in Long Beach when this photo was taken. The blue car in the foreground is a 1949 Chrysler, so I’m guessing this was taken in … Continue reading
Women at work on the assembly line at Douglas Aircraft plant, Long Beach, California, 1942
This photo was taken at the Douglas Aircraft plant on 3855 Lakewood Blvd in Long Beach in 1942 after it had been converted to a war factory. What we’re seeing here is women checking long rows of Plexiglas noses destined … Continue reading
The front of an apartment on Anaheim Blvd in Long Beach after an earthquake hit on March 10, 1933
At 5.44PM on March 10, 1933, a 6.3-magnitude earthquake hit Long Beach. For those of you who don’t live in California, 6.3 is a pretty bad one. Especially in 1933 before there were significant building codes designed to make buildings … Continue reading
The 3,800-foot-long Rainbow Pier in Long Beach, California
The aptly named Rainbow Pier in Long Beach, California was actually a breakwater. Opening in 1931, the pier extended a quarter of a mile into the Pacific and was so wide with that vehicles could drive along it. For more … Continue reading