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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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Tagged California, Long Beach, Night photo, Paramount Pictures, Theaters
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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
Night photo of the Union Pacific railroad ticket office, 144 Pine Ave, Long Beach, California, circa 1939
I do love coming across a striking night photo, and this one is a prime example. This one is of a Union Pacific railroad ticket office sandwiched between a Florsheim shoe store and a drug store. It was at 144 … Continue reading
Panoramic photo facing north and east toward the oil-field-filled Signal Hill area of Long Beach, California, 1922
panoI recently posted a photo of an airfield at Wilshire and Fairfax in 1922 which showed large swaths of empty land. Contrasting with that photo, this panoramic facing north and east toward the oil-field-filled Signal Hill area of Long Beach … Continue reading
Hotel in Long Beach, California, 1887, a year before it burned down
I couldn’t find which hotel this was other than it was in Long Beach and that this photo was taken in 1887. Still, it gives us an idea of what the hotels back then looked like. This looks to be … Continue reading
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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Pacific Coast Club, 850 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, California, circa late 1930s
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, … Continue reading
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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