Identifier	clloy_090
Title	Municipal auditorium, Long Beach, Calif.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	after 1931
Subject (Topic)	Auditoriums--California--Long Beach; Boats and boating--California--Long Beach;
Subject (Name)	Long Beach Municipal Auditorium;
Subject (Place)	Long Beach (Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/collections/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, decorated with banners, with palm trees and landscaped grounds on the right. A neon sign in the foreground advertises C-Drive Motor Boats.
Historical Background	Before 1866, most of what is now Long Beach was part of two ranchos: Los Cerritos and Los Alamitos. By the 1880s portions of Rancho Los Cerritos were sold, subdivided and developed under the name of Willmore City by William Wilmore in 1882. By 1888, the population had voted to incorporate the city and rename it the City of Long Beach. By the early 20th century, Long Beach had become a popular seaside resort as well as a major shipping port. The 8,000-seat Municipal Auditorium was built in 1931, and was located on the beach adjacent to the Pike's main street. A half-circular Rainbow Pier, surrounding the auditorium and the lagoon, and was built as a breakwater to prevent erosion to the area around the auditorium. The auditorium and band stand were demolished in 1975 to make way for the Long Beach Convention Center complex.
Publisher's Identifier	Written in lower-right corner of photograph: "X216 PeV"
Additional Notes	Real photo postcard.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection