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The ocean front at Long Beach, Calif.
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Identifier
clloy_091
Title
The
ocean
front
at
Long
Beach
,
Calif
.
Creator
Unknown
Date Published
1918-1930
Subject (Topic)
Beaches--California--Long
Beach
;
Piers--California--Long
Beach
;
Amusement
rides--California--Long
Beach
;
Swimmers--California--Long
Beach
;
Subject (Place)
Pike
, The
(Long
Beach
,
Calif
. :
Amusement
park)
;
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/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Language
eng
Description
A
view
looking
south
along
the
beach
, with the
Pike
visible
along
the
shore
. An
oriental
pavilion
stands
in the
foreground
, with the
Bamboo
Slide--a
tower
structure
with a
ramp
leading
up
to
it
and a
spiral
slide
wrapping
around
it--and
the
beginning
of the
pier
behind
it
.
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
Willmore
. 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
.
It
was
home
to a
boardwalk-style
amusement
known
as the
Pike
,
sometimes
called
"
Walk
of a
Thousand
Lights.
" The
Pike
included
a
roller
coaster
,
bath
house
, and
carousel
.
It
was
originally
operated
by
Charles
I.D
.
Looff
,
who
is
best
known
for
building
the
first
carousel
at
Coney
Island
in
1875
. The
Pike
was in
operation
until
1979
,
when
its
long-term
lease
from the
city
ran
out
.
Additional Notes
Real
photo
postcard
printed
on
AZO
paper
.
Source
Werner
von
Boltenstern
Postcard
Collection
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