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Identifier	post_00171
Title	"The Pike" Long Beach, California
Creator	unknown
Date Published	copyright 1910
Subject (Topic)	Boardwalks--California--Long Beach; Bathhouses--California--Long Beach; Hotels--California--Long Beach; Amusement parks--California--Long Beach;
Subject (Name)	Hotel Virginia (Long Beach, Calif.);
Subject (Place)	Long Beach (Calif.); Pike, The (Long Beach, Calif. : Amusement park);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Copyright Date	1910
Copyright Notice	Copyright No. 150755 Class J.XXC 1910
Publisher	Edward H. Mitchell
Place of Publication	San Francisco, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of the ocean front amusement area known as the Pike in Long Beach, California. In the center is the two-story Bath House with grand portico. The five storey building with the red roof seen on the left side of the image is the Hotel Virginia.
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. Under the direction of Charles R. Drake, the Long Beach Bath House and Amusement Company built a bath house on the beach near the end of the street car line. Opened in 1902, the Bath House (later known as the Plunge) featured 485 private dressing rooms and 500 bathing suits available for rental, a 60 x 120 foot heated salt-water pool for both sexes, a 40 x 8 foot pool for women only, and 22 hot salt-water baths. Subsequently, the area became known as the Pike and was Long Beach’s entertainment center for both local residents and tourists. The Hotel Virginia was built in 1906.
Publisher's Identifier	Series number: 196
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection

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