- Title
- Municipal auditorium, Long Beach, Calif.
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- 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.
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- Physical description
- 1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
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- Subject
- Auditoriums--California--Long Beach; Boats and boating--California--Long Beach;
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- Note
- 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.
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- Collection Location
- Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
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- Type
- ["Postcards"]
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- Geographic Location
- Long Beach (Calif.)
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- Language
- eng
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