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St. Anthony Church, Long Beach, Cal.

 
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Title
St. Anthony Church, Long Beach, Cal.
Date
1933
Description
An exterior view of St. Anthony's Church building in ruins after the 1933 earthquake. The roof and the upper portions of the walls have caved in, and rubble surrounds the building.
Physical description
1 postcard : b&w ; 9 x 14 cm.
Subject
Earthquakes--California--Long Beach; Long Beach Earthquake, Calif., 1933; Earthquake damage--California--Long Beach; Church buildings--Earthquake effects--California--Long Beach;
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. At 5:54pm on March 10, 1933, a magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck the Newport-Inglewood fault zone. Severe property damage occurred at Compton, Long Beach, and other areas, causing serious damage." Property damage was estimated at $40 million, and 115 people were killed. Located at 540 Olive Avenue, St. Anthony's Church was founded in 1902. The church quickly outgrew its first building, and the second, pictured here, was built in 1914. After this building was destroyed in the 1933 earthquake, it was rebuilt the following year in a gothic revival style. The building has been designated a historic landmark by the City of Long Beach.
Collection Location
Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection
Type
Geographic Location
Long Beach (Calif.)
Language
eng
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