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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Here is a spectacular photograph of Long Beach in 1905.
There is such a large crowd it's difficult to tell if there is a pier beneath them.
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Especially interesting is the smallish octagonal building in the middle distance. |
This image shows the same area a few years later. The bank is there, and The Norwood furnished rooms are on the right. Sadly, it doesn't show the octagonal building. However, I do like the camel on the entrance gate.
View of Long Beach from the pier, Los Angeles, ca.1910
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There's another 1905 view
here, and USC also has pictures looking down the different piers in
1890 and
1906.
Here's a very similar view which has been colorized as a postcard. It's dated 1908, and names the location as Pine Avenue (The Norwood was at 38 Pine).
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