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Originally Posted by ethereal_reality
Elegance in Long Beach.
ebay-the seller didn't include an address for this eclectic shop.
I'm still trying to figure out the leaning roof area towards the front. Mansard roof gone awry?
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Here's a similar postcard with a caption which includes the address of 501 East Ocean Boulevard. It's taken from a book called 'Long Beach Art Deco' by John W. Thomas, Suzanne Tarbell Cooper and J. Christopher Launi.
books.google.com
That address would've been right opposite the eastern end of the Rainbow Pier. The picture below dates from 1946.
USC Digital Library
I think that the Gibson Style Shop is visible at the center of this close-up.
Detail of picture above.
I found another postcard view on Ebay, but the image was really washed out. Having said that, I thought that the caption on the back was worth posting.
Ebay
I didn't find a demolition date, so I'm wondering whether it's worth digging out my copy of 'It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World' again to see if it appears in the chase at the end.