That's the same conclusion I came up
oldstuff. (after finding that Daily Trojan 1965 ad for the Lutheran Church..."newest building on campus")
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Originally Posted by HossC
This building isn't visible in the Shulman photos. It's directly opposite the building above. I hope someone tidies it up - the historic GSV images show it's been this way for a while.
GSV
It's now one of only two buildings on the block. |
Hoss, here it is when it was open for business.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bertrand-smi...oks-long-beach
The Acres of Books building was built in 1924 as a market. The building was upgraded in a Streamline Modern style in 1936 after earthquake damage.
At that time, the building was a used car showroom.
"Acres of Books opened on Pacific Street in 1934 and moved into the current building in the 1940s, taking over from a country-western bar and dance hall.
Back then, Long Beach Boulevard was a hot spot for the Navy, packed with bar, tattoo parlors and mom-and-pop shops."
Acres of Books closed in 2008.
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bertrand-smi...oks-long-beach
http://www.yelp.com/biz/bertrand-smi...oks-long-beach
From what I read the City of Long Beach now owns the building.
from an article dated 2008:
"After 74 years in business, the independent bookstore giant with 6 1/2 miles of shelving and an inventory that topped 1 million(!) volumes is closing down to make way for a redevelopment project. The two-story brick building will be transformed into a mix of housing and art galleries as part of the city's plan to connect downtown with it's East Village Arts District. The building was sold to the city for $2.8 million dollars three months ago."
http://articles.latimes.com/2008/aug/03/local/me-then3
It will be interesting to see what the city comes up with.
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