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Order Number	00081544
Title	Panoramic view of Long Beach
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Long Beach-Views, Panoramic
Date	Circa 1960
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;15 x 24 cm. on board 19 x 28 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The Barker Brothers Building at 215 Promenade Plaza was the headquarters building in Long Beach for department store chain. It was constructed in 1929 and is an Art Deco building. Windows are grouped in vertical strips, divided by piers and pilasters. Directly across from Barker Bros. is the Insurance Exchange Building, another Art Deco building. Barker Bros. is Long Beach Historic Landmark no. 16.52.450.
Description	An aerial view looking over and past the commercial district on Pine Avenue in Long Beach. Center bottom is the Barker Bros. building, 215 Promenade Plaza, that overlooks a parking lot. Across the street from Barker Bros. is Vets Thrift Shop, Julius Horowitt Naval Tailors, and Dean Witter & Co. In the middle, center, is the Sears store. Bank buildings include First National Bank of Long Beach and City National Bank. Oil rigs on the bluffs behind the city look like a forest of pines.
Subject	Bank buildings--California--Long Beach. Commercial buildings--California--Long Beach. Central business districts--California--Long Beach. Oil well drilling rigs--California--Long Beach. Oil fields--California--Long Beach. Historic buildings--California--Long Beach. Aerial photographs. Long Beach (Calif.). Long Beach (Calif.)--Aerial views.
Format	Photographic prints
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection