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Order Number	00074657
Title	Beach scene at The Pike
Collection ID	Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession	Long Beach-Amusement parks-The Pike.
Date	1920
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;7 x 12 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Description	Bathers mill under umbrellas and in the surf in front of The Pike amusement park south of Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach. Behind The Pike are hotels and other large buildings. A sign for the State Theatre is visible in the background. To the right is the first Long Beach Municipal Auditorium and municipal pier. Photo dated: April, 1920.; The first Long Beach Municipal Auditorium was built in 1905 on the east side of the municipal pier at Seaside and Pine Ave. for a capacity crowd of 6000. A wooden-frame construction with supporting pillars, the upper deck collapsed on May 15, 1913, during the "British Empire Day" celebration. The auditorium was replaced in 1932 by the second Long Beach Municipal Auditorium. The Pike started in 1902 and ran until 1979.
Subject	Municipal Auditorium (Long Beach, Calif.). Amusement parks--California--Long Beach. Amusement rides--California--Long Beach. Beaches--California--Long Beach. Leisure industry--California--Long Beach. Waterfronts--California--Long Beach. Recreation--California--Long Beach. Beachgoers--California--Long Beach. Long Beach (Calif.). Pike, The (Long Beach, Calif. : Amusement park).
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