Redondo Beach. 1923

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  Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1923

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  An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach, facing east. The street just right of center is Ocean, with a large open park area and an Elks' lodge to its left and Pekin Cafe and De-Nae Cafeteria to its right. The street on the left, Chestnut, has numerous houses and low apartment buildings on both sides, and is lined with parked cars. The Pike is along the beach on the right, with a roller coaster, rides, and shops, and beyond that is the pier. Writing in white in bottom left corner reads "Pierce ; Phto".

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  Beach, Long Beach. July 4, 1923

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  A panoramic view of the Fourth of July crowd at the beach in Long Beach. There are hundreds of people, in a mixture of suits and dresses, and bathing suits. Many of the people are sitting beneath the dozens of beach umbrellas on the left side of the image. Beyond the umbrellas is the Pike, an amusement park with shops and rides, like the tall spiral slide in the background. Further in the distance, on the right, a pier extends into the water. Writing in white in the center of the image reads "Long Beach, Calif. - July 4th, 1923". Farther to the right is more writing in white which reads "Photo No. 268 ; The Aerograph Co. ; 1763 W. Vernon ; L.A. - Calif."

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  Downtown, facing east, Long Beach. 1912

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  An elevated panoramic view of downtown Long Beach along Ocean Boulevard. There are large, multistory apartment buildings or hotels on the right side of the street, and beyond them the Pekin Cafe and Dutch Cafe. On the left side of the street there are several two-story houses and businesses, with oil wells far in the distance.

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  Gasoline plant on Hill Street, Long Beach. March 14, 1923

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  A panoramic view of part of Hill Street in Long Beach, showing a gasoline plant. The plant is surrounded by fields, and is bordered on one side by Hill Street, which is lined with electrical/telephone poles. There are train tracks and hundreds of small houses in the background.

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  Redondo Beach

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  Image of Redondo Beach, California, showing the beach and ocean at left, and streets, a streetcar, homes, buildings, railroad tracks, a train depot, and wharf with ships moored at far right. Signs on buildings read "Coca-Cola," and "The Columbia bowling alleys."

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  Redondo Beach, Redondo, Cal

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  Image of people, boats, and lumber on the beach with the Redondo Beach Hotel (also known as Hotel Redondo), on the hill at right, and a restaurant, boardinghouse, and market on Pacific Avenue in the background in Redondo Beach, California. Signs on the buildings read "Casino" and "John Weilands lager draught." A passenger train depot for the Santa Fe Railway is visible on the beach at right, with a locomotive and signs "Redondo" and "Santa Fe Route."

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