Title supplied by cataloger. 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.
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image
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1 photographic print :b&w ;7 x 12 cm. Photographic prints
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