Doheny Memorial Library, Los Angeles, CA 90089-0189 Public Domain. Release under the CC BY Attribution license--http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/--Credit both “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society” as the source. Digitally reproduced by the USC Digital Library; From the California Historical Society Collection at the University of Southern California Send requests to address or e-mail given USC Libraries Special Collections specol@usc.edu
Description
Photograph of the Long Beach Pike amusement park, ca.1913. To the right is the "Theatorium" which features moving pictures and the "Ohio Lunch Room". Strollers with umbrellas are seen the length of the Pike which is crowded with pedestrians. Part of the roller coaster is visible in the distance at left. Legible signs include: "Hot coffee, sandwiches, cold drinks", "Orange cider 5¢", "Lease for sale"..., "Fruits", "Daily"..., "Con[...] beach"..., "Pool", "Looff's h"..., "Majestic dances", "Lovera"..., "Coney Island clam chowder", "Dancing", "St. Louis Cafe", "We make a specialty of chili tamales, oisters and clam chowder, ice cream, all kinds of soft drinks", "Ed Herwick signs, L.A., we cover the entire coast", "Owl cigar, now 5¢, M.A. Gunst Cigar Co., Pac. Coast Dist'rs", "Bowling", "Billiards", "Selz, Chicago, shoes, make your feet glad", "Theatorium moving pictures, admission 5¢", "Dramatic, scientific, industrial, spectacular photoplays", "Refined ph"..., "Roller skating, free admission to all, east of pier, Tues. night ladies skate free, largest floor on coast, 300x150 ft., skating, good order, morning, afternoon, evening", "Coffee & sandwiches 5¢ each", "Ohio lunch room", ..."sandwiches, [...] & cold lunch".
Type
image
Format
1 photograph : glass photonegative, b&w 17 x 22 cm. glass plate negatives photographs
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