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Title
Acres of Books
Creator
Hartono Tai
Date Created and/or Issued
2008
Contributing Institution
Long Beach Public Library
Collection
Long Beach Photos
Rights Information
For educational use only; contact photographer directly for reprints. For information about copyright and ordering images from the LBPL Digital Archive, see https://www.longbeach.gov/library/research/long-beach-history-and-special-collections/.
Description
Shown here is the exterior north brick wall of the Long Beach landmark, Acres of Books used bookstore, at 240 Long Beach Boulevard, facing the parking lot. The store was 12,000 square feet in size. A painted sign on the building reads, "Travel Around the World With Bertrand Smith"s Acres of Books." The store closed on October 18, 2008. In 2009, the space became the "Art Exchange." DATE NOTES: Circa 2008. ORIG. IMAGE: 8" x 10", color matte print, digitally enhanced by the photographer. NEGATIVE: No. KEYWORDS: Businesses, bookstores, architecture, buildings.
Type
image
Format
image/jpeg
Identifier
LBPL_11139
http://lbpl.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p17164coll3/id/92
Subject
Architecture. Signs and signboards. Smith, Bertrand L
Relation
Business Firms - Bookstores

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