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Long Beach in Vintage Postcards (CA) (Postcard History Series)
Long Beach in Vintage Postcards - CA - Postcard History Series Author:Marlin Heckman Long Beach successfully incorporated as a city in 1888, and would eventually become Californiaís fifth largest city. Author Marlin Heckman has compiled over 200 vintage postcards to chronicle the history of the ìQueen of Beaches.î İİCompetition between the Santa Fe and Southern Pacific Railroads brought great numbers of visitors to Southern Cal... more »ifornia at the turn of the century. Resort hotels, apartments, pavilions, and band shells quickly dotted the landscape to accommodate the massive influx of tourists. Seen here are the more famous Long Beach attractions, including Rainbow Pier, the Sun Pavilion, the Hotel del Mar, and the great ìWalk of a Thousand Lights,î or the Pike, as it was better known. İ« less