Long Beach Art Deco (Images of America) by John Thomas
At 5:55 p.m. on March 10, 1933, Southern California was rocked by a massive earthquake. Wood-frame bungalows lost their chimneys, and engineered concrete buildings suffered minimal damage. But unreinforced masonry buildings near the epicenter failed catastrophically, and Long Beach was particularly hard hit. Nearly three-quarters of the school buildings, as well as many other structures, were rendered unusable until repaired or rebuilt. The Art Deco style, in addition to being fashionably modern in 1933, met the criteria of earthquake safety, and many new structures showed its influence. Both the Zigzag Moderne style of the 1920s, which boasted many structures that survived the earthquake, and the Streamline Moderne style that came into vogue in the 1930s relied on sleek lines with decoration incorporated into the design. This volume celebrates, in both word and image, the Long Beach that rose from the rubble to become a premier Art Deco city.-
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Biltmore Estate (Images of America)
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RMS Queen Mary
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The Chicago Outfit
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Idlewild: The Black Eden of Michigan (Images of America)
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The Hopi People (Images of America)
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Forgotten Chicago (Images of America)
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Vanishing Seattle (Images of America)
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Hudson's: Detroit's Legendary Department Store (Images of America)
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Mosquito Fleet of South Puget Sound (Images of America)
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Williamsburg
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Knoxville
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Lake Michigan's Aircraft Carriers
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Mackinac Bridge (Images of America)
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Traverse City State Hospital (MI) (Images of America)
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Remembering Hudson's: The Grand Dame of Detroit Retailing (Images of America)
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The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair (Images of America)
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Eastern State Penitentiary (Images of America)
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Hood Canal
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St. Augustine (Images of America)
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Grand Rapids (Images of America)
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Detroit's Michigan Central Station
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Lighthouses and Life-Saving on the Oregon Coast (Images of America)
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Visiting the Grand Canyon: Views of Early Tourism (Images of America)
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Blessed Solanus Casey (Images of America)
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Death Valley (Images of America)
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Skiing in Southern California (Images of America)
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Schnaufer
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Latinos in Milwaukee
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Southeastern Arizona Mining Towns (Images of America)
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The Adirondacks: 1830-1930 (Images of America)
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Detroit's Historic Eastern Market (Images of America)
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Shreveport (Images of America)
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West Texas Cattle Kingdom
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The Everglades
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Rutherford County in World War II (Images of America)
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Along the Appalachian Trail
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Ramona (Images of America)
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Mexicans in Scottsdale Az
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Love Canal (Images of America)
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Grand Junction (Images of America)
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780738546704 |
| ISBN 10 | 0738546704 |
| Title | Long Beach Art Deco (Images of America) |
| Author | J Launi |
| Series | Images Of America Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Arcadia Publishing (SC) |
| Year published | 2006-08-28 |
| Number of pages | 128 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |