Postcard - Long Beach, California

"The beautiful Municipal Auditorium in the sparkling setting of the blue lagoon and the spectacular Rainbow Pier forms a vivid nucleus for California's fifth largest city, Long Beach. The forest of oil derricks of Signal Hill is in the background."

1930s?

Postcard - Long Beach, California

"Sheltering and surrounding Municipal Auditorium is Rainbow Pier, semi-circular and 3,800 feet in length. The pier can accommodate, without crowding, 75,000 persons."

1930s?

Postcard - Long Beach, California

"Four miles of delightful bathing along the lagoon, enclosed by Recreation Park, is a paradise for those who prefer to swim in quiet waters. Then there are eight miles of gently slopping sand along the ocean beach, and the open sea for surf swimming, surf boarding and the thrilling sport of 'body surfing.'"

1930s?