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When the building site was condemned for construction of a New Main Library and City Hall building in the late 1970s, the library was moved to a building located on Ximeno Avenue, for a period of about 18 months. In 2015, the Long Beach Public Library became the first library in California to begin circulating zines publicly in its collection ...
The Long Beach Public Library was founded in 1928 and had its first site at 124 West Park Avenue. The original site has been declared a landmark by the Long Beach Historical Society just above the popular Sutton Place Bar and Grill. in 2018 the owners of Sutton Place destroyed the original library. [1] [clarification needed]
In 1959 Smith gave to the people of Long Beach a collection of rare books, some dating back to the 15th century. Included in the collection is a two volume facsimile of the Gutenberg Bible, all of which is housed as part of the Loraine and Earl Burns Miller Special Collections Room at the main branch of the Long Beach public library.
A remnant of the Croton distribution reservoir, seen at the foundation of the South Court in 2014. The consolidation of the Astor and Lenox Libraries into the New York Public Library in 1895, [10] [11] along with a large bequest from Samuel J. Tilden and a donation of $5.2 million from Andrew Carnegie, [12] allowed for the creation of an enormous library system. [13]
He formed a partnership with the Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) to finance the New York and Long Beach Railroad Co., which laid track from Lynbrook to Long Beach in 1880. That same year, Corbin opened Long Beach Hotel, a row of 27 cottages along a 1,100-foot (340 m) strip of beach, which he claimed was the world's largest hotel.
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1972 – California State University, Long Beach active. [14] 1975 – Grand Prix of Long Beach begins. 1977 – Long Beach Public Library's main branch rebuilt. [11] 1978 – Chua Phat To (Buddhist center) founded. [17] 1981 – Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden dedicated. 1984 – Ernie Kell becomes mayor. [18] 1986 – Long Beach Heritage ...
Long Beach Long Beach: Jan 19, 1905: $30,000 In 1972 the Classical Revival style library was damaged by fire, and in 1973 demolished for a new Long Beach Public Library. 52: Los Angeles Arroyo Seco Los Angeles: Jan 31, 1911: $210,000 Designed by architect Frederick Ashley, in the Classical Revival style. Demolished in 1959. 53: Los Angeles ...