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Impressive large-scale panoramic photograph showing the Long Beach waterfront in 1915.
The map captures a beautiful summer scene on the beach, with hundreds of well-dressed men, women, and children enjoying the sun. In the forefront (north) of the image, they listen to an orchestral band playing in the grandstands, while elsewhere, they wander the boardwalk and, unusually, line up along small jetties.
The part of the beach shown appears to be an area heavily redeveloped to accommodate the Convention Center, Long Beach Marina, and the Port of Long Beach. Prior to this redevelopment, it was a long, sandy stretch of beach like the rest of the coastline. The area shown extends from just north of Long Beach Avenue to the cliffs that start near Bixby Park.
The photograph preserves the excellent early style of architecture that was heavily damaged in the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. The city was in the middle of a boom period, halfway between the establishment of the Port of Long Beach in 1911 and the discovery of oil on Signal Hill in 1921.
Landmarks
Landmarks shown include the:
- Hotel del mar, located on the northwest corner of American Avenue (later Long Beach Boulevard) and Ocean Avenue
- The Fairyland Theater
- Palm Sweet Shop
- Alamo Apartments
- An orchestral pavilion on the beach
During the 1880s, Milton Loryea had photography studios in San Francisco and San Jose where he was active until at least 1889.
Archibald and Milton Loryea were brothers and both active photographers in Spokane, Washington in the early 1890s
Milton and Archibald Lorya operated from an address at 824 Riverside Ave., Spokane, Washington.
Archibald (Archie) died at age 35 in Spokane in November 1900. Milton returned to California and ultimately to Southern California, where he continued photographing through at least 1914. His name first begins appearing in advertisements in the Long Beach Telegram in August 1912. His first photo credit in the Long Beach Telegram appears on February 17, 1914 and by April 4, 1914, he is advertising as a photographer at 219 1/2 East Seaside Blvd, Long Beach, California.
In March 1915, he photographed the opening of Universal City, the new headquarters of the Univeral Film Company, for whom he was the official photographer.
In 1916, he was an assistant camera on the original silent film 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea.
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