Join noted Art Deco expert, author and Long Beach Heritage vice president John Thomas on a walking tour of downtown Long Beach. Participants will receive a signed copy of his book, “Long Beach Art Deco.”
Art Deco design styling includes cast art stone reliefs, etched glass and streamlined curves. Downtown Long Beach is rich with many buildings of the Art Deco or Streamline Modern Style from the 1920s and 1930s. The tour will examine examples of architecture and design and discuss how they were influenced by worldwide events. Downtown Long Beach will never look the same to you again!
In addition to the walking tour, photos of original buildings destroyed over the years will be available to give attendees a sense of the Art Deco era of historic downtown Long Beach. Long Beach was a premier ocean resort that catered to tourists during the Roaring ’20s and the tour will introduce the audience to some of the structures that still remain in the Queen City.
Join Long Beach Heritage (LBH) for this event Saturday, August 11 at 10 a.m. or noon.
Tickets for the tour cost $50. For reservations call (562) 493-7019.
For more information about the tour, call (562) 400-9803.
About LBH
Long Beach Heritage is a nonprofit education and advocacy group promoting public knowledge and preservation of significant historic and architectural resources and the cultural heritage of Long Beach.
Net proceeds for this event will benefit and support the Historic Bembridge House and the surrounding neighborhoods. Long Beach Heritage Tours offers an opportunity for history lovers to experience unusual architectural outings in an intimate setting.
