Old City Plan of Long Beach, California by Dewey, 1910: Pine Ave, Anaheim St, Broadway, Pacific Ocean, Brick Yard Size:18x24in (45x60cm) North Randolph

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Composed at a pivotal moment in the country’s modern development

Old City Plan of Long Beach, California by Dewey, 1910: Pine Ave, Anaheim St, Broadway, Pacific Ocean, Brick Yard Size:18x24in (45x60cm) North RandolphMap of the City of Long Beach Jan. 1910 and Vicinity preserves Long Beach at a formative instantmonths before the oil boom would redefine its skyline and economy. Compiled as a promotional survey for The National Bank of Long Beach, it captures the pivot from Rancho Los Cerritos ranchlands toward a planned seaside city, with the Pacific Ocean carefully set against an emerging grid. As one of the earliest surviving city plans, it is a notably honest