Long Beach Art Deco
Cooper, Suzanne Tarbell / Thomas, John W. / Launi, J. Christopher![Long Beach Art Deco](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/247/2470303/CHSBZCOP032470303.jpg)
At 5:55 p.m. on March 10, 1933, Southern California was rocked by a massive earthquake. Wood-frame bungalows lost their chimneys, and engineered concrete buildings suffered minimal damage. But unreinforced masonry buildings near the epicenter failed catastrophically, and Long Beach was particularly hard hit. Nearly three-quarters of the school buildings, as well as many other structures, were rendered unusable until repaired or rebuilt. The Ar...