Local history and Art Deco expert John Thomas will play host to one of his popular downtown walking tours presented by Long Beach Heritage Saturday, August 27 at 9 a.m. The cost is $40 for Heritage members and $50 for nonmembers and includes a copy of Thomas' book "Long Beach Art Deco."
Downtown Long Beach contains a number of examples of 1920s and '30s deco and streamline moderne architecture. The tour will emphasize the history of Long Beach and the Art Deco era and discuss the contributions of architects such as Cecil Schilling, Horace Austin, Nate Piper and Hugh Davies. Among the architectual highlights are the Arts Building, Metro Apartment Building, the U.S. Post Office and the WPA mural. There will also be a tour inside the Lafayette, which was built as a hotel in 1929.
The tour is scheduled to last about 2 1/2 hours and begins at the WPA mural on Third Street and the Promenande. Payment can be made via PayPal or by check to Long Beach Heritage, Information is available online at www.lbheritage.org or by calling LB Heritage at 562-493-7019.
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