[Unknown], Presentation Album with Views of Pismo Beach and Other Seaside Spots in San Luis Obispo County, CA, c. 1920

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Presentation Album with Views of Pismo Beach and Other Seaside Spots in San Luis Obispo County, CA, c. 1920

Photo album; linen-backed silver prints (17)

Each 8 x 10 inches
With two photographically-reproduced designs for a proposed "pleasure pier."

$ 2,500.00

[Unknown], Presentation Album with Views of Pismo Beach and Other Seaside Spots in San Luis Obispo County, CA, c. 1920

Presentation album with fifteen photographs of sunny seaside spots around Pismo Beach. The album was presumably done 1920, prior to the construction of the Pismo Beach Pier. Included are sharp,...

Presentation album with fifteen photographs of sunny seaside spots around Pismo Beach. The album was presumably done 1920, prior to the construction of the Pismo Beach Pier. Included are sharp, professional views of Pismo Beach’s pristine coastline, advertised at the time as “the World’s Longest and Safest Beach.” One cool photo shows a number of Model T’s racing along the sand. Also included are shots of the Pizmo Inn, a beachfront hotel which was located on Main Street and Pomeroy, and the nearby Cafe Royal dance pavilion; the Oceano train depot; the cliffs around Shell Beach; a bird’s eye view of the town; and other popular locations.

The album concludes with two drawings of a “proposed pleasure pier.” This proposal became a reality in 1923, when the “Pismo Beach Pier and Amusement Company” built a 32 foot wide by 1400 foot long pier two blocks south of the original wharf, which was destroyed at the beginning of the century. The Pismo Beach Pier was completed in a little over a year and was 1740 feet in length. It has a wharf structure at the end suitable for ships to dock. The pier was dedicated July 4, 1924.

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