Broadlind Hotel Historic Landmarks
Information from the Long Beach,
California Municipal Code16.52.210 The Broadlind Hotel
Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter
2.63 and with the recommendation of the planning commission, the city council
designates the following building as an historic landmark in the city:
The Broadlind Hotel.
A. Location, Description and Reasons
for Designation. Located at 149 Linden Avenue on the southwest corner of
the intersection of Broadway and Linden Avenues (hence the name Broadlind)
in Long Beach, the Broadlind Hotel is square in plan and four stories in
height. A twenty by twenty foot penthouse at the northeast corner gives
the impression that the building has a tower. The penthouse has a tiled,
hipped roof. The low pitched roofs on the north and east sides are also
tiled. The penthouse windows on the street sides are arched and six in
number, with larger arches over each pair. A long shelf gives the appearance
of support for the windows. The building has arched street level windows,
two stories high. These arches are set on square marble columns with Corinthian
capitals; these are connected with a braid which reaches from capital to
capital. Other decorative features abound.
The Broadlind Hotel is an excellent
example of Italian Renaissance architecture which is rare in the city of
Long Beach. It was intended to cater to male transients and as such was
furnished extensively in a way believed to appeal to masculine tastes -
heavy furniture featuring a Spanish motif.
Source: City of Long
Beach http://www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/
