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/