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Building the Beach: the Development of Manhattan Beach image

Building the Beach: the Development of Manhattan Beach
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The story of Manhattan Beach's development as a ritzy summer destination begins with Austin Corbin. A roguish railroad magnate and financier, Corbin wanted to develop a luxurious resort close to the city for the wealthy where the wealthy could vacation.
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2019 Finds
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2019 has been as busy as ever at Urban Archive as we've added more locations, collections, and posts to the platform. Here are some interesting facts, stories, and images from throughout the five boroughs that we dug up along the way.

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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: high-angle view of land owned by the Manhattan Beach Land Co., taken from the Manhattan Beach Hotel, undated (ca. 1905). Right half of a panorama.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Hotel, band shell and boardwalk viewed from the west, undated (ca. 1905).
Manhattan Beach Hotel image

Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: high-angle view of land owned by the Manhattan Beach Land Co., taken from the Manhattan Beach Hotel, undated (ca. 1905). Left half of a panorama.
Manhattan Beach Hotel image

Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: high-angle view looking north from the Manhattan Beach Hotel, undated (ca. 1905). Racetrack visible in center.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Hotel (left) and the Oriental Hotel (right), undated (ca. 1905). View from the water.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Hotel, viewed from the southwest, undated (ca. 1905).
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Hotel, viewed from the southwest, undated (ca. 1910).
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Gravesend: Manhattan Beach Hotel, 1923. Opened 1877.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: L.I.R.R. (Long Island Railroad) train and station, located behind the Manhattan Beach Hotel, undated (ca. 1905-1910).
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Manhattan Beach Manhattan Beach \[on album page] View of Manhattan Beach and Manhattan Beach Hotel. Scrapbook page from "Views of Coney Island Vol. 1" by Eugene Armbruster.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Hotel and Dance Pavilion, viewed from the east, undated. Coney Island visible in background.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Manhattan Beach Hotel MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL. \[printed, recto]; East wing built by Austin Corbin 1877. / Four story west wing added soon after and the / hotel length extended to 600 feet. \[on album page] Wide exterior view of Manhattan Beach Hotel with crowds visible on the beach in the foreground. Scrapbook page from "Views of Coney Island Vol. 1" by Eugene Armbruster.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Hotel and waterfront, breakwater visible, undated.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Hotel, verandah and billiard room, undated. Oriental Hotel visible in the distance.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Manhattan beach Hotel, Oriental Hotel Manhattan Beach Hotel / Oriental Hotel \[on album page] Manhattan Beach scene with sailboarts in the water, boardwalk, Manhattan Beach Hotel, and Oriental Hotel. Scrapbook page from "Views of Coney Island Vol. 1" by Eugene Armbruster.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Estates, Coney Island, undated. Manhattan Hotel, Oriental Hotel, and the railroad station of the New York & Manhattan Beach Railway visible.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Manhattan Beach Hotel and Promenade COPYRIGHT 1900, BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. / MANHATTAN BEACH HOTEL AND PROMENADE. \[printed, recto] Promenade at Coney Island with Manhattan Beach Hotel visible in the background. Scrapbook page from "Views of Coney Island Vol. 1" by Eugene Armbruster.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: Manhattan Beach Hotel and Dance Pavilion, viewed from the east, undated.
Manhattan Beach Hotel image

Manhattan Beach Hotel

Manhattan Beach MANHATTAN BEACH. \[printed, recto] Aerial view of Manhattan Beach. Scrapbook page from "Views of Coney Island Vol. 1" scrapbook by Eugene Armbruster. Lithograph by Sackett & Wilhelm's Lithographic & Printing Co./n
Manhattan Beach Hotel image

Manhattan Beach Hotel

Brooklyn: high-angle view of land owned by the Manhattan Beach Land Co., taken from the Manhattan Beach Hotel, undated.
Manhattan Beach Hotel image

Manhattan Beach Hotel

Manhattan Beach Hotel and Music Pavilion Manhattan Beach Hotel and Music Pavilion, showing / Artillery Park \[on album page] Exterior view of Manhattan Beach Hotel and Music Pavilion. Scrapbook page from "Views of Coney Island Vol. 1" by Eugene Armbruster.
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Manhattan Beach Hotel

Large group of guests posed on the steps of the Manhattan Beach Hotel, undated.
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