63 LANDMARKS AND MUSEUMS / LONG BEACH
Long Beach Airport historic terminal
A 1941 Streamline Moderne terminal still in daily use. A 1941 Streamline Moderne terminal with Grace Clements murals and mosaics that still handles passengers, beside the site of the Douglas Aircraft plant dedicated the same year.
The facts
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| Where | 4100 Donald Douglas Dr, Long Beach |
|---|---|
| Built | 1941 |
| Architect or builder | William Horace Austin and Kenneth Smith Wing |
| Kind | Landmarks and museums |
| Status | standing |
| Visiting | public |
| From El Segundo City Hall | 16.7 miles, straight line |
| Coordinates | 33.81778, -118.15167 |
What the sources say
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- The terminal was designed by Austin and Wing and built in 1941.
The main terminal building was designed by architects William Horace Austin and Kenneth Smith Wing and was constructed in 1941.
Wikipedia ↗ reported - It is in the Streamline Moderne style.
Long Beach Airport has one terminal in Streamline Moderne style
Wikipedia ↗ reported - Its murals and mosaics are by Grace Clements, finished in 1941.
The murals and mosaics were created by artist Grace Clements and completed in 1941
Wikipedia ↗ reported - The neighboring Douglas Aircraft plant broke ground in November 1940 and was dedicated in October 1941.
Ground was broken for the initial Douglas Aircraft facility in November 1940, with dedication in October 1941.
Wikipedia ↗ reported
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← No. 62: Signal Hill oil field and Hilltop Park · No. 64: Villa Riviera → · All on the map
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Long Beach Airport historic terminal. elsegundo.xyz Architecture, checked Nov 3, 2026. https://elsegundo.xyz/architecture/long-beach-airport-terminal/
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