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Contractor Ray A. Myers (left) looks over building with KGER Manager Bill George. service, recreational facilities, storage, master television antenna, telephone outlets, and an emergency nurse call system. Maid service, laundry, and an underground garage with atten dant parking are also available fea tures. A special dining room will be a part of John Brown Towers. A major medical program is avail able in conjunction with the John Brown Convalescent Hospital which adjoins the Towers. Mr. Hugh Gibbs is architect. Long Beach is a city of nearly 400,000 and the Towers themselves are located three miles from the Pacific Ocean. Size of the apartments vary from 365 square feet for the efficiency room to 915 square feet for a two-bedroom, two-bath accommoda tion. The structure is both fire proof and sound proof. Social life is designed for maximum enjoyment. The spacious lobby, a small auditorium for lectures, con certs, movies and chapel services, a library, and small club or hobby rooms are all available for residents. In addition, a planned religious pro gram is anticipated for guests. It is expected that the facilities will be completed approximately March 1, al though advance registrations are now being accepted. The Towers Restaurant, with seat ing for 96, provides optional service morning, noon and evening. The cen tral dining room includes both in door and patio dining rooms. Guests may pay for their meals daily or receive a bill for them at the end of each month. The John Brown Convalescent Hos pital, a 72-bed facility, includes all of the most modem equipment and the finest care is available at a daily or monthly charge to the residents of the John Brown Towers. There will also be a special physical therapy department. John Brown Towers are located at 3737 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach 7, California.
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Participants in the building project inscribe their names in cement. Looking on while Dr. Ray A. Myers puts his name down are Mr. Arthur Farley and Mr. Hugh Myers of Myers Brothers, and Long Beach Mayor Edwin Wade. Father and son teams have helped to develop project. From left to right are Mr. Donald Gibbs and his father Mr. Hugh Gibbs, A.I.A.; John Brown personnel Clint Fowler and Bill George; and Dr. Ray A. Myers and his son Mr. Hugh Myers, contractors.
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