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Boathouse Photos as of September 2007 (75th Anniversary)

 

Instructions: Click on any of the thumbnails below to see a full size photo.  Use the "Back" button to return.

 

 

The entrance of the newly expanded Pete Archer Rowing Center

Front view of the new multipurpose room to the right of the main entrance

The the sculpture mounted on the front of the boathouse to the left of the main entrance.

A view along the right-hand side of the multipurpose room

A view from the boathouse down the remaining lenght of the 1932 Olympic Marine Stadium.

One of the primary motives to expand was to provide women rowers and adaptive rowers fully functional locker rooms, showers and restrooms.

Locker room sinks

New showers in both locker rooms (men's pictured)

Men's shower

New lockers in both locker rooms

Our fleet of Concept2 Ergometers now face the Marine Stadium instead of a cinderblock wall beneath the shells in the fourth boat bay.

The view from inside the mutlipurpose room out onto the Marine Stadium.

A view from inside the new fifth boat bay. Skylights allow for superior visibility during daylight and reduce electric bills.

The view into the fifth bay from the garage door.

The staging area outside the boat bays has been renovated with poured concrete instead of asphalt

A view of the new dock installed by the City of Long Beach.

A view of the new dock with some of the coaching launches.

Singles suspended from the ceiling of the enclosure.

A view from the dock looking past the new city docks toward the Cerritos channel. This is about as "choppy" as our water gets during the day!

Another shot of the rear of the boathouse from the dock.

Facing south off the dock toward the Second Street bridge and the Alamitos Bay.

A junior four launching from the dock shows how spacious our docking is.

A view of the new nature conservancy adjacent to the boathouse.

A view from the conservancy path along the Cerritos Channel.

A view of the new photo galleries before installation in the main entrance hall

The donor's plaque honoring those who contributed to the Pete Archer Rowing Center expansion fund

Gallery installation in progress

A view of the teak medallions John Nunn commissioned for each of the rowing organizations that uses the Pete Archer Rowing Center

A view of the teak medallions John Nunn commissioned for each of the Olympic rowing events that has been held in the Long Beach Marine Stadium

A photograph from the gallery showing the final 8+ of the 1932 Olympics held in Marine Stadium

First boat bay

Second boat bay (CSU Long Beach Rowing)

Third boat bay

Fourth boat bay

Fifth, newly added boat bay

 

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Contributions can be mailed to the Southern California Rowing Foundation at 240 Euclid Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90803.

 

Questions? Contact our Vice President, John Nunn.

 

 

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