East Village in Long Beach in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

The Campbell Mural

Photographed by Michael Kindig, March 20, 2014

1. The Campbell Mural Marker

Inscription. In March 2008, during a routine roof replacement on the Lafayette building's 11th floor patio, workers uncovered the 8 by 8 foot tile mural of a kneeling camel in front of the Pyramids of Giza. The vintage 1920's mural lay beneath two tons of roofing material, sand, tiles, cement, asphalt and tar. The tiles were signed by Cerillo Torres, the Chief Muralist at the D & M Tile Co. in Los Angeles (active from 1928-1939) whose bright Moorish-inspired tiles were used at the Mission Inn in Riverside, Balboa Park in San Diego and on Grace Line ocean liners of the 1930's. The Lafayette's Campbell Building, where the tile mural was discovered, was built in 1928 as luxury apartments with hotel amenities. The Campbell's Spanish Baroque style is typical of the pre-Art Deco architecture of the 1920's, with beautiful glazed cast terra-cotta ornamentation and Mediterranean Renaissance Revival balconies. The Friends of the Historical Lafayette (a nonprofit preservation group) received a Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Association grant which was used to clean, restore and install this city of Long Beach treasure on the exterior of the

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Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. In addition, it is included in the Art Deco series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 2008.

Location. 33° 46.134′ N, 118° 11.158′ W. Marker is in Long Beach, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in East Village. It is on Linden Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 140 Linden Avenue, Long Beach CA 90802, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Lafayette Complex (here, next to this marker); The Broadlind Hotel (within shouting distance of this marker); Cooper Arms

Photographed by Michael Kindig, March 20, 2014

2. The Campbell Mural Marker

The marker is to the right of the entrance to the Lafayette Complex.

(about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Long Beach Post Office (approx. ¼ mile away); Long Beach Skating Rink (approx. ¼ mile away); Long Beach Unity Society of Practical Christianity Church (approx. ¼ mile away); First United Presbyterian Church (approx. ¼ mile away); The Breakers (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Long Beach.

Other markers no longer nearby. Grand Army of the Republic Highway (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing); Ranchos (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been confirmed missing).

The Campbell Mural image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Michael Kindig, March 20, 2014

3. The Campbell Mural

Credits. This page was last revised on February 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on March 20, 2014, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. This page has been viewed 823 times since then and 26 times this year. Last updated on March 30, 2014, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 20, 2014, by Michael Kindig of Elk Grove, California. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.