Distant view of the "Oil Equipment and Engineering Exposition" hall, identified by a sign on the facade, with automobiles parked in front and along the side, after the Long Beach earthquake. The commercial buildings of Compton Boulevard were ruined by the earthquake; the displaced businesses relocated here a few days after the earthquake, arranged in the same order in which they had resided on Compton Blvd. The exposition building appears to be larger than a football field and the roof on both sides steps up in height 3 times with clerestory windows at each level. The height increases are expressed decoratively by the shape of the facade. The exposition hall was located the intersection of N Alameda St. and E Rosecrans Ave.
