Lovely Linen Postcard of Hotel Lafayette in Long Beach, California. Postally unused & in beautiful condition. Hotel Lafayette opened October 28, 1929. Designed by Arthur & Cecil Schilling, masters of the Art Deco style, the Lafayette’s facade features monumental Italian stylized male & female figures, winged ram’s head, hanging garlands & a wrought iron marquise with a neon sign. The Lafayette Cafe on the Broadway side is striking with an all-marble store front. The hotel was & is considered one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the city. Lovely Linen Postcard Of Hotel Lafayette in Long Beach, California