Outer Limits Tattoo in Long Beach has been continuously operating as a tattoo shop in the same storefront since 1927, which officially makes it the oldest continuously operating tattoo studio in the entire United States. The current shop has been owned and operated by renowned tattoo artist, Kari Barba, since 1983.
This shop is a dream come true for vintage and history lovers. Not only is Outer Limits Tattoo a world famous tattoo shop, but it also features an amazing museum quality collection of historical tattoo artifacts and archives from the Long Beach Historical Society. Plus, there are dozens of vintage tattoo photos featured throughout the shop along with a huge collection of vintage tattoo stencils.
Outer Limits Tattoo is located in an area of Long Beach known as The Pike. This area has a long nautical tradition linked to sailors coming into port looking for their latest tattoo to commemorate their brave adventures around the world. Head over to Outer Limits Tattoo to permanently immortalize your exploits too.
According to secretlosangeles.com. Source of photo: internet
