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    Long Beach’s Drag Easter Walk Carries Over Two Decades of Herstory, Pain, and Hope—All in a Pair of Heels

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    Above: Easter Walk Long Beach in 1999, just two years ...

    On March 31, 2018 / By Brian Addison
  • History 1

    Meet the Duo Creating Dazzling Videos of Long Beach’s Historical Buildings

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    Photo above by Brian Addison. Videos courtesy of Ulises ...

    On March 27, 2018 / By Brian Addison
  • History 1

    Long Beach Lost: DTLB’s ‘Gray Ghost,’ the Art Deco Masterpiece Known As the Wise Building

    Our ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings, places, events, spaces, and things that have either passed or been demolished, are set to be demolished, ...

    On March 16, 2018 / By Brian Addison
  • Arts & Culture 5

    Uproar over Professor’s Viral, Racially Charged Rant Pairs with Long Beach’s (Including Its Educators’) Roots in White Nationalism

    Video screenshot taken from Tony Kao’s Facebook post. Watch the full video below.

    After a woman was filmed by Long Beach local Tony Kao telling him and ...

    On March 6, 2018 / By Brian Addison
  • History 0

    Long Beach Lost: Meet the Black Architects Who Shaped Long Beach’s History

    Our ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings, places, and things that have either been demolished, are set to be demolished, or are in motion ...

    On February 7, 2018 / By Katie Rispoli
  • History 6

    The (Classist, Racist) History of Jaywalking—And Why Policing It Should Stop

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    Editor’s note: this article was updated on March 11, 2018, to reflect the case  Johnnie Jermaine ...

    On February 6, 2018 / By Brian Addison
  • History 2

    In Defense of the New Long Beach Civic Center

    I have an extensive series on how the new Long Beach Civic Center came to be. For Part I, which explored the two initial RFP proposals and the ...

    On January 3, 2018 / By Brian Addison
  • History 12

    Long Beach Lost: The Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool

    Our ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings, places, and things that have either been demolished, are set to be demolished, or are in motion ...

    On November 28, 2017 / By Brian Addison
  • History 6

    Long Beach Lost: The Pacific Electric Red Car Trolley That Carried LB to LA

    Our ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings, places, and things that have either been demolished, are set to be demolished, or are in motion ...

    On November 13, 2017 / By Brian Addison
  • Arts & Culture 1

    Long Beach Is Full of Haunts—Some Popular, Some Peculiar

    Like Long Beach history? Click here for the archives that explore our city’s vast, complicated, sublime history.

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    Above: the Queen Mary. Photo by Brian Addison.

    The rich history ...

    On October 27, 2017 / By Brian Addison
  • History 3

    Why Immanuel Place, Long Beach’s Newest Affordable Housing Project, Is an Essential Part of the Housing Conversation

    Built in 1922, Immanuel Place is one of the most elegant buildings in Long Beach, a former church that catches the eye of any passerby as they stroll ...

    On October 11, 2017 / By Brian Addison
  • History 3

    The Disturbing, Creepy History of Long Beach’s Freeway Killer, Randy Kraft

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    This story contains graphic and violent content that may ...

    On October 3, 2017 / By Brian Addison
  • Arts & Culture 2

    How Long Beach & LA Families Are Bucking a Housing Crisis (and the American Tradition of Shaming Multi-Generational Households)

    Sitting around a table, sharing food, my friend Candice Estrada—her family from Ensenada—was talking about some idiosyncrasy of her family life when one line particularly stood out: “We ...

    On September 28, 2017 / By Brian Addison
  • History 5

    Long Beach Lost: Famed Mid-Mod SeaPort Marina Hotel Was Once the Gem of the Shore

    Our ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings, places, and things that have either been demolished, are set to be demolished, or are in motion ...

    On September 14, 2017 / By Brian Addison
  • History 5

    How Black Long Beach Residents Fought Racist Real Estate Policies and Influenced a Nation

    Above: protestors against Prop. 14 in 1964 mock the California Real Estate Association (CREA), the organization that led the Prop. 14 effort.

    “I can sympathize and empathize ...

    On August 8, 2017 / By Brian Addison
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