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Arts & Culture 0
Monumental: The Underrated History of Public Art at CSULB (And the Facelift Its Rightfully Getting)
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Katie Rispoli is the Executive Director of Long Beach-based nonprofit We Are the Next, dedicated to social justice and youth ...
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History 1
Long Beach Lost: The Jungle, DTLB’s Play Den for ‘Immorality and Sexual Deviation’
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 ...
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Bikes & Pedestrians 6
The Story of How Long Beach City Hall Got Itself a Bicycle
Photos by Brian Addison.
Long Beach sculptor and artist Patrick Vogel was approached in 2007 to do an interesting project: make a bike sculpture. For many Long Beachers, the ...
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Arts & Culture 0
Battle For The City: Documentary on ‘Doyenne of Urban Activism’ Set to Screen in Long Beach
Graphics and additional reporting by Baktaash Sorkhabi.
Ultimately, Jane Jacob’s was an activist as much as she was an intellectual powerhouse when it came to her unique examination of urbanism—and that ...
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History 3
Long Beach Lost: The Dramatic Tale of the Disney Theme Park in DTLB
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 ...
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History 1
Long Beach Lost: Club Sylvia, North Long Beach’s Odd Lil’ Drag Bar
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 ...
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Arts & Culture 0
Exploring VIP Records and the Cambodian Community One Step at a Time (Literally)
Photo by Brian Addison.
Ever walked down Retro Row and wonder just how it became Retro Row? Or how Cambodia Town came into existence? Or why the VIP ...
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History 6
IN PICTURES: Inside the Empty, Historic Ocean Center Building (Before It Becomes Something Else)
Photos by Brian Addison.
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It is home to fourteen stories of gorgeous Spanish Revival architecture, standing 197 feet tall above ...
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History 15
Long Beach Lost: The Buffums’ Department Store in DTLB
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 ...
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History 5
Long Beach Lost: The Gentleman’s Club that Opened with a Five-Day Long Party and Bankruptcy
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 ...
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Arts & Culture 1
Riots, Rivalries, and Rap: The Sublime History of Long Beach’s Iconic VIP Records Deserves a Museum (and It Might Get One)
Photos by Brian Addison. Historical photos and video courtesy of Kelvin Anderson Sr.
In the matter of six hours on May 24, 1972, Kelvin Anderson Sr.’s life went from ...
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History 4
Long Beach Lost: The Jergins Tunnel Was DTLB’s Gateway to the Beach
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 ...
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History 8
Long Beach Lost: From Cinema to Porn, the Lost Theaters and Art of Filmmaking in DTLB
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 ...
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History 5
The Long Beach Origins of One of California’s Most Notorious White Power Gangs
Photo courtesy of the Anti-Defamation League. Edited by Brian Addison.
As hate crimes across the nation are purportedly surging post-election—prompting the Los Angeles City Attorney’s office to up its fight ...
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History 7
Long Beach Lost: The County Building of 1957 (Demolished)
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 ...
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