last night I had the pleasure of sitting in on a 1040AM WGBB radio broadcast which does a Long Beach segment every Tuesday between 8 & 9pm. I got to meet a bunch of great people including Halftime Howie (the host), the Long Beach Lady Hockey Maven & Dave Roochvarg – co-author of the the [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Historical & Preservation Society’
118 to 134 E. Park Ave.
Long Beach Herald – After the blaze. Construction begins on Park Ave. building lost in fire
“The new stores, which will occupy 118 to 134 E. Park Ave., between Riverside and Long Beach boulevards, will have a more contemporary feel instead of the Spanish-style architecture that was popular in the 1940s and ’50s, when the building [...]
Historic Site: London Planetree (circa 1881)
There are a bunch of historic sites scattered all over Long Beach. Every once in a while I will post one of them. The Long Beach Historical & Preservation Society dedicated this London Planetree as being of historical significance on June 11th, 2000. This tree can be found on the southeast corner of E. [...]
The future of Long Beach being considered:
A collection of interesting notes taken from the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Master Plan & Planning Board Charrettes.
1. A redesign of Walbaums shopping center – the only shopping center in Long Beach. Strip stores – bring those stores to the street with parking in the rear. It would compliment the downtown district better.
2. Would Long Beach [...]
