Over the course of two weeks, more than 100,000 of you came to our Facebook page and voted for your favorite people, places and things in this city. And now that winners have been officially announced via our latest print edition (you can pick up a copy at any of the 500 locations listed here), we will be rolling out all 30 winners online–one a day for the next month.
Photo from Hilltop Park by Sarah Bennett
Best View
Signal Hill
Signal Hill rises nearly 400 feet out of the flatlands of Long Beach, making it the most prominent land mass this side of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Though many of the prime viewing spots are occupied by gated-community homes and slowly pumping oil wells, perfectly placed parks around the perimeter of the hilltop provide vistas for both Signal Hill and Long Beach residents alike. At Discovery Well Park and along the Panorama Promenade, one can get a different perspective on southern Los Angeles; and at Hilltop Park (drive up—literally, the road goes straight up—Skyline Dr. from Cherry) and Sunset View Park, the views of Downtown Long Beach, the Port and the Pacific Ocean are unrivaled in grandiosity. Head up after a storm or on a crisp, cold day to get a view unlike anything else in the harbor area.
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