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Local history: Heartwell Park was Long Beach’s civic line of defense

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Feb 17, 2023Feb 16, 2023

From today’s vantage, you can see Lakewood continually banging its civic head against the Carson Street boundary as defended by Heartwell in what would be a vain attempt to significantly expand its size.

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Local history: Flicks through the dashboard—the era of drive-in movies

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Feb 10, 2023Feb 13, 2023
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Local history: The splendid but short life of the Long Beach Hotel

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Feb 3, 2023Feb 2, 2023
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Local history: The oil islands and how they got their names

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Jan 27, 2023Jan 27, 2023
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Local history: How Long Beach enthusiastically passed bond to buy Recreation Park in 1923

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Jan 20, 2023Jan 19, 2023
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Local history: The Broadlind Hotel, built for bachelors with tobacco money in 1928

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Jan 13, 2023Jan 11, 2023
A postcard picture of the birds at the Long Beach Ostrich farm.
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Local history: The Long Beach Ostrich Farm

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Jan 6, 2023Jan 5, 2023
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Local history: Long Beach’s joyless dancing ordinance in the 1920s

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Dec 30, 2022Dec 28, 2022
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Local history: Long Beach’s renowned snake whisperer, Grace Olive Wiley

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Dec 23, 2022Dec 23, 2022
The Pine Avenue Pier and pavilion, circa 1903. Photo courtesy Long Beach Public Library.
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Local history: Pine Avenue Pier was a seaside attraction from 1904 to 1934

Avatar photo by Tim Grobaty Dec 16, 2022Dec 15, 2022

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