History • Long Beach Post

September 2, 2018

Long Beach Lost: Famed mid-mod SeaPort Marina Hotel was once the gem of the Shore

by Brian Addison in Longbeachize

This is the tale of the SeaPort Marina Hotel that was once at corner of Pacific Coast Highway and 2nd Street on the easternmost edge of Long Beach, right at the border of Seal Beach and Orange County.

Life

History

July 14, 2018

The Long Beach origins of one of California’s most notorious white power gangs

by Brian Addison in Life

Long Beach is the birthplace of the nation’s first hybrid street-prison gang Public Enemy No. 1 (PEN1 or PENI), which is also one of the nation’s most violent white supremacist gangs. The discussion around racism has been both local...

Arts & Culture

History

July 12, 2018

Meet the duo creating dazzling videos of Long Beach’s historical buildings

by Brian Addison in Arts & Culture

Partnering with Long Beach videographer Ulises Roman, local realtor Joshua Garcia decided to take on a passion project that is focused on showing off some of the city's most spectacularly historic structures.

Commentary, Food, Life

June 23, 2018

How Long Beach birthed the LA brewpub—and with it, an independent beer revolution that is more important (and ethical) than ever

by Brian Addison in Commentary, Food, Life

Long before Congregation taught Downtowners how to drink beer in Long Beach ... Long before Beachwood was named the world's best gastropub ... Long before the Blendery slung out beers that were as intellectual as they were delectable ...

Longbeachize

April 26, 2018

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

by Brian Addison in Longbeachize

Like Long Beach history? Click here for the archives that explore our city’s vast, complicated, sublime history. **** This story contains graphic and violent content that may be sensitive or unsuitable for certain readers. Editor’s note: I, Brian Addison,...

Longbeachize

March 31, 2018

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

by Brian Addison in Longbeachize

Love Long Beach history? Click here to scroll through our archives of all things historical. **** Above: Easter Walk Long Beach in 1999, just two years after it launched. Founder Rick White (aka Sheeya Mann) sits center and is joined...

Opinion

March 6, 2018

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

by Brian Addison in Opinion

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 his wife, “Go back to your home country!” went viral, hundreds of...

Longbeachize

February 7, 2018

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

by Katie Rispoli in Longbeachize

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 to possibly be demolished—or were never even in existence. This is not a preservationist...

Opinion

February 6, 2018

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

by Brian Addison in Opinion

Love history? Click here for our full archives on the matter. **** Editor’s note: this article was updated on March 11, 2018, to reflect the case Johnnie Jermaine Rush. There’s more to the word and law behind “jaywalking” than meets...

Longbeachize

November 28, 2017

Long Beach Lost: The Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool

by Brian Addison in Longbeachize