Nov 2011
I was always intrigued by the way "Long Beach" was portrayed on TV, magazines and books even before I had ever seen the city. If the story line needed a setting that is hardscrabble blue collar middle class, suburban yet very non-Hollywood, then the city of Long Beach is a perfect fit. And I love the way the city name sounds.
The port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in US and one of the busiest shipping ports in the world. It is also the second largest city in Los Angeles metro area.
When the legendary luxury ship Queen Mary was retired, it made her final cruise and arrived in Long Beach, California on December 9, 1967. She has called Southern California her home ever since. The Queen Mary tours are a big attraction here.
I drove through Long Beach many times before I actually took time to stop here to see the town. When you drive from Los Angeles to Orange County you invariably drive through Long Beach. It is a city that is mid way through two mega population centers : Los Angeles and Orange County.
I was always intrigued by the way "Long Beach" was portrayed on TV, magazines and books even before I had ever seen the city. If the story line needed a setting that is hardscrabble blue collar middle class, suburban yet very non-Hollywood, then the city of Long Beach is a perfect fit. And I love the way the city name sounds.
The port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in US and one of the busiest shipping ports in the world. It is also the second largest city in Los Angeles metro area.
When the legendary luxury ship Queen Mary was retired, it made her final cruise and arrived in Long Beach, California on December 9, 1967. She has called Southern California her home ever since. The Queen Mary tours are a big attraction here.
I drove through Long Beach many times before I actually took time to stop here to see the town. When you drive from Los Angeles to Orange County you invariably drive through Long Beach. It is a city that is mid way through two mega population centers : Los Angeles and Orange County.
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