top of page
All Articles
Search
May 1, 20231 min read
The Luyben Family
By James and Jessica Luyben HOW WE GOT HERE The start of the Luyben Family in Long Beach was when my grandfather John George Luyben Jr....
May 1, 20231 min read
The Norris Family
By Heather Norris HOW WE GOT HERE My grandparents on my mom’s side came out in 1949 from Illinois to find a better job. My grandfather...
Apr 24, 20234 min read
PEOPLE OF THE EARTH
By Monique Garcia “[Rancho Los Alamitos] has several areas that speak to the lengths of time that the Tongva people have been at...
Apr 24, 20231 min read
The Beebe Family
By Erica Beebe HOW WE GOT HERE My great-great-grandmother brought my great-grandfather and his brother to Long Beach in 1914. They came...
Aug 3, 20224 min read
The Summer The Universe Watched Long Beach Host the "Miss Universe" Pageant
By Jennifer Newton It was the summer of 1952 and Long Beach was a buzz with excitement. The city had been chosen – over Catalina Island...
Dec 11, 20183 min read
A Bixby Christmas
The oldest Long Beach Christmas traditions—just in case you were wondering—date to the era of the Spanish ranchos. On Christmas Eve, the...
Sep 11, 20183 min read
MOLAA Exhibits Long Beach Ink Through the Years
The history of tattoo culture in Long Beach is a rich tapestry, much like the skin of our inked comrades in tattoo parlors and the walls...
Apr 6, 20181 min read
The Story of Prospector Pete
Prospector Pete has been the beloved mascot of California State University, Long Beach for decades but not too many know that he was...
Mar 31, 20181 min read
Early Long Beach History - Puvungna
Did you know that before California State University, Long Beach, before The Pike, and even before Rancho Los Alamitos Historic Ranch &...
Feb 16, 20182 min read
908's Week of Love: "No Kissing"
No one knows exactly how Valentine’s Day began, but what would it be without a kiss between lovers? Well, folks Long Beach was faced with...
Feb 15, 20181 min read
908's Week of Love: "A Father Changes His Mind"
When Y. Igloppi of Long Beach married a lovely Japanese girl in Los Angeles in January 1919, he thought their lives together would be...
Feb 14, 20182 min read
908's Week of Love: "A Love Rekindled"
On November 20, 1907, two thousand people crowded the shore of Long Beach to bid goodbye to the cruisers Colorado, Maryland, Pennsylvania...
bottom of page