Aug 16, 20174 min readThe Pike - Another Time and Another PlaceStill echoing across the ether somewhere above Long Beach are the faint sounds of carousel music, the chimes of carnival games, the...
Aug 15, 20173 min readBig Screen Summer at the Drive-inIt was a warm summer night on Friday, June 3, 1955. East Long Beach families were lining up in their cars on Spring St. and Bellflower...
Aug 14, 201713 min readCruisin'...1964 Buick Riviera | Owner: Eric Chandler From the 1930’s up until somewhere in the early 1980’s, summertime meant one thing for a large...
Aug 13, 201714 min readMarine Stadium Leeches...It’s a cold foggy Tuesday morning in the dead of winter and Marine Stadium is empty. The same Marine Stadium that has become world...
Aug 12, 20172 min readLittle Fish in a Big Pool...Daniel O’Donnell stared down at his toes as they hung over the high dive. The distance from the diving board to the water seemed much...
Aug 10, 20172 min readHands Across AmericaIt was 73 degrees at noon on Sunday, May 25, 1986. The day was sunny and clear, perfect weather for an unprecedented national event. At...
Aug 9, 20176 min readSportsQ&A with Paul GoydosThe Long Beach Open is a summer classic in our city. The four-day professional tournament is held at three of our public courses:...
Aug 8, 201711 min readSportsLittle League World Champions...TWICE!Nearly 10,000 fans graced the stands in San Bernardino during the Little League Western Championship Tournament against Hawaii in the...