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Tanaka Park

May 2, 2016 by Elvin Mabborang Leave a Comment

Tanaka Park is one of those parks that’s in the cut. It’s that one park that always has at least one person there, but it’s rarely ever packed. It’s that park that you pass by and most likely choose not to go inside because you probably get sketchy vibes from it. Follow your heart, passerby. … [Read more…]

Posted in: LA History Tagged: asian name for a park is pretty uncommon, chill, da hood cuz, dragon tails, imagined landscape, long beach, sometimes sketchy, substances, wardlow, westside

Fantastic Burger at Santa Fe

April 27, 2016 by Elvin Mabborang 4 Comments

Anyone who lives in the hood knows that the hood has the best local food joints; it’s something that the locals take pride in because they know that its very much a thing that is exclusive to their area. Oftentimes restaurants like this can be hole-in-the-walls and inconspicuous, but Fantastic Burgers serves as an outlier … [Read more…]

Posted in: LA History Tagged: bomb, burgers, Death, fantastics, food, fries, local foods, long beach, mexicans, stomach

Long Beach Metro Station

April 27, 2016 by Elvin Mabborang 1 Comment

The Metro Station serves as one of the primary methods of public transportation for Long Beach locals. Stretching from downtown Long Beach all the way to inner depths of Los Angeles, the railway sees a massive number of commuters daily. Because of this, it becomes an integral part of life; students travel between cities to … [Read more…]

Posted in: LA History Tagged: bike, Death, dis, is, like, long beach, PCH, stabs, this, train, wardlow, why, world, wrigley heights, yee

The 90s Buses: 7th Street to Downtown Long Beach

April 17, 2016 by Christopher Fernandes Leave a Comment

Last year, as a freshman who lived on campus in the Los Cerritos dormitories, my friends and I quickly learned the bus routes  for Long Beach Transit to different places off campus, since none of us had cars at the time and buses were free for students. At one point, we realized that all of … [Read more…]

Posted in: LA History Tagged: 7th street, bus, Downtown, long beach

A.K. Park

March 30, 2016 by Elvin Mabborang 1 Comment

Admiral Kidd Park is a large, 13 acre park located in the Westside of Long Beach on Santa Fe Ave. right across from Cabrillo High School. It’s named after Kidd who was a commander on the U.S.S. Arizona Flagship of Battleship Division 1 who died in action during Pearl Harbor. As a Long Beach native, … [Read more…]

Posted in: LA History Tagged: cabrillo high school, dirt, gazelles, grass, jaguars, long beach, west side

Eddie’s Jr. Liquor Market

March 20, 2016 by Elvin Mabborang 1 Comment

  When people think of a city landmark, people usually think of a monument, a grand spot, or even a place specifically designated as a landmark, but people usually forget that some of the most iconic and important places are the places that we frequent each and every day. That is the case for the … [Read more…]

Posted in: LA History Tagged: alcohol, blunts, eddie's liquor, hood, junk food, long beach, westside

Bixby Knolls

February 14, 2016 by Elvin Mabborang Leave a Comment

Growing up, Bixby Knolls was that neighborhood that me and all of my other school friends would see as the “rich-people” area; the streets are better paved, the stores and homes look nicer, and the grass was very well greener on the other side. It always felt like we were stepping into a new part … [Read more…]

Posted in: LA History Tagged: bixby knolls, first fridays, long beach, suburbia

Wrigley Heights

February 7, 2016 by Elvin Mabborang Leave a Comment

The name Wrigley may strike a familiar chord with some; society today progresses and changes at an astonishing rate, quickly forgetting anything outdated and old, instead making way for the fresh and new. When’s the last time you had an iPhone 3? Now ask yourself this: when’s the last time you had a stick of Wrigley … [Read more…]

Posted in: LA History Tagged: earth, gum, long beach, not quite the westside but still dope af, spanish colonial revival homes, wrigley heights

The Lone Sailor

February 6, 2016 by Brianna Maloney 4 Comments

I used to be an Education Volunteer at the Aquarium of the Pacific. I am also an avid fan of the Long Beach Symphony Philharmonic and seeing their concerts at the Performing Arts Center in Downtown Long Beach. How is this relevant? Well, on the bus rides to those places you pass Lone Sailor Memorial … [Read more…]

Posted in: Uncategorized Tagged: art, long beach, statue

2nd Street

February 1, 2016 by Pattinson Hayton 2 Comments

Last Thursday night, the 28th of January, a friend and I headed down to 2nd Street to grab some dinner at one of the restaurants. As someone who has commuted to CSULB for 4 semesters (all semesters except for Spring 2015 when I studied abroad) from San Clemente, CA, the Long Beach area is pretty … [Read more…]

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