Long Beach architecture

KCET Pilot Show Lets Listeners Choose Unique Experience Gifts

KCET, the nation’s largest independent public television station serving Southern and Central California, is pleased to present That Something Special! (working title) a unique new pilot series where viewers have the opportunity to choose special Southern California items and experiences as thank you gifts for their contributions to KCET. The first show airs November 19, [...]

Explore A New Deal for Long Beach Architecture With John Thomas and Historical Society

On November 19, 2011 at 3 p.m. The Historical Society of Long Beach presents a special lecture on the interwar-era Art Deco architecture of Long Beach by expert and enthusiast John Thomas, co-author of Long Beach Art Deco and president of the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles. The lecture is entitled: A New Deal for Long [...]

HSLB Presents A Special Program on New Deal Art in Long Beach Schools

Join Dr. Kaye Briegel and Librarian Maureen Neeley on Friday night, September 2, 2011 as they discuss the dramatic changes experienced throughout the Long Beach School District as it rebuilt schools devastated by the Long Beach Earthquake of 1933. Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal program New Deal helped Long Beach rebuild its schools.  Briegel and Neeley [...]

CSULB Geologist’s Work Yields New Insights into Southern California’s San Jacinto Fault, Salton Sea Geothermal Areas

Coping with the summer heat at the base of Southern California’s San Jacinto Mountains, boiling mud at the Salton Sea, and chilly Arctic summers and wandering polar bears on Norway’s Spitsbergen island are all part of Nate Onderdonk’s work as an assistant professor in the Department of Geological Sciences at California State University, Long Beach [...]

Art Deco Expert Leads Downtown Walking Tour Aug. 27

Step back in time with Art Deco expert John Thomas (author of Long Beach Art Deco) for a walking tour of Downtown Long Beach and discover the Long Beach of the 1920s and 30s. Wonderful examples of Art Deco and Streamline Modern architecture and design will be showcased on the tour Saturday, August 27, 2011 [...]

Discover Art Deco on The Downtown Long Beach Walking Tour

Step back in time with Art Deco expert John Thomas (author of Long Beach Art Deco) for a walking tour of Downtown Long Beach and discover the Long Beach of the 1920s and 30s. Wonderful examples of Art Deco and Streamline Modern architecture and design will be showcased on the tour Saturday, August 27, 2011 [...]

Queen Mary Sails Back in Time for Art Deco Festival

Dust off your straw boaters and spectator pumps and join in some vintage-style fun as the Seventh Annual Queen Mary Art Deco Festival dances its way aboard the historic ocean liner September 2-4 in Long Beach. The festival, presented by the Queen Mary in association with the Art Deco Society of Los Angeles, celebrates the [...]

New Historical Exhibition, Rebuilding for the Future A New Deal for Long Beach 1933-1942

The Historical Society of Long Beach is proud to announce the opening of its next original exhibition, Rebuilding for the Future- A New Deal for Long Beach 1933-1942. Funded in part by a grant from the Long Beach Navy Memorial Heritage Association, it features photographs by J. Christopher Launi, along with archival prints and historic [...]

Navigating Life in an Historic District: Restoration Trade Fair FAQS

You’ve got the bungalow, the yard, the walkability factor, your bike is parked in the garage and there’s a coffeehouse just around the corner. You’ve been reading Cottages and Bungalows magazine and your pumped to spiff up your casa. And then you realize that what makes living in an historic district neat is that your [...]

Amy Bodek appointed Director of Development Services

On Friday , City Manager Patrick West announced the appointment of Amy Bodek as Director of Development Services. Bodek’s new position will be effective the first week of September. The Department of Development Services oversees the physical development and revitalization of the city through the planning process, the enforcement of building and environmental codes and [...]

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