Miss Universe Long Beach
1956 Miss Universe contestants line up for a photo in Downtown Long Beach It was the summer of 1952 and Long Beach was a buzz with...
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Long Beach 908 Magazine Online
- Aug 16, 2017
- 4 min
The Pike - Another Time and Another Place
Still echoing across the ether somewhere above Long Beach are the faint sounds of carousel music, the chimes of carnival games, the...
- Aug 15, 2017
- 3 min
Big Screen Summer at the Drive-in
It 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, 2017
- 13 min
Cruisin'...
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, 2017
- 14 min
Marine 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, 2017
- 2 min
Little 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 11, 2017
- 5 min
Lighting Up The Shore: The 1984 Summer Olympic Torch Run
The flame burned bright as the Olympic torch entered Long Beach around 10 PM on July 26, 1984. A cool summer breeze spurred its carrier...
- Aug 10, 2017
- 2 min
Hands Across America
It 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, 2017
- 6 min
Q&A with Paul Goydos
The 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, 2017
- 11 min
Little 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...
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