Long Beach history

How El Dorado Park Came to Be

On January 27, 1950, seven days after word of approval

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1923

News stories from the local press 1923   The discovery

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Psychic Predicts Tsunami To Destroy Long Beach

Don't panic! This prediction has nothing to do with the

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1922

News stories from the local press 1922 City Hall

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1921

News stories from the local press 1921 GROWTH  Industrial Fair

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A Woman to Remember: Ruth Bach

Ruth Bach - Long Beach Public Library photo

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1920

News stories from the local press 1920 The "Roaring" twenties

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The First Black Miss Universe Contestant Hardly Anyone Knows About

A little recognized piece of black history took place in

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Those Hathaway Women

Left to right: Susan, Martha, Margaret, Mary seated. Who

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The Ghost of Belmont Heights

                In my

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