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Downtown Long Beach
Downtown Long Beach is the heart of Long Beach, California, United States, and is the location for most of the city's major tourist attractions and municipal services. It is also the location for numerous businesses. There are many hotels and restaurants in the area that serve locals, tourists, and convention visitors. Location Downtown Long Beach is bounded by the Los Angeles River to the west, and Ocean Boulevard to the south (south of Ocean is considered the "Downtown Shoreline," a separate area). Alamitos Avenue roughly delimits downtown to the east, although the City's actual downtown zoning extends a few blocks east of Alamitos. Similarly, downtown effectively ends around 7th Street to the north, but the City's downtown zoning carries as far north as Anaheim Street between Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard, and up to 10th Street east of that. The greater downtown area includes the neighborhoods of the East Village Arts District, the West End, North Pine, ...
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Neighborhoods Of Long Beach, California
Long Beach, California, is composed of many different neighborhoods. Some neighborhoods are named after thoroughfares, while others are named for nearby parks, schools, or city features. Officially recognized neighborhoods _Other_neighborhoods *_North_Alamitos_Beach_(NABA),_Long_Beach,_California.html" ;"title="ref> Other neighborhoods * North_Alamitos_Beach_(NABA) *_AOC7:_Anaheim,_Orange,_Cherry_and_7th_Street.html" ;"title="North Alamitos Beach (NABA), Long Beach, California">North Alamitos Beach (NABA) * North_Alamitos_Beach_(NABA),_Long_Beach,_California">North_Alamitos_Beach_(NABA) *_AOC7:_Anaheim,_Orange,_Cherry_and_7th_Street *_Artcraft_Manor,_Long_Beach,_California.html" ;"title="AOC7: Anaheim, Orange, Cherry and 7th Street">North Alamitos Beach (NABA), Long Beach, California">North Alamitos Beach (NABA) * Artcraft_Manor *_Bixby_Highlands,_Long_Beach,_California.html" ;"title="AOC7: Anaheim, Orange, Cherry and 7th Street * Artcraft_Manor *_Bixby_Highlands,_Lo ...
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325 W Third-Californian Apts
3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societies. Evolution of the Arabic digit The use of three lines to denote the number 3 occurred in many writing systems, including some (like Roman and Chinese numerals) that are still in use. That was also the original representation of 3 in the Brahmic (Indian) numerical notation, its earliest forms aligned vertically. However, during the Gupta Empire the sign was modified by the addition of a curve on each line. The Nāgarī script rotated the lines clockwise, so they appeared horizontally, and ended each line with a short downward stroke on the right. In cursive script, the three strokes were eventually connected to form a glyph resembling a with an additional stroke at the bottom: ३. The Indian digits spread to the Caliphate in the 9th ...
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List Of Whaling Walls
This is a list of ''Whaling Walls'', which are large outdoor murals by the American artist Robert Wyland (b. 1956), featuring images of life-size gray whales, breaching humpback whales, blue whales, and other sea life. ''Whaling Walls'' (a pun on the Wailing Wall) are created by invitation of the communities, institutions, and building owners of the structures on which they are painted. His first mural was created in 1981, and Wyland's 100th ''Whaling Wall'' was painted in Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ... in 2008. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Whaling Walls Whaling Walls Lost works of art Murals Whales in art ...
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Robert Wyland
Wyland (born July 9, 1956) is an American artist and conservationist best known for his more than 100 ''Whaling Walls'', large outdoor murals featuring images of life-size whales and other sea life to call attention to the plight of whales throughout the world. Life and career A native of Madison Heights, Michigan, Wyland began painting as a child and attended Detroit's Center for Creative Studies in the 1970s. His connection with whales began when he was 14 on a visit with his family to Laguna Beach, California where he saw the ocean for the first time and witnessed several gray whales migrating down the California coast towards Mexico. In 1977 he moved to Laguna Beach and in 1981 painted his first ''The Whaling Wall'' mural on the large wall of a Laguna Beach hotel parking lot. This original 1981 mural was obliterated in 1996 when it was painted over in a property ownership dispute. Wyland re-created the mural at nearly the same location with painted ceramic tile in 1996, fo ...
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Long Beach Sports Arena
The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. Built on the former site of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue is composed of the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach Arena, and the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. It is served by the 1st Street station of Los Angeles Metro Rail. Venues Long Beach Convention Center *Exhibit Hall A/B/C - Meeting Rooms include 101–104, 201-204 and Seaside Rooms *Promenade Ballroom (part of the 100 series meeting rooms) - 13,200 square feet *Top of the Lot – an open air parking structure, composed at the upper deck of the Terrace Parking Lot *Grand Ballroom – 20,456 square feet *Terrace Plaza *The Cove Long Beach Arena *Long Beach Arena – opened in 1962, connected to the original Long Beach Municipal Auditorium. The auditorium was demolished in 1975 to make way for the convention center. *Pacific Ballroom – an event space within the Long Beach Arena. A flyin ...
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Terrace Theater
The Terrace Theater is a full theatrical and performance venue located in Long Beach, California. The theater seats 3,051 patrons at its maximum configuration in Orchestra, Loge, and Balcony sections. The Orchestra seating section is arranged in the Continental seating style with no center aisle and two exits for every four rows in the theater. The Terrace is one of the venues in the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. Built on the former site of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue is composed of the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach Ar .... It is attached to the 825-seat Center Theater. The theater was completed in 1978, replacing the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, which had been demolished in 1975. The theater accommodates a wide variety of events including local performances, church services, dance competitions, beauty pageants, B ...
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Long Beach Convention And Entertainment Center
The Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center is a convention center located in Long Beach, California. Built on the former site of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, the venue is composed of the Long Beach Convention Center, Long Beach Arena, and the Long Beach Performing Arts Center. It is served by the 1st Street station of Los Angeles Metro Rail. Venues Long Beach Convention Center *Exhibit Hall A/B/C - Meeting Rooms include 101–104, 201-204 and Seaside Rooms *Promenade Ballroom (part of the 100 series meeting rooms) - 13,200 square feet *Top of the Lot – an open air parking structure, composed at the upper deck of the Terrace Parking Lot *Grand Ballroom – 20,456 square feet *Terrace Plaza *The Cove Long Beach Arena *Long Beach Arena – opened in 1962, connected to the original Long Beach Municipal Auditorium. The auditorium was demolished in 1975 to make way for the convention center. *Pacific Ballroom – an event space within the Long Beach Arena. A flyi ...
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Long Beach East Village
The East Village, sometimes called the "East Village Arts District," is the name of a neighborhood in Long Beach, California, within eastern Downtown Long Beach. The borders of the East Village are not strictly defined, but the area is centered in the southeast portion of downtown, roughly between Long Beach Boulevard on the west and Alamitos Avenue on the east, and Ocean Boulevard on the south to 10th Street on the north. The East Village is a mix of many different housing types, including high-rise condos, artist lofts and small craftsman cottages. It serves as the home to individuals with differing cultures, income levels, and professions. The neighborhood has many independent stores selling everything from designer denim and specialty sneakers to used books and mid-century furniture. There are coffee shops, juice bars, and restaurants featuring selections from crepes and sushi to chicken n' waffles. The East Village is also the city's arts district, with most of the inde ...
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Santa Catalina Island, California
Santa Catalina Island ( xgf, Pimuu'nga or ; es, Isla Santa Catalina) is a rocky island off the coast of Southern California in the Gulf of Santa Catalina. The island name is often shortened to Catalina Island or just Catalina. The island is long and across at its greatest width. The island is located about south-southwest of Long Beach, California. The highest point on the island is Mount Orizaba (). Geologically, Santa Catalina is part of the Channel Islands (California), Channel Islands of California archipelago and is the easternmost of the Channel Islands. Politically, Catalina Island is part of Los Angeles County, California, Los Angeles County in District 4. Most of the land on the island is unincorporated area, unincorporated (governed by the county). Catalina was originally inhabited and used by many different Southern California Tribes, including the Tongva, who called the island or and referred to themselves as or . The first Europeans to arrive on Catalina cla ...
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Catalina Express
Catalina Express (legally Catalina Channel Express) is an American passenger ferry service that operates scheduled trips between Santa Catalina Island and mainland California. The company began service in 1981 with a single sixty-passenger vessel. , the Catalina Express fleet includes eight high-speed vessels that can make the roughly crossing in about an hour. History The company was started as Catalina Channel Express in 1981 by Doug Bombard with the help of his son Greg and friend Tom Rutter. The trio was looking for a way to bring guests to Two Harbors on the isthmus of the island. They purchased a sport fishing boat called the ''Check Mate'' that had operated out of Portland, Oregon. The vessel was refitted it with a new enclosed passenger cabin with seats for 55 passengers purchased from Continental Airlines, new engines, a roll-control system, and was re-christened the ''Catalina Express''. The new vessel was used on a year-round, regular schedule with three round- ...
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Aquarium Of The Pacific
The Aquarium of the Pacific (formerly the Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific) is a public aquarium on a site on Rainbow Harbor in Long Beach, California, United States. It is situated across the water from the Long Beach Convention Center, Shoreline Village, and the Queen Mary Hotel and Attraction. The aquarium sees 1.5 million visitors a year and has a total staff of about 1,875 people, including more than 1,500 volunteers and about 375 employees. It is a 501(c)(3) non-profit aquarium. The aquarium is an accredited member of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). Exhibits The aquarium features a collection of over 11,000 animals representing over 500 different species in exhibits ranging in size and capacity from about 5,000 to 350,000 gallons. Exhibits introduce the inhabitants and seascapes of the Pacific, while also focusing on specific conservation messages associated with each region. The Pacific Ocean is the focus of three major permanent galleries, sunny Southern ...
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West End, Long Beach, California
West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some Romance languages (''ouest'' in French, ''oest'' in Catalan, ''ovest'' in Italian, ''oeste'' in Spanish and Portuguese). As in other languages, the word formation stems from the fact that west is the direction of the setting sun in the evening: 'west' derives from the Indo-European root ''*wes'' reduced from ''*wes-pero'' 'evening, night', cognate with Ancient Greek ἕσπερος hesperos 'evening; evening star; western' and Latin vesper 'evening; west'. Examples of the same formation in other languages include Latin occidens 'west' from occidō 'to go down, to set' and Hebrew מַעֲרָב maarav 'west' from עֶרֶב erev 'evening'. Navigation To go west using a compass for navigation (in a place where magnetic north is the same dire ...
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