The Broadway business corridor in

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is loosely defined as a three-mile stretch of East Broadway between

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and

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. It includes the area around Bixby Park sometimes referred to as a " gayborhood" because of the concentration of gay-owned and/or

gay-friendly Gay-friendly or LGBT-friendly places, policies, people, or institutions are those that are open and welcoming to gay or LGBT people. They typically aim to create an environment that is supportive, respectful, and non-judgmental towards the LGBT ...

businesses. The Gay and Lesbian Center of Greater Long Beach is located on nearby 4th Street. Broadway is also the location of several restaurants, specialty stores, bars and coffee houses. Long Beach has one of the largest gay and lesbian populations in the country. The city's

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, which goes down nearby Ocean Blvd., is the second largest in the United States, and is the second largest event in Long Beach after the Long Beach Grand Prix. The On Broadway merchant association is part of a renewed interest in Broadway. With many historic homes in the area, including California Bungalows, between Ocean Blvd. and 4th St., with Broadway in the center, there has been a recent

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of the neighborhood.

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