Long Beach City, Los Angeles County, California (CA)

Long Beach City

Los Angeles County, California

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Long Beach City Hall is located at 333 West Ocean Boulevard, Long Beach, CA 90802.
Phone: 562‑570‑6555.

Neighborhoods

  • California Heights Historic District
  • Belmont Heights Historic District
  • Belmont Shore
  • Bixby Knolls
  • Bluff Heights Historic District
  • Bluff Park Historic District
  • Brenner Place Historic District
  • Carroll Park Historic District
  • College Square
  • DeForest Park
  • Drake Park - Wilmore City Historic District
  • East Village
  • El Dorado Park
  • Eliot Lane Historic District
  • Hellman Street Craftsman Historic District
  • Linden Avenue Historic District
  • Lowena Drive Historic District
  • Minerva Park Place
  • Minerva Place Historic District
  • Park Estates
  • Ramona Park
  • Rose Park Historic District
  • Rose Park South Historic District
  • Signal Hill
  • Sunrise Boulevard Historic District
  • The Plaza
  • Westside
  • Wilton Street Historic District
  • Wrigley Area Historic District

In the years after its founding in 1897, Long Beach became known as a resort town of sand, surf, and sun. Early development of the harbor established our role as a strong player in international trade and a port of call for ships from throughout the world. In the 1920s, the discovery of oil added a new element to the economy and shaped our image as an oil town. During World War II, we became a Navy town and soon added aerospace as an important segment of our economy. After World War II, Long Beach was a stable and successful community. [1]

Then, beginning in the late 1970s, the city experienced the same sharp growth and immigration as the rest of Southern California. We have the largest container port in the nation and the combined Long Beach-Los Angeles Port is the third largest in the world. Our revitalized downtown is beginning to thrive with restaurants, retail, and new housing. We are recovering from economic recession, the loss of the Navy and the downsizing of Boeing. Our expanded Convention Center, world-class Long Beach Aquarium of the Pacific, and two respected art museums make Long Beach a destination point for visitors to Southern California from throughout the world. We have much to take pride in and much to build on.

  1. City of Long Beach, Long Beach Strategic Plan, 2010, www.longbeach.gov, accessed April 2009.

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