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We were meeting Bob Maguglin, who has run the press for the Long Beach Tourism bureau for many years. The scenic views of Shoreline Village and the Queen Mary would have to wait for the fog to lift in a few hours. But our sumptuous picnic breakfast, provided by Corner Bakeryincluded big jugs of hot coffee, a rack of freshly-baked muffins, and yogurt parfaits and made us happy to wait for the fog as we breakfasted al fresco.
As we ate, Bob filled us in about this city where he was born and raised in that I was unfamiliar with. But I must admit to ignorance about how many fun activities there are here for visitors, and like the fog that finally lifted my mind also lifted and what was revealed about Long Beach was all good. Today Long Beach is no longer a navy town, or an aircraft manufacturing center—but Bob said that the city is excited because Virgin Galactic is moving to Long Beach to build satellite launching rockets at a facility near the airport.
Boeing has been making the C transport planes in the city but this plant will close later in the year.
Also, Mercedes Benz has moved its corporate headquarters to the city, bringing several hundred jobs. There are six miles of beachfront here, and Bob told us that Long Beach is a city of different neighborhoods. It took a massive infusion of cash after the navy base-closing over eight years in the early s to redevelop the city into its current state. Building the big shopping area made a huge difference and changed the city, Bob said.
People used to be afraid to go downtown long beach prostitutes where to find it was cleaned up and improved, with the conversion of many buildings into condos and apartments, and once a few successful restaurants opened up, more families moved to Long Beach.
They love living in Long Beach. The company, Gondola Getawayoffers an old-world tradition—authentic Venetian gondolas, rowed by men in striped shirts, who long beach prostitutes where to find even sing a little in Italian upon request.
Pamela and Jeff Beadel, owners of a popular breakfast and lunch restaurant downtown called The Breakfast Bar. Today Long Beach is famous for the many whale watching boats that take off from Rainbow Harbor, and you can see the ferry to Catalina Island pass by regularly, in front of the Queen Mary which is permanently docked and is now a hotel.
Even though our watch was through totally foggy seas, we were thrilled to watch several pods of dolphins swim in front of the boat.
Our Sunday afternoon after we left the First String vessel from Harbor Breeze Gray Whale Watching with free passes for another trip in better weather we set out to discover the Shoreline Village and waterfront. People were picnicking in front of a big hill atop of which is a faux lighthouse, and here, there are Relaxing on a boat in the Rainbow Harbor.
On our first night, we made our entrance into Bo Beau Kitchenwith high ceilings and bustling waitstaff, and interesting gigantic fans lining the ceiling. I thought they were from a one-time factory that was here, but they said it is just part of their Steampunk de concept. The food was served and it was good, mussels with coconut curry and flatbread with prosciutto and asparagus.
Even more tempting was their upstairs Roof tap, which is as advertised…. The city has helped local developers build many condos and apartments right near the downtown, so there are many young couples living there and it has changed the downtown, we were told. Founded 20 years ago, it is filled with bright vibrant paintings and photographs, a Frieda Kahlo—centered gift shop and it has a groovy sculpture garden complete with fountains and a bench.
We took a walk around the outer decks and some of the main rooms of the ship. The city bought the vessel from Cunard—one of the caveats was that they had to remove everything that would actually run the Queen as a ship. So there is no propeller nor working engines, just the big black boat.
I especially liked seeing the many scale models of other passenger ships that is on exhibit in one of the rooms on the Queen Mary tour. Inside long beach prostitutes where to find giant dome, built to house the Howard Hughes flying boat, the temperature is lowered to 9 degrees and everyone dons parkas and gloves to have cocktails in the deep freeze.
We found many interesting places to eat in the city, both high end and incredibly reasonable. This unassuming fish t has a huge variety of delicious fish tacos, fish and chips, plus interesting side dishes like grilled zucchini and broccoli coleslaw.
Everything was delicious and it was very inexpensive. Pier 76 Fish Grill. The Toyota Long beach prostitutes where to find Prix of Long Beach Indy cars to the streets on April 14,a one-mile course will take racers speeding around downtown.
This is a big event, blocking off the main city streets to create a temporary race course. It attracts thousands of fans, so it will do nothing but enhance the reputation of the city. Our last night in Long Beach, we visited what many think is the coziest and nicest places in the city, the Boathouse on the Bay. We met a man who has lived here all his life, he builds houses in some of the tony neighborhoods.
Find out more about Long Beachand find them on Facebook. He worked for newspapers and other sales positions for 23 years until he finally got what he wanted and became the editor at GoNOMAD.
He travels regularly, enjoys publishing new writers, and is proud to live a purposeful and productive life. Max Hartshorne photos. Shoreline Village, with shops, cafes and bars on a pier along Rainbow Harbor. Max Hartshorne.
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