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The Pike was an amusement zone in Long Beach, California. The Pike was founded in 1902 along the shoreline south of Ocean Boulevard with several independent arcades, food stands, gift shops, a variety of rides and a grand bath house. It was most noted for the Cyclone Racer (1930–1968), a large wooden dual-track roller coaster, built out on ...
Long Beach is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.It is the 43rd-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 451,307 as of 2022. A charter city, Long Beach is the seventh-most populous city in California, the second most populous city in Los Angeles County, and the largest city in California that is not a county seat city.
The former First Church of Christ, Scientist is a historic Christian Science church building located at 440 Elm Avenue, Long Beach, California, United States. Built in 1913, it was designed in the Classical Revival -style of architecture by noted Los Angeles architect Elmer Grey. [1]
Twelve-story Renaissance Revival apartment tower built in 1923. / 33.78833°N 118.14500°W / 33.78833; -118.14500 ( Long Beach Community Hospital) Spanish Colonial Revival Style hospital built 1922-1924 with courtyard patio and fountain centerpiece entered through an arcade.
Wrigley is a group of neighborhoods in Long Beach, California. It includes the neighborhoods North Wrigley, South Wrigley, Southeast Wrigley and Wrigley Heights. [1] Its name derives from William Wrigley Jr., the owner and founder of the famed Wrigley Spearmint Gum Empire in Chicago. It was one of the first communities established in Long Beach ...
Cathedral High School was founded by Archbishop John Joseph Cantwell as the first Los Angeles Archdiocesan high school for boys in Fall 1925. The school was built on the site of old Calvary Cemetery, where leading families of Los Angeles were buried until relocated at the turn of the 20th century.
12000810 [1] Added to NRHP. September 25, 2012. First Congregational Church is a church of the United Church of Christ located in downtown Long Beach, California. The church occupies a historic red brick structure that was built in 1914. The Italian Romanesque Revival building has been designated as a Long Beach Historic Landmark and was added ...
St. John Bosco High School (SJBHS) is a Salesian, all-boys college preparatory high school located in Bellflower, California, and is operated by the San Francisco Province of the order. The school is named after the order's founder, John Bosco , an Italian saint known for his dedication to educating and advocating for youth and for his "Home ...