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[edit] Long Beach-area
This is for Long Beach-area cities, including the Gateway Cities (which is roughly the same area as the 562 area code and the coverage area for the Long Beach Press-Telegram). Also included are the adjacent areas near the Port of Los Angeles (including Wilmington, Harbor City, San Pedro and the cities on the Palos Verdes Peninsula).
- Cities: Artesia, Bell, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Cerritos, Commerce, Compton, Cudahy, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, Huntington Park, La Habra Heights, La Mirada, Lakewood,
Long Beach, Lynwood, Maywood, Montebello, Norwalk, Paramount, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs,Signal Hill, South Gate, Vernon, Whittier - Colleges and Universities: Brooks College, California State University, Long Beach, Associated Students of California State University, Long Beach, Cerritos College, Long Beach City College, Marymount College Palos Verdes,
- Communities: Harbor Gateway, Long Beach East Village, Little Phnom Penh, Belmont Heights, Belmont Shore, Bixby Knolls, Bixby Village, Bluff Park, Broadway Corridor, California Heights, College Park, Downtown Long Beach East Village, Eastside, El Dorado Park, 4th Street Corridor, Lakewood Village, Little Phnom Penh (aka Anaheim Corridor), Long Beach Marina, Los Altos, Naples, North Long Beach, Peninsula, Rose Park, Shoreline Village, Silverado Park, Stearns Park, Terminal Island, Traffic Circle, Westside, Wrigley Neighborhood
- Companies: Boeing, Epson, Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation, Lakeshore Learning, Polk Audio, Sea Launch, Long Beach Transit
- Education: ABC Unified School District, Bellflower Unified School District, Long Beach Community College District, Long Beach Unified School District
- Schools: Hill Classical Middle School, Emerson Parkside Academy Charter School, Long Beach Day Nursery (founded in 1912 [1]),
- Events: Bob Marley Reggae Festival, Congressional Cup, CSULB Wide Screen Film Festival, Long Beach Blues Festival, Long Beach Jazz Festival, Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Parade & Festival
- Freeways: 47, 91, 105, 110, 405, 605, 710
- Historic Landmarks: Fort MacArthur, Rancho Los Alamitos, Rancho Los Cerritos, Dominguez Ranch Adobe, Banning House
- History: Long Beach earthquake of 1933, Rancho Los Cerritos, Rancho Los Nietos,
- Hospitals:
Bellflower Medical Center,Bellwood General Hospital,College Hospital,Community Hospital of Long Beach, Downey Community Hospital, Kaiser Permanente, Bellflower, Lakewood Regional Medical Center, Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Rio Hondo Hospital, Veterans Administration Long Beach Healthcare System - Institutions:
Cerritos Millennium Library - Landmarks:
Queen Mary, Wayfarers Chapel LACMTA Blue Line Stations: 7th Street-Metro Center, Pico-Chick Hearn, Grand, San Pedro, Washington, Vernon, Slauson, Florence, Firestone, 103rd Street-Kenneth Hahn, Imperial/Wilmington, Compton, Artesia, Del Amo, Wardlow, Willow, Pacific Coast Highway, Anaheim, Pacific, Transit Mall, 1st Street- Media: Long Beach Press-Telegram, KKJZ, KNAC
- Museums: Aquarium of the Pacific, Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Lomita Railroad Museum, Long Beach Museum of Art, Los Angeles Maritime Museum, Museum of Latin American Art, the Oceanic Art Museum
- Music and musicians: Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, Long Beach Municipal Band, Long Beach Shortbus
- Organizations:
- Other:
- Parks & gardens: El Dorado Regional Park,
- People: Greta Andersen, Jotham Bixby, Jan Burke, Jeff Burroughs, Manuel Nieto, William E. Willmore, John Temple, Beverly O’Neill, Mayor of Long Beach (all but one is red-linked), Freedom Writers,
- Places: Marineland of the Pacific, The Pike, Terminal Island, Aquarium of the Pacific, Alamitos Bay
- Sports: Blair Field, Congressional Cup, Long Beach Aftershock, Long Beach Armada, Long Beach Breakers, Long Beach Grand Prix, Long Beach Ice Dogs, Long Beach Jam, Long Beach Municial golf courses, Summer Pro League, United States Grand Prix West, Long Beach Sea Festival
- Streets:
Pacific Coast Highway (PCH)
