Urbanism & Development
Foundation ready to be laid for Long Beach’s first new seaside hotel in decades
Crews have officially dug what will be the base for a new seaside hotel on the bluff at 2010 E. Ocean Blvd., replacing the former, aged Beach Plaza Hotel. It marks a dramatic shift for the project, which has been in a tumultuous adventure toward realization since its inception in 2007 and it finally breaking ground in February earlier this year.
Culture & Commentary
Long Beach Lost: DTLB’s ‘Gray Ghost’ was an art deco masterpiece that could have been a library
My ongoing series, Long Beach Lost, was launched to examine buildings and spaces that have either been demolished or were never even in existence—including the forgotten tales attached to existing places. This is not a preservationist series but rather a historical series that will help keep a record of our architectural, cultural, and spatial history.
Culture & Commentary
Not as safe as we think: Why are so many fatal crashes in Long Beach being left out of data?
City, state, and federal governments depend on fatal crash data to determine which streets and arterials need money invested into making them safer—but how they can do that soundly when the data is faulty?
Urbanism & Development
Architectural Digest names Long Beach 3rd best place in country to buy a beach house
While the Carolinas dominated the Top 10, Long Beach was named the best on the West Coast and third in the nation as a place to buy a summer beach house.
Urbanism & Development
After voting, Long Beach residents choose to keep Belmont Shore’s traditional signage the same
Termites infested the decades-old wooden signs greeting visitors and residents—but its aesthetic will be preserved in a new sign thanks to the feedback of Long Beach residents.
Urbanism & Development
Two massive residential projects on Pacific Coast Hwy. move past Long Beach Planning Commission
Two of three massive residential projects will alter the entire landscape of Pacific Coast Highway have moved passed the city's Planning Commission.
Urbanism & Development
After multiple iterations, Ocean Village residential project at Golden Shore in Downtown Long Beach downsizes
The Golden Shore area in Downtown Long Beach has seen a flurry of renderings, proposals, and ideas—but nothing has led to actual construction.
Urbanism & Development
Paint the town: Historic Lafayette tower in Downtown Long Beach tower restores terra cotta, adds new color
One of Long Beach's most beloved historic buildings is ready to take on the town in an entirely new dress.
Urbanism & Development
Scaffolding comes down on eight-story Aster residential development in DTLB
Offering the first glimpse of the building’s façade, the podium-style building’s geometric east-facing side have become visible along with its north-facing brick façade.
Urbanism & Development
The three residential projects set to massively alter the landscape of Pacific Coast Highway in Long Beach
The landscape of the entirety of the city has shifted massively across the past decade—and outside of DTLB itself, it is likely that PCH is the one facing the most change.
