Downtown Long Beach

Downtown Long Beach is bounded by the Los Angeles River to the west, and Ocean Boulevard to the south (south of Ocean is considered the "Downtown Shoreline", a separate area). Alamitos Avenue roughly delimits downtown to the east, although the city's actual downtown zoning extends a few blocks east of Alamitos. Similarly, downtown effectively ends around 7th Street to the north, but the city's downtown zoning carries as far north as Anaheim Street between Pacific Avenue and Long Beach Boulevard, and up to 10th Street east of that. The greater downtown area includes the neighborhoods of the East Village Arts District, the West End, North Pine, the Civic Center, and the "Downtown Core" or central business and entertainment area. ==Tourist attractions and shopping==

• Aquarium of the Pacific • Catalina Express – boats to Catalina Island • East Village Arts District • Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center • Long Beach Shoreline Marina • Terrace Theater • Long Beach Sports Arena (which has one of Wyland's Whaling Walls) • Long Beach Plaza – shopping • Museum of Latin American Art • The Pike – shopping • Pine Avenue — restaurants and nightclubs • Queen Mary – historic ship, hotel, restaurants & conventions (nearby) • Rainbow Harbor – shopping and restaurants • Shoreline Village – shopping and restaurants • Harvey Milk Promenade Park Events • Second Saturday Art Walk (East Village) • Third Fridays Twilight Walk (Historic Pine Avenue) • Certified Organic Farmers Market (Fridays) • Bob Marley Reggae Festival (February) • Queen Mary Scottish Festival (February) • Congressional Cup (sailing races, April) • Long Beach Grand Prix & Formula DRIFT (April) • Cajun & Zydeco Festival (May) • Long Beach Pride Parade & Festival (May) • Aloha Concert Jam (Hawaiian music, June) • Anime Expo or AX (SPJA) (Promotion of Japanese Animation & Culture July 2 to July 6) • Catalina Ski Race (July) 2028 Summer Olympics During the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, downtown Long Beach will host coastal rowing, shooting, artistic swimming, water polo, sport climbing, handball, beach volleyball, sailing and canoe sprint. ==Government and infrastructure==

Local government • Long Beach City Hall • Long Beach Police Dept. Headquarters • Municipal Library County, state, and federal representation • Long Beach Main Post Office, located at 300 Long Beach Boulevard • Los Angeles Superior Court Governor George Deukmejian Courthouse ==Businesses==

The Downtown Long Beach Alliance manages the business- and commercial property-based improvement districts in Downtown Long Beach. There are approximately 1,500 businesses in Downtown Long Beach, including several law firms given the proximity of the Los Angeles County Courthouse, as well as over 150 restaurants, wine bars, performing arts venues, and the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center. A complete and frequently updated business directory is available online at Downtown Long Beach Alliance's website. The California State University system headquarters are at 401 Golden Shore in Downtown Long Beach. • Long Beach Rescue Mission • Long Beach World Trade Center • Port of Long Beach (nearby) • Molina Healthcare ==Revitalization Projects==

Outdated office buildings that have reached the end of their competitive life-cycle are finding a new beginning as residential conversions. In 2014 the city's Municipal Code provided for Adaptive Reuse, which is a "construction or remodeling project that reconfigures existing spaces, structures or buildings to accommodate a new use or to accommodate another purpose than what it was originally designed for." The City created the Adaptive Reuse Incentive Program to guide developers through the process. Re-purposing a building avoids demolition, sending the structure to landfills, while preserving the historic value and unique architecture of downtown Long Beach. Examples of buildings converted for reuse include the Verizon office building on 200 W. Ocean Blvd. in Long Beach which is changed into a mixed-use apartment building over retail. The Long Beach Professional Building, an eight-story poured in place concrete Art Deco medical office tower constructed in 1929 and once in danger of being torn down, was most recently renovated in 2018. The historic building is on the List of City of Long Beach Historic Landmarks and the California Office of Historic Preservation. The building was accepted in 2005 into the National Register of Historic Places. The restoration project was conducted by Global Premier Development and KTGY Architecture + Planning. The structure is now called The Regency Palms, an assisted living and memory care facility. Refer to the Downtown Update of the Long Beach Development Services for a presentation document showing completed, approved and pending projects. ==Transportation==

The following are located in Long Beach's downtown area: • A transit center of Long Beach Transit (bus) • The southern terminus of the Los Angeles Metro Rail A Line: Downtown Long Beach station • The southern end of Interstate 710 (Long Beach Freeway) • Bus service of Greyhound Lines, Amtrak Thruway, Torrance Transit, LADOT, and LACMTA From 1902 to 1961, the neighborhood was served by the Pacific Electric Long Beach Line. ==Education==

Downtown Long Beach is within the Long Beach Unified School District. ==Architecture==

File:Long beach3.jpg|Downtown Long Beach File:Downtown Long Beach, California 3 (6026494605).jpg|Golden Shore and Ocean Boulevard File:City of Long Beach (3901409574) (2).jpg|Downtown Shoreline, 2009 File:Downtown Core, Long Beach, CA, USA - panoramio (11).jpg|Pine Avenue File:Dr. Rowan Building.jpg|Dr. Rowan Building, constructed 1930 File:Middough Brothers-Insurance Exchange Building.jpg|Insurance Exchange Building File:Security Pacific National Bank Building.jpg|Security Pacific National Bank Building, constructed 1924 File:Farmers and Merchants Bank Office Tower.jpg|Farmers and Merchants Bank Office Tower, constructed 1922-1923 File:205-215 Long Beach Blvd-Pacific Tower.jpg|Pacific Tower, constructed 1923, Renaissance Revival architecture File:401 Pine-Walker Building.jpg|Walker Building, designed by Meyer & Holler File:325 W Third-Californian Apts.jpg|Californian Apartments File:Farmers and Merchants Bank, Long Beach.jpg|The neoclassical Farmers and Merchants National Bank branch on the corner of 6th and Pine Avenues, February 1938 File:Lincoln park, showing city hall, Long Beach, Calif (68324).jpg|Lincoln Park, the city's oldest park, depicted on a postcard, c. 1930–1945 File:Rainbow Pier Long Beach 1935.jpg|Aerial view of Municipal Auditorium and Rainbow Pier, c. 1935 File:Aerial view of the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium and surrounding area circa 1930.jpg|Aerial view, c. 1930 File:Sovereign Apartment Building Long Beach.jpg|Sovereign Apartment Building, circa 1929 File:Birdseye view of Long Beach, looking west on Ocean Avenue, 1924.jpg|Bird's-eye view looking west on Ocean Avenue, probably photographed from Cooper Arms Apartments, 1924 File:Armistice Day parade, sailors and marines, Long Beach, November 11, 1922.jpg|Armistice Day parade on Pine Ave. and Ocean Blvd., 1922 File:Souvenir of the unveiling, dedication and presentation of the Abraham Lincoln G. A. R. memorial monument dedicated to the veterans of the civil war, 1861-1865, at Long Beach, California, July 3rd, (14576096188).jpg|Abraham Lincoln statue, unveiled in 1915 and still on display in Lincoln Park File:Pine Avenue, Long Beach, 1911.jpg|Looking north on Pine Avenue, showing First National Bank, 1911 File:Ocean Avenue in Long Beach looking south from Pine Avenue ca 1910.jpg|Ocean Avenue looking southeast from Pine Avenue, c. 1910 ==See also==