Long Beach Boulevard (California)

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Long Beach Boulevard

Long Beach Boulevard in Lynwood
Nearest metro station	Long Beach I-405 in Long Beach SR 91 in Compton I-5 in Commerce I-105 in Lynwood Firestone Blvd. in Walnut Park
North end	Cudahy St. in Walnut Park 33°57′57″N 118°13′31″W / 33.9658°N 118.2252°W / 33.9658; -118.2252

Long Beach Boulevard is a north–south thoroughfare in Los Angeles County.

Geography

Long Beach Boulevard starts off as a continuation of Pacific Boulevard south of Cudahy Street in Walnut Park. Long Beach Boulevard passes through South Gate, Lynwood, Compton and Long Beach where it ends at Ocean Boulevard.

It crosses intersection with Firestone Boulevard (formerly

A segment of this street in Long Beach was originally named American Avenue, a name provided by local developer William Willmore.^[1] In 1958, Gerald Desmond and other members of the Long Beach City Council decided to begin the process of renaming this stretch of road to Long Beach Boulevard.^[2]

In the 1970s, Long Beach Boulevard was lined with gay, lesbian, and transgender bars. Sailors from the local Long Beach Naval Shipyard and Naval Station would enjoy all the bar activity. Sailors had to be careful of military police "Witch Hunts," where Shore Patrol (SP) would venture into the bars and pull sailors from the bar and into paddy wagons.^{[citation needed]}

Public transportation

Bus service north of Artesia Boulevard is served by

The

References

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