Outdoors
- Lincoln ParkPublic park, in town.
- Promenade SquarePublic park, in town.
- Pike ParkPublic park, in town.
- Harvey Milk ParkPublic park, in town.
- East Village Arts ParkPublic park, in town.
- Victory ParkPublic park, in town.
Around Long Beach
Long Beach, beyond the house.
The neighbourhoods, the daily rhythm and the drive to everywhere else — the part of a home search a listing sheet never covers.
See homes near here →What is actually here
The desk is building a real map of Long Beach — outdoors, local flavor, the commute and daily errands — rather than printing a generic list.
Wine & Local Flavor
- Art Du VinWine shop, about 2.4 km from the city centre, straight line.
Getting Around
- Downtown Long BeachRail station, in town.
- Long Beach Transit GalleryBus station, in town.
- 1st StreetRail station, in town.
- Pacific AvenueRail station, in town.
- 5th StreetRail station, in town.
- Anaheim StreetRail station, about 1.6 km from the city centre, straight line.
Food & Daily Life
- L'Opera RistoranteRestaurant, in town.
- AlegriaRestaurant, in town.
- King's Fish HouseRestaurant, in town.
- SevillaRestaurant, in town.
- Broadway Pizza & GrillRestaurant, in town.
- CarveryRestaurant, in town.
Places from OpenStreetMap, September 10. © OpenStreetMap contributors. Distances are straight-line from the city centre, not drive times.
The neighbourhoods
Where Long Beach actually breaks down, in the desk's own words.
Full neighbourhood file →Belmont Shore
Built around Livingston Drive and 2nd Street between Bluff Park and Naples Island, the neighborhood mixes 1920s and 1930s Spanish-style homes with a beach protected from surf by the Long Beach breakwater, making it a favorite of kitesurfers rather than swimmers.
Naples
Developer Arthur Parsons raised $500,000 to reshape Alamitos Bay marshland into three canal-laced islands starting in 1905; the seawall was rebuilt in 1938 after the 1933 Long Beach earthquake and is again undergoing replacement amid funding disputes.
Bixby Knolls
Subdivided from the Bixby family's Rancho Los Cerritos after Jotham Bixby's death in 1916, the neighborhood's homes were mostly custom-built between 1920 and 1940 and it still includes the historic Rancho Los Cerritos site on its western edge.
California Heights
Former Bixby Ranch grazing land subdivided starting in 1921 after oil was discovered on neighboring Signal Hill; roughly 250 families moved in between 1925 and 1927, and the district petitioned the city for paved streets and curbs in 1927.
Alamitos Beach
Planned as its own townsite before annexation into Long Beach, this coastal neighborhood between Junipero Avenue and Alamitos Boulevard is slated to host beach volleyball during the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Rose Park
First settled in 1905 around a circular park the Alamitos Land Company donated to the city in 1910, the historic district is built out mostly in Craftsman bungalows and is home to the landmark Skinny House.
A day around here
Ordinary life in Long Beach, the way it actually runs — not a highlight reel.
Morning
An early walk at Lincoln Park, before the day starts properly.
Afternoon
An hour at Promenade Square, between the errands that never show up on a listing sheet.
Evening
Dinner at L'Opera Ristorante, then a short drive back to whichever neighbourhood you call home.
Illustrative scenes, not photographs of the places named. Places from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.
Homes near here
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