Long Beach, California

Long Beach is a city in the U.S. state of California located within the Los Angeles metropolitan area. It is the 43rd most populous city in the United States, with a population of 463,218 as of 2020. A charter city, Long Beach is the 7th most populous city in California.
Long Beach was incorporated in 1897, and lies in Southern California, more precisely in the southern part of Los Angeles County. Long Beach is approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown Los Angeles, and is part of the Gateway Cities region. The Port of Long Beach is the second busiest container port in the United States and is among the world's largest shipping ports. The city is over an oilfield with minor wells both directly beneath the city as well as offshore.
The city is known for its waterfront attractions, including the permanently docked RMS Queen Mary and the Aquarium of the Pacific. Long Beach also hosts the Grand Prix of Long Beach, currently an IndyCar race and the Long Beach Pride Festival and Parade. California State University, Long Beach, one of the largest universities in California by enrollment, is located in the city.

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Downtown Long Beach at dusk
The Walter Pyramid at California State University, Long Beach
Don Juan Temple purchased Rancho Los Cerritos, covering modern day Long Beach, in 1843.
In 1844, Juan Temple built the Casa de los Cerritos in a Monterey Colonial style the oldest building in Long Beach.
Long Beach at the turn of the century.
Long Beach pier, 1905
Long Beach boardwalk, 1907
Oil field in Long Beach, 1920
Ford's Long Beach Assembly in 1930.
Worker in the Douglas Aircraft Company plant, Long Beach, 1942 photo by Alfred T. Palmer
C-47 transport planes being built in Douglas Aircraft Company plant in Long Beach during World War II[26]
Long Beach, California, looking southwards (2010)
Neighborhood map of the City of Long Beach, CA
Panorama view of Long Beach.
View from Signal Hill to Villa Riviera and port cranes (ca. 2009)
Map of racial distribution in Long Beach, 2010 U.S. Census. Each dot is 25 people: White, Black, Asian, Hispanic or Other (yellow)
The Wrigley neighborhood
View of downtown from the Queen Mary at night
Two young men at the Long Beach Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade and Festival in 2015.
RMS Queen Mary in Long Beach Harbor
2005 Grand Prix of Long Beach, showing turn 10 and the Long Beach skyline
Long Beach Marine Stadium created to host the rowing events for the 1932 Summer Olympics
The Belmont Heights neighborhood
US Post Office-Long Beach Main
The Long Beach Naval Shipyard and the USS David R. Ray, Tarawa, and Essex in 1993. In the background is the original Gerald Desmond Bridge.
North-west facing view of the harbor and port at dusk
Long Beach Cruise Terminal
The "Passport" shuttle
A Metro Blue Line train arrives at the Downtown Long Beach Station (the service was renamed to the A Line in 2019 and the station renamed to Transit Mall Station in July 2013).
Long Beach Airport with Mount San Antonio and Timber Mountain in the background