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It's GIVING TUESDAY! Our Outreach Manager Mary is It's GIVING TUESDAY! Our Outreach Manager Mary is excited to encourage you all to support the Historical Society of Long Beach on this global world giving day. LINK IN BIO

Please consider donating to the HSLB. Your contribution helps continue our efforts to collect, preserve, and present the rich historical heritage of our beautiful city by the sea. 

Thank you to all who have already donated and to all who have supported HSLB this year. We couldn't have accomplished it all without you. #givingtuesday #giving #givingback #supportlocalhistory #localhistory #historicpreservation #collections #archive #donate #donatenow #nonprofit
It's Small Business Saturday! You can support the It's Small Business Saturday! You can support the HSLB and take care of your holiday shopping with books and photos for the history buffs on your list. Stop by today and see what's in our store. Not sure what to get? You can always give the gift of membership to the Historical Society! Everything helps us keep history alive!

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The only thing that's changed about shopping for T The only thing that's changed about shopping for Thanksgiving dinner is the prices. In this Alpha Beta ad that ran in the Press Telegram on November 23, 1954, just a few days before Thanksgiving that year, all the staples for a family feast were available--even the Ocean Spray Cranberry Sauce!

Happy Thanksgiving from the Historical Society of Long Beach! We hope everyone has a safe and peaceful holiday. We're closed on Thursday 11/28 and Friday 11/29, but we'll be open on Saturday 11/30.

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✨ 👁️👄👁️ ✨ Convention at the Lon ✨ 👁️👄👁️ ✨ 

Convention at the Long Beach Arena, April 1963
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The arena opened to the public in 1962. Since then it has hosted a variety of concerts, hockey games, conventions, the Olympics, the Grand Prix, and more. Do you have any fun memories of this historic space? Comment below. 

General support for HSLB provided by the Arts Council for Long Beach @artslb, the City of Long Beach @longbeachcity, and the LA County Department of Arts and Culture as part of Creative Recovery LA, an initiative funded by the American Rescue Plan @LACountyArts @CountyofLA @SupJaniceHahn 
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