We have a lot of walkers in this area of the Heights. I know I prefer walking outside to a treadmill any day, and a large part of that is the interesting architecture and streetscape of our neighborhoods. After a while, it’s easy to notice patterns in certain houses.

I have a love-hate relationship with historical assumptions. There are nuggets of truth in these statements, but stopping at the one-liner creates a one-dimensional historical figure. The same can be said of Long Beach’s moniker, “Iowa-by-the-Sea.”

It happens so frequently I’m rarely surprised anymore. Time and again, Long Beach was a way station for those of certain celebrity.