North Long Beach Blvd, East Village

All right, if you're coming to Long Beach, and you don't live here, there's a pretty good chance you'll hit the Boulevard at some point or another. Not beause it's necessarily the most attractive piece of real estate, but at the end of the day, it features the Convention Center, which is where a lot of out of towners are headed. Not a bad thoroughfare by any means, but it is a little indistinct compared to the main streets of other cities. Still, traffic's usually pretty good, and you can grab a bite to eat nearby. A decent place to spend the day if you have to.

Long Beach Boulevard is one of the most active streets in Long Beach, which I find makes it the safest during the day. There are shopping centers, Wal-Mart, Albertsons, many pharmacies, and one of the most important, the subway to Los Angeles runs along this street. Down towards the water, there are many restaurants and cafe's that lead down to the beach.

This is it folks, the most major thoroughfare inLong Beach... this is where it all happens! Beginning at the Long Beach Convention Center and extending northward into parts unknown, Long Beach boulevard is the premier commercial connection. Distinguished by the fact that the MTA Metro Blueline runs the length of it (south of Willow St.) and that it is lined by numerous California palm trees, auto dealerships, office buildings, hotels, restaurants and PEOPLE, it is rivaled in size only by the famous Pacific Coast Highway which it intersects. Long Beach Blvd. provides a major entrance to both Memorial and St. Mary's hospital's, and crosses the 405 and 91 (both major california freeways). Constantly undergoing improvements, LB Blvd. looks to be a major source of revenue and interest well into the 21st century.