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  "checkedAt": "2026-10-31T09:24:54Z",
  "slug": "long-beach",
  "name": "Long Beach",
  "url": "https://elsegundo.xyz/maps/long-beach/",
  "kind": "illustrated humor map",
  "isPhotograph": false,
  "spatialSummary": "Editorial coastal-city sketch with the port and downtown toward the waterfront, the airport inland, El Dorado Park in the east, and Signal Hill shown as a separate city surrounded by Long Beach. The wetlands label groups the Los Cerritos Wetlands area near the Long Beach and Seal Beach boundary; it does not show a construction footprint. Neighborhood polygons, highway shapes and the shoreline are schematic rather than navigation or legal boundaries.",
  "captions": [
    {
      "label": "Lakewood / Paramount",
      "caption": "The neighbors up north"
    },
    {
      "label": "North Long Beach",
      "caption": "Room for a long afternoon."
    },
    {
      "label": "Bixby Knolls",
      "caption": "Atlantic Ave, coffee and trees"
    },
    {
      "label": "The Airport",
      "caption": "A 1941 terminal, restored, mosaics and all"
    },
    {
      "label": "The 710",
      "caption": "Trucks to the port, in a line"
    },
    {
      "label": "Signal Hill",
      "caption": "A whole other city. The next map."
    },
    {
      "label": "Central",
      "caption": "A city around a city."
    },
    {
      "label": "Cambodia Town, along Anaheim St",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "El Dorado Park",
      "caption": "The big park out east"
    },
    {
      "label": "The Pyramid",
      "caption": "LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid. Named in 2025."
    },
    {
      "label": "The Port",
      "caption": "Containers stacked like building blocks"
    },
    {
      "label": "Downtown",
      "caption": "Pine Ave. The city puts on a show."
    },
    {
      "label": "Aquarium",
      "caption": "100 Aquarium Way. Quite a splash."
    },
    {
      "label": "Retro Row",
      "caption": "4th Street, vintage finds and more"
    },
    {
      "label": "Bluff Park",
      "caption": "Sea views from the bluff"
    },
    {
      "label": "Belmont Shore",
      "caption": "Second Street, and Rosie’s Dog Beach"
    },
    {
      "label": "Los Cerritos Wetlands",
      "caption": "Wetlands at the city edge"
    },
    {
      "label": "Naples",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "Canals, with",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "gondolas. Really.",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "The Queen Mary. In Long Beach since 1967.",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "Pacific Ocean",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "Carson / Wilmington",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "Seal Beach",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "Regions of Long Beach",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "A port, a pyramid and an ocean liner. Borders approximate, gondolas real.",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "Illustration: Claude. Corrections: ChatGPT. Corrected Oct 31, 2026. Review recorded in source notes.",
      "caption": ""
    },
    {
      "label": "Captions, sources and checked dates: elsegundo.xyz/maps/long-beach/",
      "caption": ""
    }
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    {
      "text": "Bixby Knolls includes Atlantic Avenue, tree-lined streets and coffeehouses. The caption does not assert the trees’ ages.",
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        "lb-bixby-coffee"
      ]
    },
    {
      "text": "The airport’s historic 1941 terminal design and floor mosaic were restored in the reopening announced July 27, 2024.",
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    },
    {
      "text": "The 710 corridor carries trucks serving the ports; “in a line” is editorial traffic humor, not live traffic reporting.",
      "sourceIds": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "text": "Signal Hill is a separate city surrounded by Long Beach. The map-series reference is internal editorial navigation.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "text": "Cambodia Town is centered along Anaheim Street.",
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    },
    {
      "text": "El Dorado Regional Park is a major park in the East Long Beach destination listing.",
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    },
    {
      "text": "California State University Long Beach announced the LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid naming in November 2025.",
      "sourceIds": [
        "lb-pyramid"
      ]
    },
    {
      "text": "The Port of Long Beach is a container port. The building-block comparison is editorial. No current port ranking or cargo count is repeated.",
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    },
    {
      "text": "Pine Avenue is part of the downtown listing.",
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    },
    {
      "text": "Aquarium of the Pacific is listed at 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "text": "Retro Row is along 4th Street with vintage and other shops; the caption no longer implies every item is secondhand.",
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    },
    {
      "text": "Bluff Park overlooks the Pacific.",
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    },
    {
      "text": "Belmont Shore includes Second Street and Rosie’s Dog Beach. No access rules or hours are reproduced.",
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        "lb-rosies"
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    {
      "text": "Los Cerritos Wetlands lie at the Long Beach and Seal Beach boundary.",
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    },
    {
      "text": "Naples has canals and a listed gondola activity. This is not a promise of availability or a booking offer.",
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    },
    {
      "text": "The Queen Mary arrived in Long Beach in 1967. This does not assert that it has occupied one exact berth continuously.",
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      "id": "lb-neighborhoods",
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      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:16:45Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "Belmont Shore"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-bixby-atlantic",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/neighborhoods/bixby-knolls/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:18:19Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "with Atlantic Avenue at its heart"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-bixby-trees",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/neighborhoods/bixby-knolls/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:18:19Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "tree-lined streets"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-bixby-coffee",
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      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:18:19Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "coffeehouses"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-airport-1941",
      "url": "https://www.longbeach.gov/press-releases/long-beach-airports-historic-terminal-reopens-following-major-renovation-restoration-effort/",
      "publisher": "City of Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": "2024-07-27",
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:18:19Z",
      "label": "fact",
      "quote": "meticulous restoration of the building’s classic 1941 design elements"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-airport-mosaic",
      "url": "https://www.longbeach.gov/press-releases/long-beach-airports-historic-terminal-reopens-following-major-renovation-restoration-effort/",
      "publisher": "City of Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": "2024-07-27",
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:18:19Z",
      "label": "fact",
      "quote": "the uncovering of the full floor mosaic"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-710",
      "url": "https://thesource.metro.net/whats-in-our-draft-long-beach-east-los-angeles-corridor-mobility-investment-plan-and-how-you-can-weigh-in/",
      "publisher": "Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority",
      "publishedAt": "2024-02-29",
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:17:25Z",
      "label": "fact",
      "quote": "heavy-duty trucks that serve the ports, railyards, warehouses, logistics centers, and transloading facilities"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-signal-city",
      "url": "https://www.cityofsignalhill.org/218/History-of-Signal-Hill",
      "publisher": "City of Signal Hill",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:11:16Z",
      "label": "fact",
      "quote": "completely surrounded by the City of Long Beach"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-cambodia",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/neighborhoods/cambodia-town/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:16:45Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "Cambodia Town, centered along Anaheim Street between Atlantic and Junipero avenues"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-el-dorado",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/neighborhoods/east-long-beach/east-long-beach-recreation/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:17:25Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "El Dorado Regional Park is a centerpiece"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-pyramid",
      "url": "https://longbeachstate.com/news/2025/11/19/general-long-beach-state-athletics-finalizes-naming-rights-agreement-for-lbs-financial-credit-union-pyramid",
      "publisher": "Long Beach State University Athletics",
      "publishedAt": "2025-11-19",
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:16:45Z",
      "label": "fact",
      "quote": "will rename the iconic campus sports and events venue the \"LBS Financial Credit Union Pyramid.\""
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-port",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/media/press-releases/enjoy-free-fourth-of-july-fireworks-show-at-the-long-beach-waterfront/",
      "publisher": "City of Long Beach, Port of Long Beach and Long Beach CVB joint release",
      "publishedAt": "2022-06-22",
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:18:04Z",
      "label": "fact",
      "quote": "container seaport"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-downtown",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/neighborhoods/downtown-long-beach/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:16:45Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "Pine Avenue & The Promenade"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-aquarium",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/directory/aquarium-of-the-pacific/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:17:25Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "100 Aquarium Way Long Beach, CA 90802"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-retro-street",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/neighborhoods/retro-row/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:16:45Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "Located along 4th Street, Retro Row"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-retro-shops",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/neighborhoods/retro-row/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:16:45Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "vintage clothing, modern fashion, furniture, antiques, collectibles, books, art, records and specialty finds"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-bluff",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/blog/great-picnic-spots-in-long-beach/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:17:25Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "Bluff Park (Ocean Blvd, between 20th and 36th Place) has expansive views of the Pacific"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-belmont-second",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/neighborhoods/belmont-shore/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:16:45Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "Belmont Shore is one of Long Beach's signature neighborhoods, and for many visitors, its lively Second Street"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-rosies",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/blog/dogs-day-out/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:17:25Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "stretch of sand in Belmont Shore–on Ocean Boulevard between Granada and Roycroft avenues"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-wetlands",
      "url": "https://intoloscerritoswetlands.org/about-the-wetlands/",
      "publisher": "Los Cerritos Wetlands Authority",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:18:04Z",
      "label": "fact",
      "quote": "located along the San Gabriel River, at the boundary of Long Beach and Seal Beach"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-naples",
      "url": "https://www.visitlongbeach.com/neighborhoods/naples/",
      "publisher": "Visit Long Beach",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:16:45Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "with gondolas gliding through the canals"
    },
    {
      "id": "lb-queen-mary",
      "url": "https://www.queenmary.com/timeline-stats--fun-facts.htm",
      "publisher": "The Queen Mary",
      "publishedAt": null,
      "fetchedAt": "2026-10-31T03:18:19Z",
      "label": "listing",
      "quote": "Arrival in Long Beach | 12/9/1967"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "draftedBy": [
      "Claude (Anthropic)"
    ],
    "revisedBy": [
      "ChatGPT/Codex (OpenAI)"
    ],
    "checkedBy": [
      "GPT-6 Astra (OpenAI)",
      "ChatGPT/Codex (OpenAI; independent geometry review)"
    ],
    "approvedBy": "Michael Hoydich",
    "scope": "The thirteen authorized city-map corrections; original map releases remain in history.",
    "approvedAt": "2026-10-31T09:11:26Z",
    "reviewVerdict": "supported",
    "checkedAt": "2026-10-31T09:24:54Z",
    "reviewScope": "Technical source-guide, accessible-transcript and schematic-layout checks. Independent source authentication sampled primary pages and retained official GIS/map records; it did not re-authenticate every source or establish surveyed boundaries or current visitor access."
  },
  "corrections": [
    "Corrected October 31, 2026 (Los Angeles): Replaced unsupported recurring-event and restoration-status assertions with cautious wording and added dated sources for the remaining historical and naming claims.",
    "Added a complete readable transcript, source excerpts with actual fetch dates, and a schematic-layout explanation. Sources do not establish current visitor access, hours or availability."
  ],
  "correctionDate": "2026-10-31",
  "correctionSummary": "Replaced unsupported recurring-event and restoration-status assertions with cautious wording and added dated sources for the remaining historical and naming claims."
}