Quiet Long Beach Peninsula Struggles With Loss of Traffic
The Long Beach peninsula a mile long narrows to two blocks wide between Alamitos Bay and the ocean, once bustling with Ocean Boulevard traffic. After a Seal Beach bridge removal and redevelopment, the area grew quiet, with Becks Sail Inn changing hands to Dick McGree and Chick Davis who took over the lease this year.
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B. Ocean Boulevard
54Th Place
Long Beach
Ocean
Alamitos Bay
Ocean Boulevard
Belmont Shore
Naples
Zem
Seal Beach
Surfside
Sunset Beach
Pacific Coast Highway
Wanda Phares
Alamo Bay
Wanda
Beck's Sail Inn
Dick McGree
Chick Davis
Sail Inn on the Peninsula a Coastal Culinary Snapshot
The passage profiles Dick Beck and Chuck Da Associates as long time peninsula residents who praise the Sail Inn later renamed the New Sail Inn at 72 62nd Pl. It details Top Decker as manager and chef and notes Tom a local entrepreneur from Long Beach, plus menu highlights featuring salmon bass and premium shrimp with prices around 4.95 to 6.50. The narrative blends nostalgia with dining details and a glimpse of beachgoer culture.
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Tom Decker
Sail Inn
Long Beach
Beck
West Airlines
Chuck
da Associates
Peninsula
Anyther
Youngo
Top Decker
Deninsula
Tom
Wilson, High and
City College
Mona Tom
Wanda
New Sail Inn
Ocean
Age & Ie
Dept
New York
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