Long Beach Convention
Center's Unique Exterior Columns and Art
Long
Beach, Calif.--Long Beach
Convention Center shown in the photo offers unique columns
containing elevator service for those not interested in climbing
stairs leading up to the building, which is long and looks like
similar to the tubular roof of the Orange County Airport.
Ideal for Southern California events, the convention is in the
mid-size range for California, and is only one of several
situated at the beach, providing ocean views.
Most
convention centers are designed with architecture providing a
feeling of height and space (kind of a subtle marketing message
to event planners) seeking space for their conferences and
events. The exterior plaza and entry to this venue maintains
a splashy
display of colorful banners most the time.
Having attended meetings and events at the Long Beach
Convention Center, this place is similar to most others in that
it requires wandering to get to the smaller meeting rooms, while
the main convention floor is the entry point for big shows where
trucks and vehicles must drive their display booths and products
into the convention facility. With some teal colors, and massive
doors facing west, the sunshine really lights up the interior
lobby where restaurants sell snacks, quick food and coffee.
Located along Pine Avenue near Ocean, the Convention Center is
directly next door to the
Hyatt Regency Long Beach. Across the street within one block
walking distance or less is the
Westin and
Renaissance, which recently spent over $11 million in
renovations.
For tourists on vacation, this is one of those
sweet spots where you can sometimes find cheaper room rates on
weekends as the convention crowd departs. We've saved between
$50 and 100 on rooms at the Renaissance on occasion. But not to
digress too much, the reason the photo above was posted was to
offer a glimpse into the variety of sights for photographers or
tourists with their cameras seeking to take pictures. Definitely
have your camera ready when you arrive in Long Beach, Calif. It
is a colorful city and its eye candy just keeps improving with
time.
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