The city’s history with holidaymakers is long, like its namesake beach, starting in earnest in 1902 with a shoreline amusement zone anchored by a grand bathhouse, rides, food stands and gift shops.

The nearly 100-year-old Breakers Hotel reopened in Long Beach after a seven year, multi-million dollar renovation. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Nov. 22, 2024.

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Today, it’s a designated historical monument, a relic of Long Beach’s glitzy (and occasionally shaky) past. Breakers Hotel, 210 East Ocean Blvd., Long Beach, Calif., 1926.