Long Beach Boulevard passes through South Gate, Lynwood, Compton and Long Beach where it ends at Ocean Boulevard.

A segment of this street in Long Beach was originally named American Avenue, a name provided by local developer William Willmore.

[1] In 1958, Gerald Desmond and other members of the Long Beach City Council decided to begin the process of renaming this stretch of road to Long Beach Boulevard.

[2] In the 1970s, Long Beach Boulevard was lined with gay, lesbian, and transgender bars.

Sailors had to be careful of military police "Witch Hunts," where Shore Patrol (SP) would venture into the bars and pull sailors from the bar and into paddy wagons.