Afloat the iconic 1936 ocean-liner-turned-hotel moored in Long Beach might be the last place one would expect to find a plaid sea of kilt-clad clans tapping their ghillies to blaring bagpipes and tossing 20-foot cabers. Queen Mary traded her sunbathing seals for sheep-herding demonstrations on Saturday at the 22nd annual[Read More…]
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Long Beach Heritage to honor the Dolly Varden Hotel on the Queen Mary
A large, neon hotel sign flashed above Third and Fourth Street. Its ‘20s-styled lettering and bright blue and pink colors stood tall above the neighboring buildings, proclaiming to its guests and passersby that the Dolly Varden Hotel had a bathtub in every room. “At the time it was built, a[Read More…]