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In this episode I talk about the City of Long Beach and brush lightly across its history as a seaside resort.

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 Hey folks in this next episode Michael Sanborn and I talk about Phineas Banning serving in the United States military, building the Los Angeles railroad in just under one year, his work on the Los Angeles Harbor, and about Banning also running for the California state senate.

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In this episode I interview Michael Sanborn, the Director of the Banning Museum. We will dive into the life of Phineas Banning including his family structure, personality, and some of his early accomplishments which include the establishment of a transportation empire, including his stagecoach lines and ultimately a Railroad in Southern California.

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I this episode I will talk about California in the late 1840s and 1850s - also known as the time of the gold rush. You could consider this episode more of a tickler for episode five, where I will dive into the life of Phineas Banning the founder of Wilmington, California, his contributions to Wilmington and San Pedro, including the economy of goods movement.

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