Descriptive Summary
Access
Publication Rights
Preferred Citation
Acquisition Information
Biography/Administrative History
Scope and Content of Collection
Indexing Terms
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Gazette Newspaper Preservation and Access Project
Dates: 1977-2022
Collection Number: 2022.023, 2022.300
Creator/Collector:
Tedi and Pat Cantalupo; Fran and Jon Blowitz; MediaNews
Grunion Gazette; Downtown Gazette; Uptown Gazette
Extent: : Total 43 linear feet Series 1: 40 linear feet; 80 document boxes. Newspapers are paper volumes 11.5x17 inches, between 30
and 75 pages; ObjectID numbers 1 to 4,066. Series 2: Two square feet of display space, 3/4 archival shelf.
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Repository:
Historical Society of Long Beach
Long Beach, California 90807
Abstract: This collection recounts weekly activities, businesses, events, people, sports, arts, culture, and other hyperlocal Long Beach,
CA community interests from 1977- 2022. Materials include newspapers, photographs, two newspaper racks, and one art sculpture.
Language of Material: English
Access
There are no access restrictions on this collection.
Publication Rights
Requests for permission to publish or quote from materials must be submitted in writing to the Historical Society of Long
Beach. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Historical Society of Long Beach as the owner of the physical materials,
and does not include permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Gazette Newspaper Preservation and Access Project. Collection Number: 2022.023, 2022.300. Historical
Society of Long Beach
Acquisition Information
This collection donated by Simon Grieve to the Historical Society of Long Beach in 2022.
Biography/Administrative History
The Gazette is a weekly newspaper that has been in operation since June 23, 1977.
Tedi and Pat Cantalupo started the newspaper to serve the Belmont Shore and Naples neighborhoods of Long Beach, CA, with circulation
eventually including East Long Beach. Fran and Jon Blowitz purchased the Grunion Gazette in 1981 and increased scope, content,
and circulation. They began publishing the Downtown Gazette to serve those communities in 1988. All titles were sold to MediaNews
in 2004, who added the Uptown Gazette to serve North Long Beach, California Heights, Bixby Knolls, Virginia Country Club and
other communities in the northern area of Long Beach in 2008. All titles and content combined in 2018 under the Grunion Gazette
moniker, and continued to serve all of Long Beach.
The Gazette collection offers a counter-point to the Press-Telegram’s coverage of the city and community. How and what the
Gazette family of newspapers reported affected generations of local people. In the Gazette’s early years, circulation and
advertisements catered to the white, affluent, neighborhoods of Belmont Shore and Naples, however, readers included Latinos,
Japanese Americans, African Americans, and residents who may not have been subscribers to daily newspapers. Because the Gazettes
were free, they were a “go-to” source of information for high school and college students before the internet. It was an accessible
source of news and local information, a place to learn about cultural events, find housing, employment, and like-minded individuals
to share experiences.
Scope and Content of Collection
Series 1 consists of newspapers only, size 11.5x17, folded on left binding, pages numbering between 30 and 75 depending on
the issue. They are cataloged as part of the larger HSLB Historic Newspaper Collection. The Gazettes cover community activities,
events, businesses, advertisements, personal ads, and more with a hyperlocal journalistic approach from 1977-2022.
The original publication, Grunion Gazette, becomes a two-part paper, second section titled “Lifestyle Gazette,” later “Sports,”
and finally “Community.” In October of 1988, the Downtown Gazette began publishing, and in October of 2008, the Uptown Gazette
began publishing. A “Special Edition” focused on various subjects such as education appears sparingly. In 2018, the three
publications were consolidated into one, the Grunion Gazette, and distributed throughout the city.
Newspapers are organized by volume, number, and date. When the volume and/or number designations are repeated or incorrect,
the object is recorded in the database with the correction and [SIC {number on paper object}].
Series 2 includes photographs, an art sculpture made out of Gazette newspapers, and folding racks used for newspaper distribution.
The photographic collection is approximately 2,500 photographs housed on one archival shelf. Long Beach Grand Prix makes up
approximately 25 percent of the collection in print, negative, slide, and CD mediums, arranged by year. The other 75 percent
of the photographs are print, sized 4x6 up to 8x10 representing people, places, and events covered in the Gazette newspapers,
arranged by LCSH as close as possible. Within this arrangement, standard alphabetizing rules apply.
Indexing Terms
Airport
Arts
Business
Civic Light Opera
Congressional Cup
Convention Center
Development
Festivals
Graffiti
Grand Prix
Housing
International City
Jazz
Land Use
Long Beach Community Playhouse
Marine Department
Navy
Municipal Band
Noise Pollution
Offshore Powerboat
Olympics
Queen Mary
Regatta
Storm Damage
Terrace Theatre
Transportation
Water
Women
World Trade Week
Belmont Shore (Long Beach, Calif.)
Bixby Knolls (Long Beach, Calif.)
California
Central Long Beach (Long Beach, Calif.)
Downtown Long Beach (Long Beach, Calif.)
Long Beach Harbor (Calif.)
Long Beach (Calif.)
Los Altos (Long Beach, Calif.)
Marina (Long Beach, Calif.)
Naples (Long Beach, Calif.)
North Long Beach (Long Beach, Calif.)
Poly High School Neighborhood (Long Beach, Calif.)
Southern California
Waterfront (Long Beach, Calif.)
West Long Beach (Long Beach, Calif.)
Westside (Long Beach, Calif.)
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