Yes? From the front door of the apartment we lived in, I could see buildings in the City of Long Beach whereas Disneyland was 9.5 miles east. Most nights I cou

Yes? From the front door of the apartment we lived in, I could see buildings in the City of Long Beach whereas Disneyland was 9.5 miles east. Most nights I could hear the airplane testing at the blast wall McDonnell Douglas - very rarely if the wind was just right I could just barely hear fireworks from Disneyland. Technically to people, I didn't say "in Long Beach" I said "near Long Beach" when I explained where I grew up, but thats a quibble that would not be otherwise heard by most people. It's ironic you mention crime, because it always confounded me, East Long Beach and North Long Beach (where the crime was) were different enough that they might as well have been different planets. Also, in my opinion, Los Alamitos/Seal Beach are culturally more affixed to Long Beach (we shared an area code) than the rest of Orange County.