It’s quaint and it’s dangerous: the Peninsula’s wooden boardwalk to be replaced

This article was originally published by LAist on Oct. 29, 2025.

It’s about 9 feet wide and 3,600 feet long, the length of 10 football fields. It’s made out of wooden boards and people who know about this long-time Long Beach mainstay say they like it, splinters and all.

“I think it’s classic. I think that this gives the area a very classic look. I think it’s very beautiful,” said Ana Torres, who lives nearby and had brought her two friends to walk the length of the boardwalk. They wore tennis shoes, something she encouraged all visitors to do…

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