Not being a native of Long Beach, I never saw the old Pike. Long time residents often spoke with fondness about that Pike. I read about this pike building top; did not retain the news. Some, I think, wanted it destroyed or moved. Others want it kept as a historical keepsake.
The Beachcomber has a Guessing game in each issue. They post a photo of something in Long Beach and the people who guess the location win prizes. Just after I snapped this photo, guess what the mystery Long Beach item was? Their photo showed the pike top from above, which was a much better snapshot.
One of my homeless peers said he slept underneath this structure. He wanted me to join him which I refused to do. He went into a long-winded account of how we could sneak up into the room where the white shuttered windows are and make it our homeless home. I thought him daft, especially having read a bit about it's historical value.
Basically anywhere a homeless person chooses to sleep is trespassing or forbidden. Yet some places, such as this pike top, seems like any homeless person would know better than to trespass with intent to reside there.
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