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Queensway Bay, Long Beach, CA
Rainbow Harbor Glass Lithocrete® separated with acid etch sand.
Ground blue Glass Lithocrete® with land mass obsidian material.
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Close-up of broken flagstone inset into
Lithocrete® paving.
ueensway Bay is comprised of 300 acres of prime oceanfront land adja-
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cent to the commercial core of Long Beach, California's fifth largest city.
This urban waterfront project is designed to reestablish Long Beach as
one of the most popular waterfront destinations in Southern California.
Its centerpiece will be the new Downtown Harbor, berthing up to 50
commercial vessels of all kinds.With the new world-class Long Beach Aquarium of the
Pacific on one side of the site, and the recently expanded Long Beach Convention
Center on the other, Queensway Bay is perfectly positioned for development of successful retail, entertainment and hotel uses.Within walking distance of Pine Avenue and
downtown Long Beach, and the new Pike at Rainbow Harbor retail center, Queensway
Bay includes more than 69 acres of dedicated parkland, a Children's Beach, an Events
Park with a 10,000 seat amphitheater, and the world renowned Queen Mary.
“Lithocrete® helped us achieve a lot of special effects at our Queensway Bay Project.The centerpiece of the project is Rainbow Harbor, which provides docking for commercial boats and
historical vessels.We wanted a nautical theme that takes design elements from the boats
and uses them throughout the entire length of the harbor. With Lithocrete®, we were able
to incorporate sea shells into the concrete surface, highlighted with colored glass pieces in
specific areas. We were impressed with their unique method of blending the materials and
concrete together for added durability. Overall, I’d say that Lithocrete® adds both quality
craftsmanship and variety to surface paving.”
Robert J. Paternoster
Director of Queensway Bay Project
City of Long Beach
Fong Hart Schneider + Partners, Landscape Architects
Boardwalk paving Lithocrete® of mixed
stone, shells, and large stone insets.