Posts Tagged ‘the rubber tree’

GREAT MOMENTS IN LONG BEACH SEX HISTORY

February 6, 2008

1917
Cleopatra, starring the silent era’s original sex siren, Theda Bara, is filmed in Dominguez Slough. The film is a sensation but, by the 1930s, is banned because of its overt sexuality. It will eventually spawn other films that challenge sexual mores, groundbreaking films such as Porky’s, Porky’s 2 and Porky’s 16: Mystery on Gonorrhea Ridge.
1950ish [...]

WALK ON THE WILD SIDE

February 6, 2008

Around the city in eight erotic shops

PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
As the old saying goes, when opportunity knocks, don’t blow it—strap it on. Or at least that’s what you do when given the chance to explore some of Long Beach’s kinkiest (and not so much!) sex shops. From Phat Toys and the Purple Onion to ConRev [...]

 

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