Geography Professor Gary Hytrek Quoted in LA Times Article about New Long Beach Civic Center

Geography Professor Gary Hytrek was recently quoted in an LA Times article about the new civic center currently under construction in downtown Long Beach. Dr. Hytrek, who specializes in urban and social geography, shared his thoughts about the impact that the new civic center will have on tourism and about the changes that have taken place in downtown Long Beach in recent years. The article, titled “Long Beach civic center is getting a $900-million makeover that’s a model for other cities” appeared in the February 17th issues of the LA Times and can be read in full at the following link http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-long-beach-civic-center-20180217-story.html.