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1 Cherry Ave. (Ocean Blvd. and Cherry Ave.) 33°45′48″N 118°10′05″W / 33.76333°N 118.16806°W / 33.76333; -118.16806 ( Cherry Avenue Lifeguard Three-story structure with hexagonal lookout tower built in 1938 as a WPA project; moved to Cherry Ave. in 1961.
Los Cerritos (sometimes called Los Cerritos/Virginia Country Club) is a neighborhood with approximately 700 homes and 2,000 residents located within the Bixby Knolls neighborhood of Long Beach, California. Established in 1906, the Los Cerritos neighborhood has been used by the film industry of Hollywood with its historic, estate-sized homes. It ...
In 1894 Wise opened a grocery store at Cherry Ave. and Third Street in Long Beach. On July 28, 1902, he opened "The Cash Store" grocery in 27-by-75-foot (2,200 sq ft (200 m 2 )) quarters that W. H. Wise rented for $30/month at Pine and First street (later the site of the Bank of Italy).
1954 – Long Beach State 49ers baseball team formed. [15] 1962 – Historical Society of Long Beach founded. [16] 1967 - RMS Queen Mary arrives; 1972 – California State University, Long Beach active. [14] 1975 – Grand Prix of Long Beach begins. 1977 – Long Beach Public Library's main branch rebuilt. [11] 1978 – Chua Phat To (Buddhist ...
South Western Military Academy was founded in 1924 by local businessmen at 2065 Cherry Avenue, in the newly-incorporated Signal Hill enclave within Long Beach, California. In 1925, they sold it to Major and Mrs. Wilbur J. Watkins, who renamed it Southern California Military Academy (SCMA).
Long Beach was first incorporated in 1888 with 59 buildings and a new school. Nine years later, dissatisfaction with prohibition and high taxes led to an abortive and short-lived disincorporation. Before the year 1897 was out, the citizens voted to reincorporate, and the 1897 date of incorporation is shown on the city seal.
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Neighborhood map of the City of Long Beach, CA. Long Beach, California, is composed of many different neighborhoods. Some neighborhoods are named after thoroughfares, while others are named for nearby parks, schools, or city features.