Now Reading: Long Beach Contest Finalists

Willmore City/Drake Park Historic District

By Jim Danno: I’m writing to let you know about a great little community, adjacent to Downtown Long Beach, called the Willmore City/Drake Park Historic District.

Alamitos and 2nd — From There to There

By Jennifer Williams: What neighborhood is it, exactly? 2nd street and Alamitos, on the edge of downtown, not quite the 4th street arts district …

Rose Park is Coming Up Roses

By Daniel Brezenoff: A simple circular park is the perfect symbolic center of one of the most diverse, attractive, and exciting neighborhoods in the world — Rose Park.

Wrigley: Cat in the ‘Hood

By Shilita Montez: The hot cat wails in the morning sun. She lays low to the ground, her legs gone beneath her, her static-charged pelt splayed out about her.

Another Beautiful Morning in Bixby Knolls

By Dennis C Smith: It’s 6:30 as we quietly close the front door. We head down our walk, Harrison trotting to the end of his leash looking for Bailey. Blaire holds tight to the leash and slips her small hand into mine.

The Jacarandas of Los Altos Manor

By Deana Rodriguez: In the mid-1940’s, Lloyd S. Whaley purchased the Los Altos area for development (an area, “bordered by Stearns, Bellflower, Atherton and Clark,” as mentioned on Facebook’s Los Altos Neighbors group page). Whaley’s daughter loved Jacaranda trees…

Transforming Bixby Knolls, Transforming Lives

By Leslie A.M. Smith: Since my husband and I bought our 1929 home in Bixby Knolls in 1998, we have witnessed a marvelous renaissance of the shopping district and of our neighborhood.

El Dorado Park South Neighborhood

By Kym Livesay: I believe it is interesting to know that our neighborhood was built in 1953 and the residents were predominately service men, returning from war, and their families.

Charm of the past — From Cog Stones to Current Day Jewel

By Marcia Lee Harris: My favorite neighborhood is actually the earliest Native American neighborhood here dating back to 2-5000 BC where the Tongva came next (500-1769). After that the property showcased the Spanish-Mexican culture, followed by …

Living In Long Beach From a 6-Year Old’s Perspective

By Vicki Walker-Lopez: According to my son, Cristian Lopez, a 6-years old, Long Beach resident, what makes living in Long Beach special is being able to do and to see fun and interesting things.