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Then & Now:  Los Cerritos Neighborhood Celebration
October 7, 12:30-4:30 p.m.   FREE

You don’t have to live in the Los Cerritos neighborhood to celebrate its centennial (1906-2006).  One of Long Beach’s oldest communities, the neighborhood is throwing a public party at Rancho Los Cerritos and EVERYONE is invited.  Long Beach Heritage volunteers will narrate tram tours of the neighborhood based on local historian Geraldine Knatz’s research.  Informative exhibits on the art, history and culture of early Long Beach will include    displays on the Virginia Country Club, the development of area farms and dairies, the oil industry, Daugherty Field, Dana Library, Los Cerritos Elementary School and others.  Neighbors, past and present, are encouraged to bring to the event any photos or paper-based artifacts of the Los Cerritos area and dating from the pre-1950s, to be scanned that same day and archived for a future project (maybe a book on the neighborhood?).  The LB Historic Preservation Office will offer short workshops on researching your home, supplemented by displays and information booths staffed with local historians and design experts to provide further assistance.  The festive afternoon will include children’s activities, contests, music DJ’d by Richard Nieto, light refreshments and tours of the historic adobe ranch house. A free valet parking service will be available for both cars and bikes.