Timeline of Long Beach, California
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Long Beach, California, USA.
Prior to 20th century
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- 1888 – Willmore City renamed "Long Beach."[1]
- 1895 – Long Beach Public Library founded.[2]
20th century
- 1902 – The Pike amusement area begins operating.[3]
- 1908 – Office of mayor established.[3]
- 1911 – Port of Long Beach dedicated.[4]
- 1921 – Long Beach Oil Field discovered at Signal Hill.[5]
- 1923 – Daugherty Field (airfield) established.[6]
- 1924
- City Gas Department established.[7]
- Argus newspaper in publication.[8]
- City of Signal Hill incorporated in vicinity of Long Beach.
- 1925 – Brayton Theatre opens.[9]
- 1929 – Long Beach Public Library's Alamitos branch built.[10]
- 1930 – Population: 142,032.[11]
- 1932 – Municipal Auditorium opens.[3]
- 1933 – March 10: The 6.4 Mw Long Beach earthquake affects the Greater Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), leaving 115–120 people dead, and causing an estimated $40 million in damage.
- 1934 – Long Beach Main Post Office built.
- 1940 – Population: 164,271.[11]
- 1943 – US Naval Dry Docks established on Terminal Island.
- 1945 – Press-Telegram newspaper in publication.[12]
- 1947 – November 2: Spruce Goose aircraft takes flight.[3]
- 1949 – Los Angeles-Orange County State College opens.[13]
- 1950
- Long Beach Museum of Art founded.
- Population: 250,767.[11]
- 1951 – Circle Drive-In cinema in business.[9]
- 1952 – Miss USA and Miss Universe beauty pageants held in city.[3]
- 1954 – Long Beach State 49ers baseball team formed.[14]
- 1962 – Historical Society of Long Beach founded.[15]
- 1972 – California State University, Long Beach active.[13]
- 1975 – Grand Prix of Long Beach begins.
- 1977 – Long Beach Public Library's main branch rebuilt.[10]
- 1978 – Chua Phat To (Buddhist center) founded.[16]
- 1981 – Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden dedicated.
- 1984 – Ernie Kell becomes mayor.[17]
- 1986 – Long Beach Heritage nonprofit founded.[15]
- 1990 – Population: 429,433.[11]
- 1994
- Beverly O'Neill becomes mayor.[17]
- Gray Panthers of Greater Los Angeles headquartered in city.[18]
- 1996 – City website online (approximate date).[19]
- 1998
- Greater Long Beach Interfaith Community Organization established.[16]
- Aquarium of the Pacific opens
- 1999 – Long Beach Towne Center (shopping area) opens.[3]
21st century
- 2000 – Population: 461,522.[20]
- 2001 – Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles (spcaLA) and the City of Long Beach open the spcaLA P.D. Pitchford Companion Animal Village & Education Center, the first public-private partnership for animal welfare in the United States.[21]
- 2006 – Bob Foster becomes mayor.[17]
- 2010 – Population: 462,257; metro 12,828,837.[22]
- 2013
- Harvey Milk Park opens.[23]
- Alan Lowenthal becomes U.S. representative for California's 47th congressional district.[24]
- 2014 – Robert Garcia becomes mayor.[17]
See also
- Long Beach, California history
- List of mayors of Long Beach, California
- List of City of Long Beach historic landmarks
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California
- Timeline of California[25]
- Timelines of other cities in the Southern California area of California: Anaheim, Bakersfield, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Ana
References
- Federal Writers' Project 1939.
- American Library Annual, 1917–1918. New York: R.R. Bowker Co. 1918. pp. 7 v – via Hathi Trust.
- Orange County Register 2013: "Timeline"
- "About Us: History (timeline)". California: Port of Long Beach. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- Nergal 1980.
- "Airport Timeline". California: Long Beach Airport. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- "Long Beach Gas & Oil: Historical Timeline". California: City of Long Beach. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- "Historical Newspaper Collection". California: Historical Society of Long Beach. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- "Movie Theaters in Long Beach, CA". CinemaTreasures.org. Los Angeles: Cinema Treasures LLC. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- "About the Library: Facts and Figures". California: Long Beach Public Library. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990, US Census Bureau, 1998
- "US Newspaper Directory". Chronicling America. Washington DC: Library of Congress. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- "Timeline: Cal State Long Beach through the years", Long Beach Press Telegram, MediaNews Group, Inc., November 23, 2013
- "Long Beach State Athletics History Timeline". LongBeachState.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- American Association for State and Local History (2002). Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.). ISBN 0759100020.
- Pluralism Project. "Long Beach, California". Directory of Religious Centers. Harvard University. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- "Office of the Mayor: History of the Office". California: City of Long Beach. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- "Long Beach: Gray Panthers Relocates Its Regional Offices", Los Angeles Times, August 1994
- "City of Long Beach, California". Archived from the original on October 1996 – via Internet Archive, Wayback Machine.
- "Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000". Long Beach city, California QuickLinks. State & County QuickFacts. US Census Bureau.
- "History | spcaLA".
- "Largest Urbanized Areas With Selected Cities and Metro Areas (2010)". US Census Bureau. 2012.
- "Long Beach History Timeline". California: Long Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- Civic Impulse, LLC. "Members of Congress". GovTrack. Washington, D.C. Retrieved May 30, 2015.
- Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Chronology", California: Guide to the Golden State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House – via Open Library
Bibliography
- "Directory of Long Beach, Terminal and San Pedro 1899–1900" – via Long Beach Public Library, Digital Archive.
- Walter Case. History of Long Beach and Vicinity. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1927.
- Federal Writers' Project (1939), "Long Beach", California: Guide to the Golden State, American Guide Series, New York: Hastings House, pp. 201+ – via Open Library
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - Ory Mazar Nergal, ed. (1980), "Long Beach, CA", Encyclopedia of American Cities, New York: E.P. Dutton, pp. 197+, OL 4120668M
- Fortune's Harbor. Larry Meyer and Pat Kalayjian, 1983
- The Golden Shore. Richard DeAtley, 1988
- The City and its People. Bill Hillburg, 2000.
- "Long Beach timeline: From land grant to redevelopment", Orange County Register, August 2013
External links
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- "Long Beach History". California: Long Beach Public Library.
- Items related to Long Beach, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
- Claudine Burnett (ed.). "Long Beach's Past" – via Blogspot. 2013–
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