California Heights is a historic neighborhood of Long Beach, California. Nickname: The International City (on flag), Friendly City (in Latin on citys seal), or the LBC Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: Country United States State California County Los Angeles County Government  - Mayor Bob Foster Area  - City  65. ...

Location

A historic area of Long Beach nestled between the North Long Beach and Bixby Knolls areas of Long Beach and Signal Hill within the 90807 Zip Code. North Long Beach (or the Northside) is a predominately working class area of Long Beach, California. ... An affluent area of Long Beach nestled btween the North-Side, California Heights, and Wrigley areas of Long Beach. ... Signal Hill could refer to: Signal Hill, California Signal Hill, a famous hill in Cape Town, South Africa Signal Hill, a hill near Saint Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Description

Until the early 1920’s California Heights was part of the Bixby Ranch (now Rancho Los Cerritos) and was used primarily as grazing land. It was the discovery of oil on Signal Hill and the ensuing land boom in 1921 that caused the Jotham Bixby Company to subdivide and sell off lots in the California Heights tract.

In 1927, California Heights included Chateau Thierry (the subdivision on the west side of California Avenue) and petitioned the City of Long Beach for paved streets, sidewalks, curbs and ornamental lighting.

The California Heights-Chateau Thierry area grew rapidly, with approximately 250 families moving into the neighborhood between 1925 and 1927. The area continued to attract new families, and by 1939 most of the building was complete.

External Links

• California Heights Neighborhood Association
• Long Beach Historic District