Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia

incorporated as a city in 1888. When Bixby died in 1916 the remaining 3,500 acres(14 km²) of Rancho Los Cerritos was subdivided into the neighborhoods of Bixby Knolls,California Heights, North Long Beach and part of the city of Signal Hill.The town grew as a seaside resort (The Pike was one of the most famous beachsideamusement parks on the West coast from 1910 until the 1960's) and then as an oil, Navy,and port town. The town was once referred to as "Iowa by the sea," due to a large influxof people from that state and other states in the Midwest. Huge picnics for each statewere a popular annual event in Long Beach until the 1960s.The Long Beach earthquake of 1933 was a magnitude 6.3 earthquake that causedsignificant damage to the city and surrounding areas. Most of the damage occurred inunreinforced masonry buildings, especially schools. One hundred twenty people died inthis earthquake.Long Beach used to have a sizable Japanese-American population mostly working in thefish canneries on Terminal Island and small truck farms in the area, but withintermarriage and other factors, it is now less than 1% of the population of Long Beach.There is still a Japanese Community Center and a Japanese Buddhist Church in LongBeach.The early silent film industry in Long BeachOne of the places where the film industry started in Southern California was in LongBeach.Balboa Amusement Producing Company, also known as Balboa Studios, was located atSixth Street and Alamitos Avenue, and they used 11 acres (45,000 m²) on Signal Hill foroutdoor locations. Silent movie stars who lived in Long Beach included Fatty Arbuckleand Theda Bara. The 1917 film Cleopatra, starring Theda Bara, was filmed at theDominguez Slough just west of Long Beach, and Moses parted the Red Sea for Cecil B.DeMille's 1923 black-and-white version of "The Ten Commandments" on the flatseashore of Seal Beach, southeast of Long Beach.The current film industry in Long BeachBecause of its closeness to LA-area studios and the variety of locations, Long Beach isregularly used for movies, television shows, and advertisements. The city has filled in forlocations across the nation and the globe. [3]Long Beach Polytechnic High School is just one of the popular filming locations in LongBeach. Another popular area for movies filmed in the city is the Virginia Country Clubarea. The upscale neighborhood is home to several National Historic Landmarks and isknown for its diverse architectural styles ranging from a famous Greene & Greenedesigned American Bungalow home to modern homes designed by World-RenownedArchitect Edward Killingsworth.