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 updated: October 24, 2005

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Katrina Aid

Hot Dog Stand, Donation Center
 Saturday, Sep. 10
 at the Los Santos neighborhood entrance

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Time Capsule

ceremony 
Saturday, Aug. 13
 at the Los Santos neighborhood entrance

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Elm Street Band
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El Dorado Park

Aug. 12, 2005

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Neighborhood Night Out

pictures from 
August 2, 2005

evening - 6 houses were seen participating

 

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Volk #1

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Lees Ave.

July 4th

Fairbrook Block Party
 on Fairbrook Ave.

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Home Makeover

"My wife Kelly and myself Gil moved to our home 3 yrs ago... We truly love our neighborhood and neighbors, We are lucky to live in such a wonderful area of Long Beach."

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Home Saftey Tips

Read the article plus some neighborhood updates from Councilwoman Jackie Kell. 

IT WAS GREAT BEING A KID!

Memories of growing up in our neighborhood
By Judy Courdy

In 1953, people called it "the ditch". What part of our neighborhood were they referring to?

Kids went hunting in the beanfields adjacent to the neighborhood. What were they hunting? What hunting instruments did they use?
John and Betty Rank moved into their home on Aivlis Street in April 1954.  When they chose their home from a big plot posted on one of the walls in a model home on Lees Avenue, they had their choice of the entire tract—not one “sold” flag was yet pinned on the chart.  They finally settled on their house location, which was just a patch of dirt on an empty field at the time...
Read the Article: How It Was- John and Betty Rank

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Lees St. Now

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Lees St. in 50's

 

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 Aerial photo taken by Aivlis St. resident, Berch Parker (who is a pilot) as he flew in his plane over our neighborhood in 1956.

Notice the non-existent El Dorado Park area, as well as the beginnings of the construction to build the 405 freeway--the homes in our tract have not yet been torn down.
 courtesy Judy Courdy

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