California Heights

"Postcard from the Past"

Oct 07, 1999

The California Heights Neighborhood Association and Long Beach Heritage are proud to host ?“Postcards from the Past?”, the Third Annual California Heights Home and Garden Tour on Sunday, October 17th, 1999. The homes participating in this year?’s tour, range in age from a 1924 classic California Bungalow to a 1931 Spanish Colonial Revival. Homes include those that have been preserved in or restored to their original states and those that have completed beautiful and tasteful additions.
Participating in the tour again this year will be artisans and merchants who will display and discuss their trades. New to the tour will be a variety of vintage automobiles and vintage Long Beach Fire Department equipment as well as the Long Beach Police Department?’s paddy wagon. Refreshments will also be available along the tour route.
Special events include the unveiling of the California Heights Neighborhood Association?’s latest community project, the renovation of our neighborhood street lamps to their original states. A renovated street lamp will be on display in front of one of the tour homes; please feel free to stop by and give us your opinion.
Tickets can be purchased at Julie?’s Antiques, located at 1133 E. Wardlow Rd., 562- 989-7799. Ticket cost is $13.00 presale, $15.00 on the day of the event. No photography of the homes is allowed, and we request that all visitors wear flat, soft soled shoes only.
Volunteers still needed! If you would like to volunteer to be a docent or just to help out in general, please call Kerrie at 562-595-9434 or Albert at 562-997-8888.

Article by Kerrie Weaver