#whatsinaname

Jan 9, 20184 min read

Pioneers of Local Education and the Names Behind our Local Schools (continued)

Burcham Elementary School 5610 E Monlaco Rd, Long Beach, CA 90808 David Burcham has been credited for the strong moral fiber that ran...

Dec 26, 20172 min read

A pioneer Long Beach resident named Elvia Bartow Astle, the daughter of a prominent hotel owner named J.V. Bartow, proposed many of the...

Dec 15, 20173 min read

Joan Van Blom Bridge By Paul Slater Pacific Coast Highway at the Los Cerritos Channel Legendary Olympic rower Joan Van Blom, who passed...

Nov 3, 20175 min read

Lloyd Whaley’s Los Altos Neighborhood Library 5614 E. Britton Dr, Long Beach, CA 90815 Lloyd Whaley had a vision. It was much larger...

Oct 22, 20172 min read

Willmore, Huntington, Drake, Nieto, Bixby —names you see and hear around Long Beach – the second largest city in the county. So, let’s...

Oct 19, 20173 min read

What’s in a name? Well, for California State University, Long Beach the question is more accurately – What is your name? Throughout the...

Oct 16, 20174 min read

Picking a name for a school is no easy venture, in particular when so many seek to have their chance at shaping history. Names are chosen...

Oct 13, 20174 min read

Ever wonder what’s in a Long Beach street name? Like what’s a Woodruff? And what’s the story behind the street no one can spell, or...