Willmore is a neighborhood in Long Beach, California. It is adjacent to Downtown Long Beach.
Willmore | |
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Country | United States |
State | California |
County | Los Angeles |
City | Long Beach |
The neighborhood is named after a forerunner of Long Beach, Willmore City. The township was developed by William E. Willmore on 4000 acres leased from Jotham Bixby and Rancho Los Cerritos in 1881.[1][2] In 1884, the Rancho reclaimed the land for non-payment and resold the area to the Long Beach Land and Water Company.[3][4]
Drake Park is named for Col. Charles Rivers Drake, who donated the park's land in 1904. Drake developed the precursor of The Pike amusement zone,[5] and established the Virginia Country Club.[6]
The Willmore City Heritage Association was founded in 1976.[2]
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33°46′41″N 118°12′00″W / 33.778°N 118.200°W