Peninsula is a neighborhood in Long Beach, California. It separates Alamitos Bay from the Pacific Ocean.[1] It is adjacent to Belmont Shore and across the water from Naples.
History
The first homes were built between 1902 and 1904.[1]
The Pacific Electric Long Beach-Alamitos Bay-Seal Beach Line ran along the Peninsula and across a trestle to Seal Beach, where it connected with the Balboa Line. This track was abandoned in 1940.[2][1]
Sand is moved from the beach near the Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier to the Peninsula to replenish what is carried away by the prevailing currents.[3]
Architecture
- Edward Killingsworth - home for Dr. Thomas Kiddie and his wife Mary[4]
Gallery
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Peninsula -
Naples, Treasure Island and the Peninsula in 1936, showing the bridge to Seal Beach -
The Peninsula and the San Gabriel River, circa 1941-1947
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Peninsula". www.longbeach.gov.
- ^ "Pacific Electric Long Beach Local Lines". www.erha.org.
- ^ Saltzgaver, Harry (20 November 2020). "Hydraulic sand pump fails beach to beach, but may work elsewhere". Press Telegram.
- ^ Grobaty, Tim. "Ed Killingsworth on the beach: Home he designed on the Peninsula is on the market for $5.179 million • Long Beach Post News". lbpost.com.