For other uses of "Cerrito" or "Cerritos", see
Cerrito .
Neighborhood of Long Beach in Los Angeles, California, United States
Los Cerritos (sometimes called Los Cerritos/Virginia Country Club) is a neighborhood with approximately 700 homes and 2,000 residents located within the
Bixby Knolls neighborhood of
Long Beach, California . Established in 1906, the Los Cerritos neighborhood has been used by the
film industry of
Hollywood with its historic, estate-sized homes. It was one of three finalists in the 2007 Neighborhood of the Year national competition.
History
On October 7, 1906, 330 acres (130 ha) surrounding
Rancho Los Cerritos were designated as the Los Cerritos subdivision.
[1] Once streets were cut out into the designed tract, the lots began to sell.
La Linda Drive looking North East from the entrance.
In 1920, Thomas Gilchrist, an
Oklahoma oilman, purchased 10 acres (4.0 ha) along La Linda Drive
[2] and subdivided them into a development called La Linda,
Spanish for "the pretty." In 1929, 20th century
architect
Kirtland Cutter designed three award-winning homes in the Los Cerritos Neighborhood.
[3]
La Linda Drive looking North West from the entrance.
Until 1961, the neighborhood was served by the
Pacific Electric
Long Beach Line .
[4]
Now one of Long Beach's oldest
gated communities , the residential make-up of La Linda has changed. Many of the newer homes are larger.
[5]
In 2007, Los Cerritos Neighborhood was one of three finalists in
Neighborhood USA 's Neighborhood of the Year national competition in
Baton Rouge, Louisiana .
[6]
Architecture
Movies and television
In 1985, a home on Country Club Drive
[20] in the Los Cerritos neighborhood was used as the Bueller family home in the
1986
comedy film
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
[21]
[22] and subsequently used in the
2001
comedy film
Not Another Teen Movie , the
2002
thriller film
Red Dragon , and in a
Cheerios commercial. In 1998, two homes on Cedar Avenue in the Los Cerritos neighborhood were used in the
1999
teen comedy
film
American Pie .
[23]
[24]
[25] In August 2000, another home on Country Club Drive was used as the fictional home for the teenager
Donnie Darko in the
2001
drama /
psychological thriller /
science fiction
film
Donnie Darko .
Gallery
See also
Notes
^
Then & Now, Los Cerritos Neighborhood Centennial October 7, 2006.
Archived February 13, 2012, at the
Wayback Machine Accessed March 16, 2008.
^
La Linda Dr, Long Beach, CA
^ Lachnit, Carroll. (May 2, 1999)
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Spotlighting Cutter's California Style Architecture. Section: Lifestyle; Page J3.
^ Dudley, Stephen (28 June 2017).
"Stopped at Cerritos" . Pacific Electric Railway Historical Society . Retrieved 2 January 2021 .
^ Gonzaga, Samantha. (August 10, 2007)
Long Beach Press-Telegram
Are our houses getting too big? Section: News; page 4A.
^
City of Long Beach press release. [
permanent dead link ]
^ O'Connor, Pauline (17 September 2019).
"Case Study architect's Long Beach home for sale for $3.3M" . Curbed LA .
^
a
b
"Greene & Greene Collection, Jennie A. Reeve House (Long Beach, Calif.): NODATE" . www.columbia.edu .
^ Grobaty, Tim.
"Go back in time with the historical 'Clock House,' on the market for $2.19 million • Long Beach Post News" . lbpost.com .
^ Grobaty, Tim.
"A couple of Kirtland Cutter's Country Club classics hit the market at $3M-plus each • Long Beach Post News" . lbpost.com .
^
"Our Story" . lalindadrive .
^
"165 E. Roosevelt: A Period Revival Home Built by Long Beach's Renowned Builder C. T. McGrew and Sons | Los Cerritos History" . 9 October 2018.
^ O'Connor, Pauline (29 April 2019).
"Groovy 1960s modern in Long Beach asking $975K" . Curbed LA .
^
"Sold: The Pekrul House, Paul Tay (1968)" . Unique California Property .
^
a
b
"Country Club Drive is Long Beach's Hollywood boulevard • Long Beach Post News" . lbpost.com .
^ Grobaty, Tim.
"Country Club house was the home of Apple Valley's founder • Long Beach Post News" . lbpost.com .
^
"George Montierth Designed MCM in Long Beach" . Curbed LA . 8 June 2013.
^ Grobaty, Tim.
"Country Club home on the market for the first time since it was built in 1964—$3 million • Long Beach Post News" . lbpost.com .
^
"PCAD - Clarence Nelson Aldrich" . pcad.lib.washington.edu .
^
Country Club Dr, Long Beach
^ Grobary, Tim. (November 27, 2001)
Long Beach Press-Telegram
What's up: A month to remember. Section: Local News. Page A1.
^ Grobaty, Tim. (February 21, 2003)
Long Beach Press-Telegram
What's Up:Filmers stay for the Pie. Section: Locan news. Page A2.
^ Grobaty, Tim. (March 6, 2001)
Long Beach Press-Telegram
What's Up: L.B. Gets a Big Slab of Pie. Section: Locan news, page A2.
^ Grobaty, Tim. (March 8, 2004)
Long Beach Press-Telegram
What's Up: Is your pad a movie house? Section: News, page A2.
^ Grobaty, Tim. (May 9, 2006)
Long Beach Press-Telegram
What's Hot! Showtime for your house? Section News, Page A2.
^
"PCAD - Clarence Nelson Aldrich" . pcad.lib.washington.edu .
References
External links
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