the newsletter of the Willmore city heritage association DEC 2017

Holiday PotluckHoliday PotluckHoliday Potluck

PLACE: PLACE: PLACE: 853 Daisy Ave.853 Daisy Ave.853 Daisy Ave. DATE:DATE:DATE: December 9December 9December 9 TIME: TIME: TIME: 4:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.4:00 p.m.———8 p.m.8 p.m.8 p.m. Join us as Cindy and Nancy Smith host our an-nual holiday potluck in their beautiful historic home. There will be food, music, and fun, as-sisted by adult beverages. Meet new neighbors, catch up with old ones, and get in the mood for the holiday season. All are welcome—bring a friend, or invite some new ones!

There is NO General Meeting in Decem-ber. There is NO newsletter in January DLBA will be speaking about our Downtown at our January General Meeting.

Its back! Its back! Its back! The Gingerbread VillageThe Gingerbread VillageThe Gingerbread Village

One of the most popular thing that is part of Win-ter in Willmore is the Gingerbread Village. Our Art-ist-in-Captivity, Isaac Salgado, together with Board member, Hulean Tyler spend months plotting and planning on how to outdo themselves each year. Hulean builds the structure that supports the Vil-lage and Isaac designs, bakes and decorates the gin-gerbread. None of the items in the Village are “kit” objects. All are created and decorated individually

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beginning in October. We must note that Isaac is also the small business owner of Rug’it Cleaning, as well as a husband, and father of two little girls. We believe that he must be very sleep deprived! Each house takes about 10 hours to do, and a total of 300 pounds of powdered sugar and 90 pounds of flour for the entire Village. Along with the houses, Isaac makes boulders, trees and snow for the mountain tops, as well as any other decorations he feels might be needed. The Gingerbread Village serves a dual purpose. Besides being a way of bringing a little Christmas cheer to our Downtown, it also serves as a way to fundraise to support Winter in Willmore. Busi-nesses and supporters “buy” a sign to go on one of the houses that features a little replica of their name and logo. This year there will be 30 houses

Board member, Hulean Tyler with the beginnings of the Village

Isaac starting to build

The proud artist!

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and signs. Each year the location of the Gingerbread Village changes, so that everyone can experience the joy of sugar in their shop! This year you can view it at Pump’d Nutrition, 425 Pine Avenue. If you are famil-iar with the Village, there are new items this year—two trains instead of one, and an electric lighthouse and windmill. Take a walk with your family down Pine, enjoy the lights and decorations, have some dinner, maybe delicious chocolate truffles and a piece of pie at Romeo’s Chocolates and Pie Bar, or perhaps an adult beverage at Kress Market, then stop in awe and admiration at Pump’d Nutrition to enjoy the Gingerbread Village! Happy Holidays to all.

We hope that Isaac is complying with child labor laws….

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Building a windmill with Hulean Tyler and Isaac Salgado

3 J. Christopher Launi Photography credit

WCHA has traditionally been responsible for the front exterior of the house. Somewhere along the way the exterior of the carriage house and the patio were added to the fray. A few years ago WCHA mem-ber Maria Barrientos and her mother, Eleanor begin doing the dining room table, which became all of the dining room, and now the butler’s pantry, kitchen, and bathroom as well. The decorations and labor are all donated by each organization, so please let them know how much you appreciate them. We hope you attend both Victorian Christmas and Winter in Willmore, and enjoy the hard work of your neighbors! For information on the Victorian Christ-mas events, including night time Adult Only tours, visit: http://www.lbheritage.org/index.php/129-lbhevents/247-victorian-christmas-2017, or call 562-493-7019

Victorian ChristmasVictorian ChristmasVictorian Christmas When you come to Long Beach Heritage’s Victorian Christmas tour, and Winter in Willmore, make sure that you stop and admire the work of our volun-teers. Different neighborhood groups decorate each room at the beautiful historic Bembridge House, and

2017’s decorating crew: Mark Perry, Maria Barrientos, Jenny Ser-sion, Josefa Curtain, Jim Danno, Kathleen Irvine, Matt Sersion,

Cheryl Perry, Jill Black, and Nury Curtis.

Moving mountains

More work than you can imagine! Enjoy!

Calendar of events

Victorian Christmas PLACE: Bembridge House DATE: December 1-30 TIME: Various Opening Celebration on Sunday, December 3, 2017 from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. There will be refreshments and crafts for children in the Carriage House, a visit from Santa, caroling by the South Coast Chorale Singers and the always popular garden boutique! Children are free with an adult on Sunday. This year we will offer Two Nighttime Adults-only Tours. Friday, December 1st & December 8th from 6:00 to 8:00. Attendance at the nighttime tours will be limited. Daytime Tours will also be available on Tues-days, December 5, 12 & 19 and on Saturdays, December 9, 16 & 30 at 1:30 & 2:30. www.lbheritage.org

Pearl Harbor Day: Stories from the Memorial Wall PLACE: HSLB 4260 Atlantic DATE: December 7 TIME: 6:30 p.m.— 3:00 p.m. Historical Society of Long Beach will highlight some of the unforgettable stories on its Me-morial Wall. Stories will tell of those who wit-nessed the attack in Hawaii, and those who carried out vital functions http://hslb.org/calendar_of_events/

Winter in Willmore PLACE: Drake Park DATE: December 16 TIME: 1:00 p.m—5 p.m. FREE event with snow sledding, arts and crafts, vendors,music, rock wall and more! www.willmorecity.org

Willmore City walking tour PLACE: Willmore City Historic District DATE: December 23 TIME: 9:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m. Willmore City was the first residential devel-opment in Long Beach. Meeting at the Victo-rian Queen Anne Bembridge House, this tour is designed as an introduction to a cross-section of early 20th century residential archi-tecture. The largest collection of early 1900’s homes in Long Beach, transitional bungalows, Craftsman and 1920's revival styles such as the Spanish Colonial, Dutch Colonial and Tu-dor are also found in the area. www.lbheritage.org

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The Port of Long BeachThe Port of Long BeachThe Port of Long Beach

We were fortunate to have the Port of Long Beach come and speak at our last General Meeting. Execu-tive Director Mario Cordero, the Managing Directors of Engineering Services, and Planning and Environ-mental Affairs, Sean Gamette, and Richard Camer-on, and Communications and Community Rela-tions, Kerry Gerot, spoke about various aspects of the Port. The main economic driver for our area, it generates approximately 100 billion in trade. To-gether with the Port of LA, it forms the busiest US port and the world’s 10th busiest. The Middle Har-bor project, as well as Pier B, along with the newly approved Clean Air Action Plan (CAAP) will contrib-ute to a greener, more efficient port. As a neighbor, the Port has been a great partner to our community. By supporting Willmore Season of Live Arts and Music (SLAM) they helped to bring Shakespeare and the Long Beach Symphony to the Amphitheater at Cesare Chavez Park. Their support of Winter in Willmore means that snow comes to Drake Park every December. In addition, WCHA has received various grants that improved our parks and greenspaces, while mitigating for Port related-pollution. This year the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners awarded $440,650 to various health related projects. Thank you POLB for everything.

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Willmore City Heritage Association

board members Kathleen Irvine, President & Newsletter Editor (818) 470-0005 kathleen@willmorecity.org Jenny Sersion, Vice President (310) 710-8456 jennyphoto@verizon.net Hulean Tyler, Treasurer (562) 755-4640 huleantyler@yahoo.com Patty Lund, Secretary (323) 243-5863 puttyland@mac.com Jim Danno, Outreach (818) 266 7110 jim@willmorecity.org B Terhune Beebe (Terry) (323) 605-3126 terrybeebe@verizon.net Isaac Salgado (562) 972-9778 rugitcleaning@gmail.com

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