ABOUT US
The Willmore City Heritage Association is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation whose programs and activities promote and support retention, rehabilitation and revitalization of the Willmore District’s historically-significant and architecturally-significant buildings and historic town-scape. We have been active for 34 years, and our current membership of over 200 consists mainly of district residents.
The Association supports the Willmore Community Police Center and its many programs, publishes a monthly newsletter, sponsors neighborhood clean-ups, tree plantings, home tours, and other events. Additionally, WCHA has been active in the relocation and rehabilitation of historic homes that have been threatened with demolition. In 2003 we qualified for a Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO). We have been recipients of awards from the Cultural Heritage Commission, Community Development, and Neighborhoods USA for various projects.
WHERE WE ARE
The Drake Park/Willmore City Historic District is located in Downtown Long Beach, adjacent to the Pine Avenue Entertainment District. We are located on the west side of Long Beach ( just off the 710 freeway). Our borders are: the 710 freeway on the West; 4th St. on the South, Cedar St. on the East, and Moro & 12th St. on the North. The Drake Park/Willmore City Historic District boundaries are 4th Street on the south to Anaheim Street on the north, Pacific Avenue on the east and the Los Angeles River on the west, in Long Beach, CA.
Here is a map of the Willmore City / Drake Park Neighborhood
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Willmore City Planned Development Plan (PD-10)
Per City of Long Beach website
