Los Cerritos, Long Beach, California
Los Cerritos 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, surrounding Rancho Los Cerritos were designated as the Los Cerritos subdivision. Once streets were cut out into the designed tract, the lots began to sell.Image:La Linda North East view.JPG|right|thumb|La Linda Drive looking North East from the entrance.
In 1920, Thomas Gilcrease purchased along La Linda Drive and in 1922 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.
Image:La Linda North West view.JPG|left|thumb|La Linda Drive looking North West from the entrance.
Until 1961, the neighborhood was served by the Pacific Electric Long Beach Line.
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.
In 2007, Los Cerritos Neighborhood was one of three finalists in Neighborhood USA's Neighborhood of the Year national competition in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.