Lakewood california

Bay Shore Shopping Center in the 1950's.

What was Lakewood like then?

What was Lakewood like then?

What was Lakewood like then?

Class of 1959 -- 50 years ago What are they like now? Will they remember me? I wonder what my old neighborhoods look like? After 5 hours' drive from our Mad River home to Sacramento, we fly to Long Beach International on Jet Blue (a first for us--it was super!) And the airport had a charm all its own. I loved that it was small. Reconnecting That evening at the hotel a few of us chanced to meet in the lobby and were hard-pressed to recognize one another. So here is what my cohorts look like…

There were 13 basic plans in the first phase with four variations of each, offering buyers 52 different exteriors. The 17,500 houses of Lakewood Park, Lakewood Park Mutual Homes, and Carson Park were all built within 33 months. Time magazine said that it was the biggest housing development in the world. It also was 105 acres of concrete sidewalks and 133 miles of paved streets lined with 5,000 concrete light poles, all paid for by the developers.

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Lakewood, California

What was Lakewood like then?