Lost Railway Historic Walking Tour

This informative, docent-led walking tour will explore the early human history of Bluff Heights, starting with native Tongva tribes followed by early Twentieth Century history of our neighborhood and growth of Long Beach. Our tour will start at Corto Place while strolling Broadway (formerly RAILWAY STREET) from Redondo to Junipero highlighting many local historical landmarks along the way.  We will also share interesting facts about the lost Pacific Electric Railway, once the most sophisticated electric railway system in the world more than a century ago.

Our tour will stop to see our historic interpretive panel at JugBand so you see the Pacific Electric Railway map and learn about the interesting history of the Bungalow Grocery along with other historic landmark buildings along Broadway. We'll also quickly explore the Lowena Drive historic district and explore the unique Chateauesque Architecture before ending around lunchtime with refreshments and a light picnic social at…