Thursday, March 8, 2012

LACMA Roc's journey through Long Beach


Solid as a Rock!  The LACMA ROCK journey through Long Beach



The LACMA Rock is the name that has been given the 340 ton, two story granite boulder, that is travelling from Riverside County, to the Los Angeles County Museum of Art has drawn quite the Long Beach fan following.  On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in Bixby Knolls being a community within Long Beach, that is known as a center for the arts, wanted to celebrate the LACMA Rock.  The Bixby Knolls party started at noon, and by 4:00pm reportedly had more than 20,000 party goers!  Bixby Knolls partiers purchased T-shirts that read “Bixby Knolls Got Rocked,” local artists painted versions of the boulder and a local Long Beach DJ played songs that contained the word “rock” in them (including, the Queen anthem “We Will Rock You.”)



If you are an Artist, aspiring Artist or a person that wants to live in an eclectic community that celebrates the arts, Bixby Knolls may be the perfect “small city”, in a bigger city for you!  The majority of the homes in Bixby Knolls were custom-built between 1920 and 1940, providing this community with a diverse home architecture.   Bixby Knolls has several trendy small shops and restaurants dot a strip of Atlantic Ave. South of San Antonio and North of the 405 Freeway, as well as on the streets surrounding this main thoroughfare. The neighborhood is also serviced by several grocery stores and shopping centers in the local area.  The Richard Goad Theater, home to the Long Beach Shakespeare Company, and the Historical Society of Long Beach, are housed on Atlantic Ave, just north of Carson Street. Regular community events,  weekly strolls, dining and literary clubs are favorites of the locals. On the west side of the neighborhood, adjacent to the Los Angeles River, is the large Virginia Country Club, which is also the location of the Rancho Los Cerritos historic site.  Bixby Knolls can add one more feature to its list, it will always be known for, and the community will always remember the LACMA Rock journeyed through it’s small town!

Contact Lanise Warrior at (562)544-9491 or email lanisetherealtor@gmail.com  if you are interested in learning more about the Bixby Knolls community and scheduling private showings of current Bixby Knolls listings.    Visit www.socalrealestatewarrior.com


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