Dragsters and Classic Cars lined up for the Annual Expo

Last Saturday (July 11th) the 4th Annual Dragster Expo and Car Show hit the streets to the delight of the Bixby Knolls area residents of Long Beach. Atlantic Avenue (between Carson and San Antonio) was blocked off for the day and lined with pre 1975 cars, dragsters and for the first time power boats. There were over 150 cars, ranging from Model Ts to Dragsters, for everyone to check out and take pictures!

We had a heat wave in progress with temperatures in the high 80′s. So… for those who wanted a little break from the sun, the Richard Goad Theatre showed some great racing movies throughout the day.

The local restaurants provided all the food you could want, and a beer garden was set up to take care of your drinks. Two DJs had everyone in the mood with a variety of music and street vendors set up stalls with their wares! Everyone had a great time!

To give you a better idea — Bixby Knolls is approx. 8 miles from the beach and is generally accepted to encompass Bixby Knolls proper, New Bixby, Country Club, Los Cerritos, etc. Bixby Knolls adjoins North Long Beach, California Heights, and the Wrigley area. It is one of the older, affluent areas with lovely tree-lined streets where people still take an evening stroll, walk the dog or push the baby stroller and yes — people talk with their neighbors! There is always something going on in Bixby Knolls, whether it is the car show, free concerts in the park, free plays by the Long Beach Shakespeare Company in the Richard Goad Theatre just to mention a few things.

Real estate in Bixby Knolls is not your typical tract home, you will see individually designed properties, many dating from the 1930s. The smaller family homes sell for around $600,000 while the larger, higher end homes, a few of which are on gated streets, sell for as much as $4,000,000. It is the priciest and most affluent area of the city that is not on the oceanfront. The neighborhood includes the prestigious Virginia Country Club and the original Rancho Los Cerritos historic site.
We look forward to welcoming you, as a new neighbor, to one of our next events!