Friday Factoid - Long Beach, CA

Did you know that the City of Long Beach, was originally known in 1882 as Willmore City, after English developer William Erwin Willmore, who brought immigrants from Kansas City.  When too few buyers appeared, his plans collapsed.  In 1887 the Long Beach Land & Water Co. took over and gave the community its present name, chosen because of the size of the beach.

(Los Angeles Times)