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Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

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Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, 3855 Lakewood Boulevard, Long Beach, Los Angeles County, CA

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Summary

Significance: As the Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach plant, the facility made a significant contribution to the development of the aviation industry in southern California. It was constructed as a critical early step in creating the "Arsenal of Democracy" during World War II, and the facility contributed substantially to the war effort and figured prominently in the movement to use women workers ("Rosie the Riveters") on the Home Front. Finally, the building and operating of the Douglas Long Beach plant was highly influential for the growth and prosperity of the region, especially the cities of Long Beach and Lakewood.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1090

Survey number: HAER CA-315

Building/structure dates: 1940-1941 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1942-1944 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: after. 1950- before. 1959 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: after. 1960- before. 1969 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: after. 1970- before. 1979 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: after. 1990- before. 1999 Subsequent Work

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date_range

Date

1969 - 1980
person

Contributors

Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Douglas, Donald
Douglas Aircraft Company, owner
McDonnell Aircraft Company
Taylor, Edward Cray, architect
Taylor, Ellis Wing, architect
McConnell Douglas Corporation, owner
The Boeing Company, owner
Walker Construction Company, builder
Davis, David
Davis-Douglas Company
Northrop, John K
Kindelberger, James Howard
Defense Plant Corporation
Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
McDonnell, James Smith
Boeing, William Edward
City of Long Beach, Department of Planning and Building
McDonnell Douglas Corporation, c/o Boeing Realty Corporation
PCR Services Corporation, contractor
Ostashay, Janet
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
place

Location

North Long Beach ,  33.82823, -118.14082
create

Source

Library of Congress
link

Link

http://www.loc.gov/
copyright

Copyright info

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