Lomita
California
City Of Lomita
Lomita emerged from the boom and bust of the 1920s and crept slowly into the 1930s, it soon acquired a new reputation as "Celery Capital of the World" (although some claim it could just as easily have acquired the title "Strawberry Capital of the World" as well). Truck farming of vegetables, fruits, and eggs became the prevailing occupation of Lomita residents in the 1930s.
In early 1935, a vaudevillian named Frank A. Gumm of Grand Rapids, Minnesota leased the Lomita Theater, which was located on Narbonne Avenue near 243rd Street, to present his singing and dancing daughters Mary Jane, Dorothy Virginia, and Judy, who would later change her name to Judy Garland.
From a simple ranch house and a few out-buildings on the Narbonne property, a sleepy narrow gauge electric railroad stop on Western Avenue, and a handful of dirt roads named after trees and fruits, Lomita has grown into a small city and, in spite of that growth, managed to maintain its rustic, small-town flavor.
Recent News
City Of Lomita Newsletter - November 3, 2023
Join us Thursday, November 16, 2023 Registration/Doors Open: 8am Breakfast and Program: 8:30am-10am Lomita Park Tom Rico Center/Marc Fosnaugh Gym 24428 Eshelman Ave, Lomita Get Tickets! Lomita Winter Newsletter Now Available Click to browse the…
Read More »City Of Lomita E-Newsletter - March 10, 2023
New Sweeping Trucks. Same Dates. Same Times. Same Routes. In case you missed it...beginning the week of April 3rd, Athens will provide street sweeping in Lomita. Sweeping and trash collection dates, times, and routes will remain unchanged for now.…
Read More »City Of Lomita E-Newsletter - February 24, 2023
Athens Services to Provide Street Sweeping Services in Lomita Starting April 1st. In 2021, Athens Services began providing solid waste hauling services in Lomita. Since then, the City has been working with Athens to add State required Organics…
Read More »City Of Lomita E-Newsletter - February 10, 2023
February 10, 2023 On February 7, 2023 the City Council approved a resolution proclaiming termination of the City of Lomita's local emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Effective February 28, 2023 the city will resume pre-pandemic operations…
Read More »City Of Lomita E-Newsletter - January 27, 2023
On March 15, 2022 the City Council approved a resolution extending the City's existing emergency measures until further notice to correspond with the State and County reopening guidelines. These emergency measures can be changed at any time to…
Read More »City Of Lomita E-Newsletter - January 13, 2023
City Of Lomita E-Newsletter - January 13, 2023 On March 15, 2022 the City Council approved a resolution extending the City's existing emergency measures until further notice to correspond with the State and County reopening guidelines. These…
Read More »City Of Lomita E-Newsletter - December 16, 2022
On March 15, 2022 the City Council approved a resolution extending the City's existing emergency measures until further notice to correspond with the State and County reopening guidelines. These emergency measures can be changed at any time to…
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