Welcome to the Craftsman Village Historic District website! To return to this homepage as you navigate our site, please click on the words "Craftsman Village" in the header above. NEWS FLASH: The Craftsman Village Historic District has been recognized for its outstanding contributions to education about historic preservation with a 2006 Merit Award from Long Beach Heritage! View pictures of our most recent awards here. Older awards are below. The Mural Is here! And: The Park is Coming!! The City Council has approved the purchase of the vacant lot at 851 Orange Avenue and will be working with the Craftsman Village Historic District to create a pocket park for our neighborhood! To get involved, or for more information, please get in touch with co-chair Dave Hernandez at rktec1@hotmail.com. Thanks to Brian Ulaszewski (click to see Brian’s plans), and to everyone else who helped make this dream a reality. We are currently engaged in surveying the area adjacent to our district in order to submit a proposal for the expansion of the historic district. Click here to learn more about the proposed historic district expansion. The Craftsman Village Historic District is located in the heart of Long Beach, between 7th and 10th Streets and Walnut and Orange Avenues. We are two blocks away from the Museum of Latin American Art. Visit the links to the right to learn more about our neighborhood and our accomplishments. In 2005, we were recognized for Outstanding Community Service by the City of Long Beach, and won 2nd prize nationally from Neighborhoods USA in the category of Physical Revitalization, for our innovative approaches to building community and promoting historic preservation. We also were declared a Neighborhood of the Year by Mayor Beverly O'Neill and received Special Congressional Recognition from Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald. (We have received other awards and honors, all of which are on display at the 7th St Community Police Center on the corner of Alamitos and 7th). Click here to see a page containing pictures of all our awards. We have an elected board and hold monthly meetings to discuss neighborhood issues and address community concerns. We also hold regular street cleanups (monthly, and often bi-weekly), we produce a newsletter every other month in English, Spanish, Khmer (Cambodian) and sometimes Vietnamese, and most recently we have begun parkway plantings using drought resistant and native plants. We also participate in various citywide organizations and in City-sponsored events to promote neighborhood empowerment and historic preservation. This site is a work in progress, so please check back for updates... We hope you enjoy learning about our neighborhood! If you are interested in properties for sale in our neighborhood, please contact Phil Appleby, pappleby@applebyre.com or Joey Emeterio, www.JoeyEmeterio.com. [last updated July 4, 2007] some design elements courtesy of Joshua Legbandt (thanks, Josh!)	Visit Aki Sushi and Bai Plu Thai, our neighborhood restaurant! *(The Craftsman Village Historic District is not a 501(c) 3 tax exempt organization. This webpage is maintained by private contributions, not public funds.)