Zaferia, sometimes Zafaria or Zefaria, is a neighborhood in the eastern part of Long Beach, California. It corresponds to the area around Anaheim Street and Redondo Avenue, specifically "Anaheim Street, between Temple and Loma Avenues, extending north of Pacific Coast Highway and south to 11th Street".[1] It was founded as a small town, and shortly thereafter was served by the Pacific Electric Railway's Balboa Line, which had a station named "Zaferia" near Anaheim and Redondo at the junction with the 3rd Street/Redondo Avenue local.
The area that came to be known as Zefaria was settled as early as 1899.[1] According to a 1919 article in the Long Beach Telegram, Zefaria is a "name conferred by the Pacific Electric on the stopping point at the Redondo crossing over the then-new Newport Beach line of the Pacific Electric."[2] The rail stop was established in 1904.[3] There were two house lots for sale on Zafaria Street near the Anaheim road in 1906.[4] According to the city of Long Beach, the name was put on a sign at the rail station,[3] and according the 1919 newspaper account, zefaría meant farmhouse or village in "Mexican".[2] According to the Long Beach Library, no one really knows how to spell or pronounce Zaferia/Zafaria/Zefaria correctly.[3]
The area cites 1913 as its date of founding; by that time, the area contained numerous businesses and even a newspaper. It was one of a handful of "wet" cities in Los Angeles County in the 1910s.[5] By 1919 it supported several small factories and a jitney bus up and down Anaheim Avenue.[2] There was a domestic violence murder-suicide in front of "an electric train crew and passengers" at Zafaria station in 1919.[6] There was a Zaferia branch of the Long Beach Public Library at 3351 East Anaheim Street.[2] This branch was later known as either Zaferia or East Long Beach until the 1924 establishment of the "first East Long Beach branch building owned and built by the city" on Freeman Avenue.[3]
Zaferia was annexed by Long Beach in 1920.[3] A park established in 1953 at Pacific Coast Highway and Redondo bears the name Plaza Zafaria.[1]
Zaferia Methodist Church, 1913Zafaria Drug Store ad, 1921Business at Anaheim St. and Stanley Ave., 1977
The Zaferia Business Association, formerly known as the East Anaheim Street Business Alliance, was formed in 1991.[7]
^ abcd"Industrial, Business, Building, and Realty Activity Notable in Zaferia District". The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News. 1919-10-27. p. 11. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
^"Long Beach Man Kills Wife and Self After Quarrel". The Santa Maria Times. 1919-03-22. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
^"About | Zaferia Business Association". zaferia.org.
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East Anaheim Street Business Alliance: Historic Zaferia
April 11, 2024
zaferia, long, beach, zaferia, sometimes, zafaria, zefaria, neighborhood, eastern, part, long, beach, california, corresponds, area, around, anaheim, street, redondo, avenue, specifically, anaheim, street, between, temple, loma, avenues, extending, north, paci. Zaferia sometimes Zafaria or Zefaria is a neighborhood in the eastern part of Long Beach California It corresponds to the area around Anaheim Street and Redondo Avenue specifically Anaheim Street between Temple and Loma Avenues extending north of Pacific Coast Highway and south to 11th Street 1 It was founded as a small town and shortly thereafter was served by the Pacific Electric Railway s Balboa Line which had a station named Zaferia near Anaheim and Redondo at the junction with the 3rd Street Redondo Avenue local ZaferiaNeighborhood of Long BeachZaferia 1913ZaferiaCoordinates 33 46 57 N 118 09 09 W 33 7825 N 118 1524 W 33 7825 118 1524Country United StatesState CaliforniaCountyLos AngelesCityLong Beach Contents 1 History 2 See also 3 References 4 External linksHistory editThe area that came to be known as Zefaria was settled as early as 1899 1 According to a 1919 article in the Long Beach Telegram Zefaria is a name conferred by the Pacific Electric on the stopping point at the Redondo crossing over the then new Newport Beach line of the Pacific Electric 2 The rail stop was established in 1904 3 There were two house lots for sale on Zafaria Street near the Anaheim road in 1906 4 According to the city of Long Beach the name was put on a sign at the rail station 3 and according the 1919 newspaper account zefaria meant farmhouse or village in Mexican 2 According to the Long Beach Library no one really knows how to spell or pronounce Zaferia Zafaria Zefaria correctly 3 The area cites 1913 as its date of founding by that time the area contained numerous businesses and even a newspaper It was one of a handful of wet cities in Los Angeles County in the 1910s 5 By 1919 it supported several small factories and a jitney bus up and down Anaheim Avenue 2 There was a domestic violence murder suicide in front of an electric train crew and passengers at Zafaria station in 1919 6 There was a Zaferia branch of the Long Beach Public Library at 3351 East Anaheim Street 2 This branch was later known as either Zaferia or East Long Beach until the 1924 establishment of the first East Long Beach branch building owned and built by the city on Freeman Avenue 3 Zaferia was annexed by Long Beach in 1920 3 A park established in 1953 at Pacific Coast Highway and Redondo bears the name Plaza Zafaria 1 nbsp Zaferia Methodist Church 1913 nbsp Zafaria Drug Store ad 1921 nbsp Business at Anaheim St and Stanley Ave 1977The Zaferia Business Association formerly known as the East Anaheim Street Business Alliance was formed in 1991 7 See also editNeighborhoods of Long Beach California Eastside Long Beach CaliforniaReferences edit a b c Plaza Zafaria www longbeach gov Retrieved 2023 11 11 a b c d Industrial Business Building and Realty Activity Notable in Zaferia District The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News 1919 10 27 p 11 Retrieved 2023 11 11 a b c d e Brewitt Anniversary longbeach gov Retrieved 2023 11 11 Dollars The Long Beach Telegram and The Long Beach Daily News 1906 04 07 p 4 Retrieved 2023 11 11 The History of Zaferia PDF p 13 Long Beach Man Kills Wife and Self After Quarrel The Santa Maria Times 1919 03 22 p 1 Retrieved 2023 11 11 About Zaferia Business Association zaferia org External links editEast Anaheim Street Business Alliance Historic Zaferia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Zaferia Long Beach amp oldid 1184623751, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
