December 16, 2004
Douglas Park Gets Council Approval
As reported in the Long Beach Press-Telegram, Boeing Realty received Long Beach City Council approval for the Douglas Park development on December 14th.
Demolition of the old Douglas plant should be completed by the end of February 2005. The P-T goes on to say:
Infrastructure sewer lines, underground utility lines and related work could be installed as part of a first phase starting in July, Boeing Realty executives said. That work could last until late 2005.
Check back at wilexa.com for photo updates of the end of the demolition and beginning of the new construction.
Stay Tuned...
Sorry, folks.
This site has laid dormant for too long. It's time to get things moving again!
Look for photo updates before then of the year.
Happy Holidays,
Dave
June 23, 2004
Serious Demolition Activity Resumes
This May 18, 2004 panorama shows the siding removed from Buildings 2, 4, and 6. Visit the panorama page to see how things used to look.
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May 04, 2004
New Name: Douglas Park!
PacifiCenter is dead! Long live Douglas Park!
Boeing Realty has switched names (and logos) for the redevelopment of the old Douglas Aircraft factory in Long Beach, California. It had been dubbed "PacifiCenter" but is now "Douglas Park". You can read about it at the official home page http://www.douglaspark.org. They have also scaled back the housing units and otherwise modified the proposal.
Quoting from the site:
In partnership with the people and City of Long Beach, we've modified the design somewhat. We've made it more beautiful, more open, more human-scale. We've reduced the number of homes from 2,500 to 1,400. And, along the way, we've changed the name to Douglas Park - in honor of Donald Douglas and the many people who made history here.
[Editorial: This is a good thing. The new name, logo, and focus are much more inspirational than the neutral "PacifiCenter@Long Beach".]
April 15, 2004
Help a WWII Historian!
Calling all retirees and graybeards! Dane Donato, an author, is working on a book about the 391st, a WWII medium bombardment group. Late in the war, they transitioned from the older Martin B-26 Marauder to the Douglas A-26 Invader.
Mr. Donato has been researching this book for two years and is working with "the WWII veterans who flew and serviced the planes, family members, museums, universities, archives, and historians in England, Germany, and the United States." The full text with background can be found in the Hangar Talk Forums. Please take a look.
If any Wilexa.com readers have photos of the A-26s being built, or know any Douglas workers who helped build them, Mr. Donato would be grateful to speak to you.
Editor's comments: This website is about remembering the fine past of the Douglas Aircraft workers, planes, and plant. In that spirit, I urge all readers to help out Dane if they can. If you have registered for the forums, it's easy. Just post a reply to his forum entry if you want it to be public or click on the "email" or "PM" buttons at the bottom of his post if you want privacy. Otherwise, just send an email to lbfeedback@wilexa.com and it will be forwarded to him. Thanks for your help!