About Us

In 1980, a rash of auto burglaries prompted Carroll Park residents to organize a neighborhood watch group. A year later, in 1981, this group became the community conscious Carroll Park Association.

The hard-working members were quite busy with worthwhile projects in the early 1980s that have a lasting impact on the neighborhood today. Among their endeavors were:

• Improving neighborhood safety
• Changing the zoning of Carroll Park from R-2 to R-1 to prevent developers from buying single-family houses in the neighborhood and replacing them with multi-unit apartment buildings
• Successfully negotiating to reduce the height and improve the appearance of the Lutheran Towers Project, including adding trees to the south-facing facade to provide a visual buffer for Carroll Park and adding a cul-de-sac to Carroll Park East to address traffic concerns
• Conducting extensive research on the history of Carroll Park and its homes for submission to the City and State for designation as a historic district
• Negotiating with a contractor/developer to ensure that the only new home in Carroll Park conformed to historic guidelines
• Hosting informal parties in the parks and small gatherings at resident homes to build neighborhood camaraderie

The Carroll Park Association is governed by a volunteer board of Carroll Park residents who organize various activities throughout the year for the residents, create fundraising programs to support mission-centric actions, and serve as liaisons to the City of Long Beach on historic district matters.