Should Lakewood Annex to Long Beach by John B Wentz in Western City magazine. 1952 The Wentz Report, from which this magazine article was adapted, detailed both a justification for annexation to Long Beach and the political means by which annexation would be brought about. Publication of this article (and circulation of the full Wentz Report) electrified Lakewood business and commuunity organizations and set in motion the process that led to incorporation in 1954.
Piecemeal Annexation: How they work it by the Lakewood Civic Council, 1953
Why the Long Beach Papers Want Annexation (An anonymous anti-annexation flyer from 1953)
Lakewood Park Information Council brochure rebutting arguments for annexation to Long Beach, 1953
Why Your Tax Dollar Buys Better Services for Less in a Free Lakewood by the Lakewood Civic Council Inc., 1953
Carson Gardens Victory (A news story from 1953)
The Biggest and Best Part of Lakewood is Still Free by the West Lakewood Civic Association, 1953 Several annexation elections in the southern portion of Lakewood (below Carson Street) were successful. In this brochure, the West Lakewood Civic Association seeks to rally support against annexation efforts north of Carson Street.
A letter to Los Angeles County Supervisor Herbert Legg describing the work of the Lakewood Committee for Incorporation and outlining the rudiments of the Lakewood Plan for service contracting, December 1953
A Look into a Crystal Ball by the Lakewood Civic Speakers Bureau, 1954
Don’t Be Misled! by the Lakewood Civic Council, 1954
Boyle Engineering letter (confirming the viability of Lakewood as a city) by J. R. Lester Boyle, February 1954
Lakewood Tomorrow's City Today bumper sticker, 1954
Annexation to Long Beach: Important information for the residents of Mayfair and Lakewood Gardens, March 1954
Vote “Yes” for Incorporation and George Nye, Jr. by George Nye, Jr., 1954
We Cannot Possibly “Stay as We Are” by the Lakewood Committee for Incorporation, 1954
What March 9 Means to West Lakewood by West Lakewood Council Candidates, 1954
Vote Yes on Incorporation by the Lakewood Committee for Incorporation, 1954
