The Vogue Theater located at 9325 Long Beach Blvd in South Gate (April 1938), via the Huntington Library: https://hdl.huntington.org/digital/collection/p16003coll2/id/31913/rec/92 #southgate #losangeles

The Militant is at the city of #SouthGate for the town's big 💯th birthday party!
#SouthGate100

Speaking of which, there will be a big 100th birthday shindig at #SouthGate City Hall on Saturday starting at 1:20 p.m. It's gonna be insane in the membrane!
#SouthGate100

The city of #SouthGate gave the world NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle (1960-1989), opera singer Arleen Auger, country singer Lee Greenwood, Los Angeles City Councilmember Hal Bernson (1979-2003), electronic music inventor Don Buchla, Pete Ellis Dodge and hip-hop group Cypress Hill.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RijB8wnJCN0
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Previously the Tongva village of Tajauta and the Spanish/ Mexican land grant of Rancho San Antonio, #SouthGate originated from the development known as Cudahy Ranch. Illinois native R.D. Tweedy settled here and helped develop the southern section of the ranch, known as "South Gate Gardens."

South Gate's main thoroughfare, Tweedy Boulevard, was named in his honor.

Happy 💯th birthday to the city of #SouthGate, which was incorporated a century ago #OTD on Jan 20, 1923!
Nicknamed "The Azalea City," this town with a population of 92,700 is located in SE Los Angeles County as part of the #GatewayCities region of SoCal.

And this year, the cities of In 2023, #SouthGate and #WestCovina will both celebrate the centennial of their incorporation - on 1/20 & 2/17, respectively. The Militant will be paying tribute to both towns this month and next!

Anyone here from either place?

#GatewayCities #SGV