The Griffith Company—since 1902
Long Beach’s sidewalks contain impressed “signatures” of many construction companies and contractors who plied their trade in the city. If your ancestor owned or worked for one of those companies, our “Sidewalk Signatures” series will be of interest to you.
photo: QHGS
Did one or more of your ancestors work for Griffith Company when it paved the streets of Long Beach during the 1920s? If you have relatives who were employed by this firm, you will be happy to learn that the company is very proud of its history and that a large section of its website is devoted to company projects constructed during the last 100 years in Southern California. You can find historic photographs and descriptions of various Griffith Company projects from the 1900s to the 1950s—roads and bridges, airports, waterworks, communities, military—at http://www.griffithcompany.net/history.php.
RESEARCH TIP: Many firms are interested in their own histories. Some even have company historians. Researching corporate archives at your ancestor’s place of employment may yield new information for your genealogy!
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