Long Beach demolishes Old English Village at the Queen Mary

Long Beach demolishes Old English Village at the Queen Mary

A demolition ceremony was held Monday for the Old English Village at the Queen Mary, where officials said the teardown would pave the way for a safer, more vibrant area near the historic vessel. “We are here to honor our past, build our future, and here’s to new beginnings here at the Queen Mary,” Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said. The Old English Village was built in 1972 but fell vacant for nearly five years before the city began demolishin…

Long Beach says good-bye to deteriorating, vacant faux English village near Queen Mary

Long Beach leaders held a demolition ceremony for the long-vacant and unused Queen Mary Village on Monday, April 28, which will make room for additional parking and event space to support the Queen Mary and other events. The Queen Mary Village, also known as the English Village, is located off Queens Highway and Windsor Way. The site once housed an Old English-themed shopping center and tourism attraction. It fell into disrepair under the manage…

Demolition of Long Beach's Old English Village near Queen Mary begins

The English Village, located at Queens Highway and Windsor Way, once housed an Old English-themed shopping center and was a popular tourist attraction.

Long Beach tears down Old English Village at the Queen Mary, saying it will pave way for the future

The city of Long Beach is nearly finished tearing down its decaying Old English Village, a thematic tourist attraction that abutted the Queen Mary. For decades, the village served as a walkable panorama of 16th to 19th century British Architecture, filled with shops and restaurants that formed a cultural campus next to the moored ocean liner. But after the village sat vacant for more than five years, demolition began earlier this month with an e…

Demolition of dilapidated village near Queen Mary has begun

What used to be a bustling tourist attraction will now be used for additional parking and event space.