Don Temple U Store & Lock

Specialties

Don Temple U-​Store & Lock operates three convenient self storage locations, including two locations in Long Beach, California, and one branch in Lakewood, California. U-​Store & Lock has 1,400 indoor and outdoor storage units that are available in 40 sizes. With Don Temple, customers are never forced to pay for more storage space than they need. Each location features lighted, fenced, paved and fully-​secured storage areas. Ground-​level units are available for customers who want to drive up and drop items off for long-​term or temporary storage.

Most units are equipped with protective wood floors, and each self storage unit locks securely, so customers can enjoy safe, worry-​free storage as long as it’s needed. Whether customers are storing a few extra boxes from a move, large furniture or bulky items, there’s a storage unit for every situation. Unlike other self storage companies, each U-​Store & Lock location is open seven days a week, so unit access is never a problem…

History

Established in 1968.

Don Temple Storage has been serving the Long Beach and Lakewood areas since 1968 providing rental spaces for storing personal property. Cars, boats, yachts, RV’s, trailers, and household items.

Meet the Business Owner

Don T.

Business Owner

When Don Temple talks about his world, it is in a sort of easygoing manner that belies the amazing life he’s had. But his voice still rings with enthusiasm and emotion when he touches on subjects as varied as flying around the world, helping to revive a local hospital, assisting a Russian teen in getting an American education and, of course, being at the forefront of self storage before it was even called self storage. And at 79, he doesn’t seem to be slowing down a lot.

He can appreciate what he’s earned because he has been a man willing to take some chances, notably when he entered the realm of self storage. Few people in the United States in the mid 1960s even thought about the concept of storing their valuables anywhere but their homes. And as obvious as it is to us now, back then people found a way to store what they had in attics, garages and closets. And extra cars? Well, they just sat out in the driveway.