DISCOVER THE LA WATERFRONT

DISCOVER THE LA WATERFRONT
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The Original Wienerschnitzel Restaurant
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Saint John’s Episcopal Church
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Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
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Banning Residence Museum
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Wilmington Cemetery
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Drum Barracks Powder Magazine
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Drum Barracks Civil War Museum
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Banning Park Wrigley Historic District
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Camphor Trees
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Memory Chapel, Calvary Presbyterian Church
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Old Wilmington Library
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Fireboat Ralph J. Scott/Fire Station 112
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Los Angeles Port Police Headquarters
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Port of Los Angeles Administration Building
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Liberty Hill
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John S. Gibson Park Memorials
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Downtown Harbor (Under construction)
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Gateway Plaza Fanfare Fountains and Water Feature
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Catalina Sea and Air Terminal
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Downtown Artist and Restaurant District
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San Pedro City Hall
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Los Angeles Fire Department Museum
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Los Angeles Maritime Museum
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Ports O’Call Village
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Tallships® Exy & Irving Johnson
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Vinegar Hill Historic District
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U.S. Post Office, San Pedro
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Muller House Museum
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Site of Timms Point/Timms Landing
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CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles
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22nd St. Park
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Cabrillo Way Marina
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Japanese American Fishing Village Memorial
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Municipal Warehouse No.1
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Cabrillo Marina
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S.S. Lane Victory (Victory Ship)
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Cabrillo Fishing Pier
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Angels Gate Lighthouse (No pedestrian access)
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World-Famous Whale Watching Tours and Premier Sportfishing
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Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse & Outer Cabrillo Beach
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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Statue
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Cabrillo Marine Aquarium & Inner Cabrillo Beach
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Stephen M. White Statue
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Point Fermin Lighthouse
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Korean Bell/Angels Gate Cultural Center
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Fort MacArthur Military Museum/Battery Osgood Farley
1. The Original Wienerschnitzel Restaurant
Wilmington is home to the nation’s first Wienerschnitzel restaurant.
John Galardi opened its doors in 1961 and it is still preparing hot
dogs. Located at 900 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Wilmington.
2. Saint John’s Episcopal Church
Mary Hollister Banning, second wife of Phineas Banning, initiated
the construction of Saint John’s Episcopal Church in 1882. Originally
located on Canal St., it was later moved to its present day location in
1945. Located at 1537 Neptune Ave., Wilmington.
3. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Established in 1865, Saints Peter and Paul Church is the second
oldest parish in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The present day
building was built in 1922. Located at 515 W. Opp St., Wilmington.
4. Banning Residence Museum
Built in 1864, this exquisitely restored 23-room Greek revival
mansion was once home to General Phineas Banning, best known
as the “Father of the Port of Los Angeles”. Guided tours explore the
mansion, school house and stagecoach barn. Located at 401 E.
“M” St., Wilmington.
5. Wilmington Cemetery
This 10-acre cemetery was established in 1857 and is the oldest
memorial park in the harbor area and second oldest in Los Angeles.
Located at 605 E. “O” St., Wilmington.
6. Drum Barracks Powder Magazine
This 20’ x 20’ brick and stone structure was built by the Army in
1862 during the Civil War to store gunpowder. It was originally part
of Camp Drum (Drum Barracks) and is one of two remaining original
structures. Located at 1001 Eubank Ave., Wilmington.
7. Drum Barracks Civil War Museum
The historic Drum Barracks Museum is the only Civil War museum
in Southern California. It is housed in the last remaining building
of the military post built in 1862. Located at 1052 Banning Blvd.,
Wilmington.
8. Banning Park Wrigley Historic District
Located in the heart of Wilmington, the District was originally part
of the Banning estate. In 1927, it was purchased by William Wrigley
Jr. It features homes developed in Dutch, Spanish, and American
Colonial as well as Tudor Revival and constructed during the 1930s
and 1940s.
9. Camphor Trees
In 1927, more than 50 Camphor trees were planted south of the
Banning house before the Bannings sold the land for subdivision in
the 1930s. Located at 1200 block of Lakme Ave., Wilmington.
10.Memory Chapel, Calvary Presbyterian Church
Built in 1870, Memory Chapel is the oldest Protestant Church in the
Harbor area. It was moved to its present location in 1939. Located at
1160 N. Marine Ave., Wilmington.
11.Old Wilmington Library
The library opened in 1927 to a population of 15,000 residents. It
served the community until September 1988. Now, it is the home of
the Wilmington Historical Society and Gang Alternative Program.
Located at 309 W. Opp St., Wilmington.
12.Masonic Lodge No. 198
This Renaissance Revival lodge hall is believed to date back to
1882. In the early 1920s, it was sold and today it is privately owned.
Located at 227 Avalon Blvd. Wilmington.
13.Wilmington Waterfront Park
Located at 1004 “C” St., Wilmington.
14.Banning’s Landing Community Center/
Phineas Banning Bronze Statue
Built in 1996 and named after entrepreneur Phineas Banning, this
10,000 square-foot community center resembles a sleek cargo
vessel. Sculptor Eugene Daubs created a seven-foot tall bronze
statue portraying Banning with his sleeves rolled up and a coil of
rope slung over one shoulder to capture his industrious nature.
Located at 100 E. Water St., Wilmington.
15.Vincent Thomas Bridge
Completed in 1963, the Vincent Thomas Bridge is 6,050 feet in
length. It is the third largest suspension bridge in California after the
Golden Gate and San Francisco Bay bridges, respectively. Named
after Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro, this bridge is the
official welcoming landmark for the City of Los Angeles.
16.Catalina Sea and Air Terminal
Santa Catalina Island is only 22 miles off the Southern California
coast, but a world away!
17.Gateway Plaza Fanfare Fountains and Water Feature
The Gateway Plaza welcomes visitors to the Los Angeles Waterfront
with a dramatic choreographed dancing water show, reflecting pool
and a walking promenade.
18.Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line
Three Waterfront Red Cars run a 1.5 mile route from 12 noon – 9 p.m.
Friday through Sunday and select weekdays when cruise ships are
in Port. Red Cars 500 and 501 are replicas of the Pacific Electric
Red Car and Car 1058 refurbished. The $1 fare includes all-day,
unlimited rides.
19.Multiculturalism Statue
Donated by the City of Ischia, Italy to Los Angeles and San Pedro,
the Monument to Multiculturalism or “Multicultural Man” statue is a
symbol of peace, unity, and cultural diversity. Designed by Italian
artist, Francesco Perilli, Identical Statues are displayed in South
Africa, Bosnia, China and Australia.
20. World Cruise Center
21. USS IOWA Battleship
Commissioned in 1943, the namesake of the Iowa class of
battleships took part in every major military conflict from World War
II until the post-Cold War period when it was decommissioned in
1990. Nicknamed “The Big Stick,” the 887-foot long vessel was host
to more U.S. presidents than any other battleship and the only one
with a bathtub. This historic vessel is now a museum operated by the
Pacific Battleship Center and is located at First and Harbor Streets
in San Pedro.
22.Fireboat Ralph J. Scott/Fire Station 112
Commissioned in 1925, this classic fireboat served the L.A. Fire
Department and Port until 2003. After nearly 80 years of service; it
was replaced by the Warner L. Lawrence, one of the most powerful
fireboats in the world. www.lafdmuseum.org. Located at Berth 85,
Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro.
23.Los Angeles Port Police Headquarters
Founded in 1911, the Los Angeles Port Police have provided safety
and security for the Port of Los Angeles for more than 100 years.
The primary goal of the Port Police is to maintain the free flow of
commerce and produce a safe, secure environment that promotes
uninterrupted Port operations. Located at 330 Centre St., San Pedro.
24.Port of Los Angeles Administration Building
The Port is a proprietary department of the City of Los Angeles and
manages the Port under a State Tidelands Trust. Located at 425 S.
Palos Verdes St., San Pedro.
25.Liberty Hill
In 1923, the Marine Transport Workers Industrial Union 510
called a strike to protest low wages, bad working conditions, and
imprisonment of union activists. They immobilized 90 ships in
San Pedro. Denied access to public property, strikers and their
supporters rallied here at the site called “Liberty Hill.” Located at 100
5th St., San Pedro.
26.John S. Gibson Park Memorials
This memorial park is home to three important memorials: the
American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial; the U.S.S. Los
Angeles Naval Memorial which features the heavy cruiser ship’s
mast, two anchors and one anchor chain capstans (LACHM No. 188)
and the Fishing Industry Memorial. Located at Harbor Blvd. and the
foot of 6th St., San Pedro.
27.Downtown Harbor (Under construction)
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Due to be completed in time to welcome the 2014 Tall Ships LA
Festival. The Downtown Harbor will provide public open space,
temporary docking for visiting boaters, and plazas for gatherings and
events on the waterfront promenade.
28.Warner Grand Theater
Designed by B. Marcus Prieca, the former architect for the Pantages
Theater chain, this lavish Art Deco Theater opened in January 1931.
The Warner Grand is the last of the three original Warner Bros.
Theaters. Located at 478 W. 6th St., San Pedro.
29.Downtown Artist and Restaurant District
30.San Pedro City Hall
Built in 1928, this seven-story building has both neoclassical and
baroque architectural characteristics. On the 7th floor is an old
jail that was nicknamed “7th Heaven.” Today, many of the LA City
Departments and the 15th District Council Office occupy the building.
Located at 638 S. Beacon St., San Pedro.
31.Los Angeles Fire Department Museum
Housed in Old Fire Station 36, one of the oldest buildings still
standing in San Pedro, this museum includes LAFD apparatus and
artifacts from some the most famous fires in this part of the city.
Located at 630 S. Beacon St., San Pedro.
32.Los Angeles Maritime Museum
Completed in 1941, the Municipal Ferry Building began service
transporting passengers and vehicles on double-decker ferry boats
back and forth across the Main Channel. Ferry service became
obsolete with the completion of the Vincent Thomas Bridge in 1963.
Today, it is the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. Located at Berth 84
at the foot of 6th St. and Harbor Blvd., San Pedro.
33.Ports O’Call Village
Built in 1963, Ports O’Call Village encompasses 15 acres of shops,
restaurants and attractions. In front of the village’s namesake
Ports O’Call Restaurant stands a Statue modeled after the famous
“Fisherman” of Gloucester, Massachusetts. Free parking.
34.Tallships ® Exy & Irving Johnson
35.Vinegar Hill Historic District
Vinegar Hill, an early suburb of San Pedro, is a neighborhood of
tree-lined streets and modest single-family houses. Built from 1886
through 1927, this area housed a diverse immigrant population. It
is rumored that Vinegar Hill is named for a local cottage industry of
home-brewed sour wine.
36.U.S. Post Office, San Pedro
Constructed in 1936 as a Public Works Administration project, this
post office formerly served as a U.S. Customs Office. The building
showcases an extensive use of marble, bronze and milk glass that are
indicative of the Art Deco period. The mail transportation oil-on-canvas
mural depicts how mail is transported no matter the conditions. The
mural is a New Deal Depression era work project – Treasury of Fine
Arts category. Located at 839 S. Beacon St., San Pedro.
37.Muller House Museum
This two-story colonial revival house was built in 1899 by Edward
Mahar and was donated in 1963 to the San Pedro Historical Society.
Open every Sunday from 1-4 p.m. Located at 1542 S. Beacon St.,
San Pedro.
38.Site of Timms Point/Timms Landing
In 1852, German immigrant Augustus W. Timms built a wharf, a
warehouse, corral and other facilities to serve shipping and ran stage
coaches to Los Angeles. Timms was a chief rival of Phineas Banning
and also started one of the world’s largest lumber companies.
39.CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles
Housed in historic Warehouses 9 & 10, hundreds of artisans
sell one-of-a-kind handcrafted goods and gourmet items at this
permanent, year-round crafts marketplace.
40.22nd St. Park
Located at 200 S. 22nd St., San Pedro.
41.Cabrillo Way Marina
Located at 2293 Miner St., San Pedro.
42.Japanese American Fishing Village Memorial
Built in 2001 by Terminal Islanders, Inc., the memorial is dedicated to
the former residents of the Fishing Village on Terminal Island, home
to hundreds of Japanese American families who were relocated to
internment camps during World War II. Located at 1124 S. Seaside
Ave., San Pedro.
43.Municipal Warehouse No. 1
Completed in 1917, Warehouse 1 served as the Port’s only bonded
warehouse, a function that was crucial to Los Angeles’ entry into
international trade markets. It is still in operation today. Located at
2500 Signal St., Berth 68, Port of Los Angeles.
44.Cabrillo Marina
Located at 224 Whalers Walk, San Pedro.
45.S.S. Lane Victory (Victory Ship)
This 10,000-ton fully operational World War II cargo ship is restored
and operated by an all volunteer crew of the U.S. Merchant Marine
Veterans of WWII. Guided tours are by reservation only. www.
lanevictory.org. Located at Berth 46, Port of Los Angeles, San Pedro.
46.Cabrillo Fishing Pier
Located at 3730 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro.
47.Angels Gate Lighthouse (No pedestrian access)
This historic lighthouse has marked the entrance to the Port of Los
Angeles since 1913. The lighthouse is firmly anchored to a concrete
block and built of steel reinforced concrete - the only lighthouse ever
built to this design. It is the only lighthouse to use a rotating green
light. In 2013, Angels Gate Lighthouse will celebrate its centennial
year of service. Located on the San Pedro Breakwater – No
pedestrian access.
48.World-Famous Whale Watching Tours and Premier
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49.Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse & Outer Cabrillo Beach
This 1932 Mediterranean-style structure was the last of the
bathhouses built in Southern California, and it was at the end of the
Red Car line, which ran from Los Angeles to San Pedro then out to
Point Fermin. Located at 3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro.
50.Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Statue
In 1542, Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo was the famous explorer who first
saw and originally named this natural harbor Bahia de los Fumos, or
Bay of Smokes when this coastline was little more than a swampy
marshland. This Federal Art Project was completed in 1936 under
the New Deal Depression Era Work Projects. Located at Oliver
Vickery Circle Way, San Pedro.
51.Cabrillo Marine Aquarium & Inner Cabrillo Beach
Located at 3720 Stephen M. White Dr., San Pedro.
52.Stephen M. White Statue
U.S. Senator Stephen M. White pushed for federal support of the
Port of Los Angeles at San Pedro Bay. Some say that Phineas
Banning may have been the father of the Port but Stephen M. White
was certainly its savior. Artist Douglas Tilden. Located in the traffic
circle at the Cabrillo Beach Park entrance gate San Pedro.
53.Point Fermin Lighthouse
Built in 1874, out of California Redwood, it served for nearly 100
years aiding ships into port safely. This graceful Victorian style
building, now museum, is surrounded by colorful gardens. It is one
of the oldest lighthouses on the West Coast. Tours are available.
Located at 805 Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro.
54.Korean Bell/Angels Gate Cultural Center
This intricately decorated, 18-ton bell and pavilion were donated
by the South Korean government in 1976 in commemoration of our
country’s Bicentennial. Located at Angels Gate Park on 37th St. and
Gaffey St., San Pedro.
55.Fort MacArthur Military Museum/
Battery Osgood Farley
From 1916 to 1945, this was the Upper Reservation of Fort
MacArthur, and operation post for defense of the harbor against
enemy attack from sea. The museum features photos, drawings,
exhibits and memorabilia from 1920 through World War II. Located at
3601 S. Gaffey St., San Pedro.