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1. The Original Wienerschnitzel Restaurant2. SaintJohn’sEpiscopalChurch3. SaintsPeterandPaulCatholicChurch4. Banning Residence Museum5. WilmingtonCemetery6. Drum Barracks Powder Magazine7. DrumBarracksCivilWarMuseum8. BanningParkWrigleyHistoricDistrict9. CamphorTrees10.MemoryChapel,CalvaryPresbyterianChurch11.OldWilmingtonLibrary12. Masonic Lodge No. 19813. Wilmington Waterfront Park14.Banning’sLandingCommunityCenter/

Phineas Banning Bronze Statue15. Vincent Thomas Bridge16.CatalinaSeaandAirTerminal17.GatewayPlazaFanfareFountainsandWaterFeature/

WorldCruiseCenter18.PortofLosAngelesWaterfrontRedCarLine19. Multiculturalism Statue20. USSIOWABattleship21.FireboatRalphJ.Scott/FireStation11222.LosAngelesPortPoliceHeadquarters23.PortofLosAngelesAdministrationBuilding24.LibertyHill25.JohnS.GibsonParkMemorials26.DowntownHarbor(Underconstruction)27. Warner Grand Theater28.HistoricDowntownSanPedro29.SanPedroCityHall30.LosAngelesFireDepartmentMuseum31.LosAngelesMaritimeMuseum32.PortsO’CallVillage33.VinegarHillHistoricDistrict34.U.S.PostOffice,SanPedro35.MullerHouseMuseum36.Timm’sPoint/TimmsLanding37.CRAFTEDatthePortofLosAngeles38.22ndSt.Park39.CabrilloWayMarina40.JapaneseAmericanFishingVillageMemorial41.MunicipalWarehouseNo.142.CabrilloMarina43.S.S.LaneVictory(VictoryShip)44.CabrilloFishingPier45.AngelsGateLighthouse(Nopedestrianaccess)46.World-FamousWhaleWatchingToursandPremierSportfishing47.CabrilloBeachBathhouse&OuterCabrilloBeach48.JuanRodriguezCabrilloStatue49.CabrilloMarineAquarium&InnerCabrilloBeach50.StephenM.WhiteStatue51.PointFerminLighthouse52.KoreanBell/AngelsGateCulturalCenter53.FortMacArthurMilitaryMuseum/BatteryOsgoodFarley54.CirqueduSoleilTotem–October11thruNovember10

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1. The Original Wienerschnitzel Restaurant Wilmingtonishometothenation’sfirstWienerschnitzelrestaurant.JohnGalardiopeneditsdoorsin1961anditisstillpreparinghotdogs.Locatedat900W.PacificCoastHighway,Wilmington.2. Saint John’s Episcopal Church MaryHollisterBanning,secondwifeofPhineasBanning,initiatedtheconstructionofSaintJohn’sEpiscopalChurchin1882.OriginallylocatedonCanalSt.,itwaslatermovedtoitspresentdaylocationin1945.Locatedat1537NeptuneAve.,Wilmington.3. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church Establishedin1865,SaintsPeterandPaulChurchisthesecondoldestparishintheArchdioceseofLosAngeles.Thepresentdaybuildingwasbuiltin1922.Locatedat515W.OppSt.,Wilmington.4. Banning Residence Museum Builtin1864,thisexquisitelyrestored23-roomGreekrevivalmansionwasoncehometoGeneralPhineasBanning,bestknownasthe“FatherofthePortofLosAngeles”.Guidedtoursexplorethemansion,schoolhouseandstagecoachbarn.Locatedat401E. “M”St.,Wilmington.5. Wilmington Cemetery This10-acrecemeterywasestablishedin1857andistheoldestmemorialparkintheharborareaandsecondoldestinLosAngeles.Locatedat605E.“O”St.,Wilmington.6. Drum Barracks Powder Magazine This20’x20’brickandstonestructurewasbuiltbytheArmyin1862duringtheCivilWartostoregunpowder.ItwasoriginallypartofCampDrum(DrumBarracks)andisoneoftworemainingoriginalstructures.Locatedat1001EubankAve.,Wilmington.7. Drum Barracks Civil War Museum ThehistoricDrumBarracksMuseumistheonlyCivilWarmuseuminSouthernCalifornia.Itishousedinthelastremainingbuildingofthemilitarypostbuiltin1862.Locatedat1052BanningBlvd.,Wilmington.8. Banning Park Wrigley Historic District LocatedintheheartofWilmington,theDistrictwasoriginallypartoftheBanningestate.In1927,itwaspurchasedbyWilliamWrigleyJr.ItfeatureshomesdevelopedinDutch,Spanish,andAmericanColonialaswellasTudorRevivalandconstructedduringthe1930sand1940s.9. Camphor Trees In1927,morethan50CamphortreeswereplantedsouthoftheBanninghousebeforetheBanningssoldthelandforsubdivisioninthe1930s.Locatedat1200blockofLakmeAve.,Wilmington.10. Memory Chapel, Calvary Presbyterian Church Builtin1870,MemoryChapelistheoldestProtestantChurchintheHarborarea.Itwasmovedtoitspresentlocationin1939.Locatedat1160N.MarineAve.,Wilmington.11. Old Wilmington Library Thelibraryopenedin1927toapopulationof15,000residents.ItservedthecommunityuntilSeptember1988.Now,itisthehomeoftheWilmingtonHistoricalSocietyandGangAlternativeProgram.Locatedat309W.OppSt.,Wilmington.12. Masonic Lodge No. 198 ThisRenaissanceRevivallodgehallisbelievedtodatebackto1882.Intheearly1920s,itwassoldandtodayitisprivatelyowned.Locatedat227AvalonBlvd.Wilmington.13. Wilmington Waterfront Park Locatedat1004“C”St.,Wilmington.14. Banning’s Landing Community Center/ Phineas Banning Bronze Statue Builtin1996andnamedafterentrepreneurPhineasBanning,this10,000square-footcommunitycenterresemblesasleekcargovessel.SculptorEugeneDaubscreatedaseven-foottallbronzestatueportrayingBanningwithhissleevesrolledupandacoilofropeslungoveroneshouldertocapturehisindustriousnature.Locatedat100E.WaterSt.,Wilmington.15. Vincent Thomas Bridge Completedin1963,theVincentThomasBridgeis6,050feetinlength.ItisthethirdlargestsuspensionbridgeinCaliforniaaftertheGoldenGateandSanFranciscoBaybridges,respectively.NamedafterAssemblymanVincentThomasofSanPedro,thisbridgeistheofficialwelcominglandmarkfortheCityofLosAngeles.16. Ferry Boat to Catalina Island SantaCatalinaIslandisonly22milesofftheSouthernCaliforniacoast,butaworldaway!17. Gateway Fanfare Fountain and Water Feature TheGatewayPlazawelcomesvisitorstotheLosAngelesWaterfrontwithadramaticchoreographeddancingwatershow,reflectingpoolandawalkingpromenade.18. Port of Los Angeles Waterfront Red Car Line ThreeWaterfrontRedCarsruna1.5mileroutefrom12noon– 9p.m.FridaythroughSundayandselectweekdayswhencruiseshipsareinPort.RedCars500and501arereplicasofthePacificElectricRedCarandCar1058refurbished.The$1fareincludesall-day,unlimitedrides.19. Multiculturalism Statue DonatedbytheCityofIschia,ItalytoLosAngelesandSanPedro,theMonumenttoMulticulturalismor“MulticulturalMan”statueisasymbolofpeace,unity,andculturaldiversity.DesignedbyItalianartist,FrancescoPerilli,IdenticalStatuesaredisplayedinSouthAfrica,Bosnia,ChinaandAustralia.

20. USS IOWA Battleship Commissionedin1943,thenamesakeoftheIowaclassofbattleshipstookpartineverymajormilitaryconflictfromWorldWarIIuntilthepost-ColdWarperiodwhenitwasdecommissionedin1990.Nicknamed“TheBigStick,”the887-footlongvesselwashosttomoreU.S.presidentsthananyotherbattleshipandtheonlyonewithabathtub.ThishistoricvesselisnowamuseumoperatedbythePacificBattleshipCenterandislocatedatFirstandHarborStreetsin San Pedro.21. Fireboat Ralph J. Scott/Fire Station 112 Commissionedin1925,thisclassicfireboatservedtheL.A.FireDepartmentandPortuntil2003.Afternearly80yearsofservice;itwasreplacedbytheWarnerL.Lawrence,oneofthemostpowerfulfireboatsintheworld.www.lafdmuseum.org.LocatedatBerth85,PortofLosAngeles,SanPedro.22. Los Angeles Port Police Headquarters Foundedin1911,theLosAngelesPortPolicehaveprovidedsafetyandsecurityforthePortofLosAngelesformorethan100years.TheprimarygoalofthePortPoliceistomaintainthefreeflowofcommerceandproduceasafe,secureenvironmentthatpromotesuninterruptedPortoperations.Locatedat330CentreSt.,SanPedro.23. Port of Los Angeles Administration Building ThePortisaproprietarydepartmentoftheCityofLosAngelesandmanagesthePortunderaStateTidelandsTrust.Locatedat425S. PalosVerdesSt.,SanPedro.24. Liberty Hill In1923,theMarineTransportWorkersIndustrialUnion510calledastriketoprotestlowwages,badworkingconditions,andimprisonmentofunionactivists.Theyimmobilized90shipsinSanPedro.Deniedaccesstopublicproperty,strikersandtheirsupportersralliedhereatthesitecalled“LibertyHill.”Locatedat1005thSt.,SanPedro.25. John S. Gibson Park Memorials Thismemorialparkishometothreeimportantmemorials:theAmericanMerchantMarineVeteransMemorial;theU.S.S.LosAngelesNavalMemorialwhichfeaturestheheavycruisership’smast,twoanchorsandoneanchorchaincapstans(LACHMNo.188)andtheFishingIndustryMemorial.LocatedatHarborBlvd.andthefootof6thSt.,SanPedro.26. Downtown Harbor Duetobecompletedintimetowelcomethe2014TallShipsLAFestival.TheDowntownHarborwillprovidepublicopenspace,temporarydockingforvisitingboaters,andplazasforgatheringsandeventsonthewaterfrontpromenade.27. Warner Grand Theater DesignedbyB.MarcusPrieca,theformerarchitectforthePantagesTheaterchain,thislavishArtDecoTheateropenedinJanuary1931.The Warner Grand is the last of the three original Warner Bros. Theaters.Locatedat478W.6thSt.,SanPedro.28. Downtown Artist District

29. San Pedro City Hall Builtin1928,thisseven-storybuildinghasbothneoclassicalandbaroquearchitecturalcharacteristics.Onthe7thfloorisanoldjailthatwasnicknamed“7thHeaven.”Today,manyoftheLACityDepartmentsandthe15thDistrictCouncilOfficeoccupythebuilding.Locatedat638S.BeaconSt.,SanPedro.30. Los Angeles Fire Department Museum HousedinOldFireStation36,oneoftheoldestbuildingsstillstandinginSanPedro,thismuseumincludesLAFDapparatusandartifactsfromsomethemostfamousfiresinthispartofthecity.Locatedat630S.BeaconSt.,SanPedro.31. Los Angeles Maritime Museum (formerly Municipal Ferry Building) Completedin1941,theMunicipalFerryBuildingbeganservicetransportingpassengersandvehiclesondouble-deckerferryboatsbackandforthacrosstheMainChannel.FerryservicebecameobsoletewiththecompletionoftheVincentThomasBridgein1963.Today,itistheLosAngelesMaritimeMuseum.LocatedatBerth84atthefootof6thSt.andHarborBlvd.,SanPedro.32. Ports O’Call Village Builtin1963,PortsO’CallVillageencompasses15acresofshops,restaurantsandattractions.Infrontofthevillage’snamesakePortsO’CallRestaurantstandsaStatuemodeledafterthefamous“Fisherman”ofGloucester,Massachusetts. Freeparking.33. Vinegar Hill Historic District VinegarHill,anearlysuburbofSanPedro,isaneighborhoodoftree-linedstreetsandmodestsingle-familyhouses.Builtfrom1886through1927,thisareahousedadiverseimmigrantpopulation.ItisrumoredthatVinegarHillisnamedforalocalcottageindustryofhome-brewedsourwine.34. U.S. Post Office, San Pedro Constructedin1936asaPublicWorksAdministrationproject,thispostofficeformerlyservedasaU.S.CustomsOffice.Thebuildingshowcasesanextensiveuseofmarble,bronzeandmilkglassthatareindicativeoftheArtDecoperiod.Themailtransportationoil-on-canvasmuraldepictshowmailistransportednomattertheconditions.ThemuralisaNewDealDepressioneraworkproject–TreasuryofFineArtscategory.Locatedat839S.BeaconSt., San Pedro.

35. Muller House Museum Thistwo-storycolonialrevivalhousewasbuiltin1899byEdwardMaharandwasdonatedin1963totheSanPedroHistoricalSociety.OpeneverySundayfrom1-4p.m.Locatedat1542S.BeaconSt.,San Pedro.36. Site of Timms Point/Timms Landing In1852,GermanimmigrantAugustusW.Timms builtawharf,awarehouse,corralandotherfacilitiestoserveshippingandranstagecoachestoLosAngeles.TimmswasachiefrivalofPhineasBanningandalsostartedoneoftheworld’slargestlumbercompanies.37. CRAFTED at the Port of Los Angeles HousedinhistoricWarehouses9&10,hundredsofartisanssell one-of-a-kind handcrafted goods and gourmet items at this permanent,year-roundcraftsmarketplace.38. 22nd St. Park Locatedat200S.22ndSt.,SanPedro.39. Cabrillo Way Marina Locatedat2293MinerSt.,SanPedro.40. Japanese American Fishing Village Memorial Builtin2001byTerminalIslanders,Inc.,thememorialisdedicatedtotheformerresidentsoftheFishingVillageonTerminalIsland,hometohundredsofJapaneseAmericanfamilieswhowererelocatedtointernmentcampsduringWorldWarII.Locatedat1124S.SeasideAve.,SanPedro.41. Municipal Warehouse No. 1 Completedin1917,Warehouse1servedasthePort’sonlybondedwarehouse,afunctionthatwascrucialtoLosAngeles’entryintointernationaltrademarkets.Itisstillinoperationtoday.Locatedat 2500SignalSt.,Berth68,PortofLosAngeles.42. Cabrillo Marina Locatedat224WhalersWalk,SanPedro.43. S.S. Lane Victory (Victory Ship) This10,000-tonfullyoperationalWorldWarIIcargoshipisrestoredandoperatedbyanallvolunteercrewoftheU.S.MerchantMarineVeteransofWWII.Guidedtoursarebyreservationonly. www.lanevictory.org.LocatedatBerth46,PortofLosAngeles, San Pedro.44. Cabrillo Fishing Pier Locatedat3730StephenM.WhiteDr.,SanPedro.45. Angels Gate Lighthouse This historic lighthouse has marked the entrance to the Port of Los Angelessince1913.Thelighthouseisfirmlyanchoredtoaconcreteblockandbuiltofsteelreinforcedconcrete-theonlylighthouseeverbuilttothisdesign.Itistheonlylighthousetousearotatinggreenlight.In2013,AngelsGateLighthousewillcelebrateitscentennialyearofservice.LocatedontheSanPedroBreakwater–Nopedestrianaccess.46. World-Famous Whale Watching Tours.

47. Cabrillo Beach Bathhouse This1932Mediterranean-stylestructurewasthelastofthebathhousesbuiltinSouthernCalifornia,anditwasattheendoftheRedCarline,whichranfromLosAngelestoSanPedrothenouttoPointFermin.Locatedat3720StephenM.WhiteDr.,SanPedro.48. Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo Statue In1542,JuanRodriguezCabrillowasthefamousexplorerwhofirstsawandoriginallynamedthisnaturalharborBahia de los Fumos,orBayofSmokeswhenthiscoastlinewaslittlemorethanaswampymarshland.ThisFederalArtProjectwascompletedin1936undertheNewDealDepressionEraWorkProjects.LocatedatOliverVickeryCircleWay,SanPedro.49. Cabrillo Marine Aquarium Locatedat3720StephenM.WhiteDr.,SanPedro.50. Stephen M. White Statue U.S.SenatorStephenM.WhitepushedforfederalsupportofthePortofLosAngelesatSanPedroBay.SomesaythatPhineasBanningmayhavebeenthefatherofthePortbutStephenM.Whitewascertainlyitssavior.ArtistDouglasTilden.LocatedinthetrafficcircleattheCabrilloBeachParkentrancegateSanPedro.51. Point Fermin Lighthouse Builtin1874,outofCaliforniaRedwood,itservedfornearly100yearsaidingshipsintoportsafely.ThisgracefulVictorianstylebuilding,nowmuseum,issurroundedbycolorfulgardens.ItisoneoftheoldestlighthousesontheWestCoast.Toursareavailable.Locatedat805PaseoDelMar,SanPedro.52. Korean Bell/Angels Gate Cultural Center Thisintricatelydecorated,18-tonbellandpavilionweredonatedbytheSouthKoreangovernmentin1976incommemorationofourcountry’sBicentennial.LocatedatAngelsGateParkon37thSt.andGaffeySt.,SanPedro.53. Fort MacArthur Military Museum/ Battery Osgood Farley From1916to1945,thiswastheUpperReservationofFortMacArthur,andoperationpostfordefenseoftheharboragainstenemyattackfromsea.Themuseumfeaturesphotos,drawings,exhibitsandmemorabiliafrom1920throughWorldWarII.Locatedat3601S.GaffeySt.,SanPedro.54. Cirque du Soleil Totem October11thruNovember10