San Pedro Bay

San Pedro Bay
ISBN-10
0738530433
ISBN-13
9780738530437
Category
History
Pages
132
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Joe McKinzie

Description

The name aSan Pedro Baya meant Los Angeles Harbor through the 20th century, but the vestiges of that original, rustic, fishing villagealike identity still cling to the port community that, through its proximity to the city of Los Angeles, grew into one of the worldas largest centers of importing and exporting. The bay has served commercial fishermen, the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, the sailing yachts of the very wealthy, and the dinghies of the disenfranchised. Today, tugboats guide gargantuan oceangoing cargo ships under the towering gantry cranes for off-loading, and enormous cruise ships call the Port of Los Angeles home.

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