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Cabrillo Beach is named after Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, who was the first European to sail along the coast of California. [2] The city of San Pedro was in consideration of being the host of a major port in Southern California. After much deliberation, the federal government selected San Pedro. [2]
Harbor Beacon Park & Ride is a park and ride lot located in San Pedro, California, served by the Metro J Line, a bus rapid transit route. The parking lot has 180 spaces [2] and is located at the end of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway).
The Waterfront Red Car is a currently non-operational heritage trolley line for public transit along the waterfront in San Pedro. [27] Prior to its closure in 2015, it used vintage and restored Pacific Electric Red Cars to connect the World Cruise Center, Downtown San Pedro, Ports O' Call Village, and the San Pedro Marina. [27] [28] [29]
The City of Wilmington is to the north of San Pedro with three docks that were part of Naval Operating Base Terminal Island Los Angeles Harbor Light built in 1913, on the 2.11-mile San Pedro breakwater was completed in 1911, part of Naval Operating Base Terminal Island in World War II. Naval Base San Pedro at Pier No. 1: [16]
Ports O' Call Village, located along the Port of Los Angeles main channel in San Pedro, was an outdoor shopping center that featured souvenir and gift shops, along with restaurants, sweetshops, fish markets, and quick-bite eateries. [2] The "seaside village" encompassed 15 acres of shops, restaurants and attractions.
San Pedro serves as the southern terminus of Interstate 110, beginning at Gaffey Street heading 20 miles north to Downtown Los Angeles and beyond to Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco Parkway. California State Route 47 heads east from San Pedro across the Vincent Thomas Bridge, connecting San Pedro to Terminal Island, Wilmington, Long Beach, and beyond.
Cabrillo Beach, a section of San Pedro, California near Point Fermin; Cabrillo Bridge, San Diego, California; Cabrillo Freeway, the official name of California State Route 163; Cabrillo Highway, various segments of California State Route 1; Cabrillo Marine Museum, San Pedro, California; Cabrillo National Monument, San Diego, California
In 2011, a roadway crumbled into pieces and fell into gaping holes near the White Point Nature Preserve in San Pedro, and part of the roadway descended into the ocean. In Rancho Palos Verdes , an area approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) west along the coast from Sunken City beach, an estimated $500,000 per year is spent in repairs to stabilize land ...