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Catalina Express operates out of three harbors on the mainland: San Pedro: located at Berth 95 in the Port of Los Angeles; Long Beach: located at the Catalina Landing, a terminal and office building development on the grounds of the old Navy Landing; Dana Point: located the offices of Dana Wharf Sportfishing in the Dana Point Harbor
It occupies 7,500 acres (3,000 ha) of land and water with 43 miles (69 km) of waterfront and adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach. Promoted as "America's Port", the port is located in San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro and Wilmington neighborhoods of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown.
The Long Beach–San Pedro Line is a former Pacific Electric interurban railway service in Los Angeles County, California. Unlike most of the company's services, trains did not travel to Downtown Los Angeles and instead provided a service between Long Beach and San Pedro. It was designated as line 9. [1]
People on Catalina Island were warned to evacuate ahead of Tropical Storm Hilary. Thousands of visitors boarded Catalina Express boats for the mainland, while most residents stayed put.
The west half of the island is part of the San Pedro area of the city of Los Angeles, while the rest is part of the city of Long Beach. The island has a land area of 11.56 km 2 (4.46 sq mi), or 2,854 acres (11.55 km 2), and had a population of 1,467 at the 2000 census. [citation needed]
Catalina Express leaving Long Beach for Avalon, 2008. The city is served by several high-speed passenger boats with daily services such as the Catalina Express to San Pedro in Los Angeles; Long Beach; and Dana Point. Daily service is also provided by the Catalina Flyer to Newport Beach in Orange County.
The median age was 34 in the San Pedro neighborhood, considered average for Los Angeles. [33] San Pedro is considered highly diverse ethnically, with a diversity index of 63.0. [34] In 2000, whites made up 44.2% of the population, Latinos were at 40.8%, blacks at 6.1%, Asians at 4.8% and others at 4.1%. Mexico and Italy were the most common ...
Three breakwaters extend 8.5 miles (13.7 km) across most of the bay, with two openings to allow ships to enter the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. The first section of the San Pedro Breakwater was constructed between 1899 and 1911 at San Pedro. The Rivers and Harbors Act of 1930 authorized further construction. [13]