South Bay History: The popular Pacific Electric Red Car line made getting to San Pedro easy for all – Daily Breeze
By the 1920s, it became possible to hop aboard a commuter train at Sixth and Main streets in…
South Bay History: It took years for the 2 Cabrillo marinas in San Pedro to become reality – Daily Breeze
Los Angeles Harbor Area pleasure boat marinas have been around for a long time. The Al Larson Boat…
South Bay History: Unusual financing plan launched San Pedro’s Hacienda Hotel in 1955 – Daily Breeze
According to the San Pedro News Pilot, the idea arose out of a chamber of commerce meeting in…
Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo explored the California coastline in the 1500s – Daily Breeze
In the decades following the historic voyage of Christopher Columbus to America in 1492, Mexico underwent much exploration…
Howard Hughes’ Glomar Explorer operated out of Long Beach, Los Angeles ports – Daily Breeze
The saga of the Glomar Explorer begins with the disappearance of a Russian submarine, the K-129, in the…
The Carson Civic Center complex helped put a new South Bay city on the map – Daily Breeze
The struggle to incorporate the area that would make up the city of Carson began in the late…
The Rolling Hills Country Club’s origin and subsequent iterations – Daily Breeze
Plans to build a golf course and a large housing development near the eastern edge of the Palos…
Civil War tensions led to the creation of Wilmington’s Drum Barracks – Daily Breeze
The Drum Barracks in Wilmington was the first U.S. military base to be built in Los Angeles County.…
Why Assemblyman Vincent Thomas more than deserved having a bridge named after him – Daily Breeze
When Vincent Thomas was 16, he used his boxing skills – he earned $2.50 per fight – to…
Astronaut and San Pedro High grad Dr. Anna Fisher became the first mother to fly in space – Daily Breeze
Anna Lee Fisher decided that she wanted to be an astronaut on May 5, 1961. On that day,…
Larry Walters takes off from San Pedro for his unbelievable 1982 flight – Daily Breeze
Larry Walters told the San Pedro News Pilot that he got the idea for his July 2, 1982,…
San Pedro’s Al Larson Boat Shop has been a port fixture for more than a century – Daily Breeze
Peter Adolph (Al) Larson emigrated from his native Sweden to the United States as a 16-year-old in 1890.…