San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building - Los Angeles, CA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

"San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building is a former ferry terminal building located in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California which houses the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. It was built in 1941 as a Works Project Administration project. Designed by B. Irvine in the Streamline Moderne style, the building was a working ferry terminal from 1941 to 1963. During those years, ferries transported thousands of passengers and vehicles to and from the canneries and military bases on Terminal Island. In 1963, the Vincent Thomas Bridge was completed connecting the mainland to Terminal Island, and there was no longer a need for ferry service. Accordingly, the ferry service was terminated. The terminal building on the Terminal Island side was demolished, but the building on the San Pedro side was used for many years as an office building by the Los Angeles Harbor Department. As the ferry building began to deteriorate, citizens of San Pedro sought to have it restored. They succeeded in having the building designated as a Historic-Cultural Monument (no. 146) in 1975, and starting in 1976 the building was renovated and converted into the Los Angeles Maritime Museum. The museum opened in 1979. The building was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.

Both the exterior and interior of the ferry building were featured in the 1947 film The Street With No Name." (visit link)

Street address: Berth 84-foot (26 m) of 6th St. Los Angeles, CA USA County / Borough / Parish: Los Angeles Year listed: 1996 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Transportation Current function: Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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