San Pedro

#190: Warner Grand Theatre (San Pedro)

#190: Warner Grand Theatre (San Pedro)

February 17, 2024
Architecture
The Warner Grand Theatre is a 1931 art deco neighborhood movie palace in San Pedro, designed by prolific theater designer B. Marcus Priteca. Formerly part of the Warner Bros. chain of theaters, it's now owned by the City of Los Angeles.
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#179: US Post Office – San Pedro

#179: US Post Office – San Pedro

November 6, 2023
Architecture
Built in 1936, the San Pedro Post Office merges New Deal-era "starved classical" style with art deco quirks. While the architecture and Fletcher Martin mural are the draw here, the original glass-top writing desks are plenty charming, too. PLUS: a surprise postal museum downstairs!
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#177: Point Vicente Lighthouse (Palos Verdes)

#177: Point Vicente Lighthouse (Palos Verdes)

October 23, 2023
Commerce
The old keepers of the 1926 Point Vicente Lighthouse used to tell of a ghostly woman that would move across the walkway garbed in a flowing white dress. Though the "Lady of the Light" hasn't been seen since someone applied a fresh coat of paint in 1955, and no keepers have minded the beacon since the early 1970s, the Point Vicente Lighthouse is still an important navigational aid for ships heading into the Ports of LA and Long Beach.
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