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| Landmark #920 | Los Angeles County | Visited: August 14, 2011 | Plaque? NO. 🙁 |
| What is it? | The building is tucked away on a military base, so no civilians allowed! |
| What makes it historical? | THE GUIDE SAYS: The first known commercial structure on the shore of San Pedro Bay was built here in 1823 by the trading firm of McCulloch and Hartnell to store cattle hides from the San Gabriel and San Fernando Missions. Richard Henry Dana described this adobe hide house in Two Years Before the Mast. Thus began the development of the Port of Los Angeles.
OTHER TIDBITS: That pretty well sums it up! |
| How can I Help the Helpers? | HERE’S HOW:
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| Where is this place? | LISTED DIRECTIONS: Middle Reservation, Fort MacArthur 2400 block of Pacific Ave E side of parade field 300 feet S of intersection of Meyler and Quartermaster Rds San Pedro, CA 90731 ANNOTATIONS: From Los Angeles: ~26mi (42km) — 0.5hrs |
| When should I go? | Whenever the mood strikes you! |
