Angels Gate Light
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| (1918)* - Postcard view of the steamboat S.S. Yale passing by the Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse. |
Historical Notes The Los Angeles Harbor Light (also known as Angels Gate Light) was built in 1913 at the end of the San Pedro breakwater. The original plan for the lighthouse was a wooden, square, two-story building like those constructed for Oakland Harbor and Southampton Shoals. However, the plans were changed and the Los Angeles Light was firmly anchored to the concrete block and built of steel reinforced concrete. It is the only lighthouse ever built to this design. The original paint on the lighthouse was only white which caused a problem with seeing the lighthouse building during fog. Vertical black stripes were added for increased visibility. |
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| (1937)* - Los Angeles Harbor Light, lighthouse with octagon base and vertical stripes, photographed from ocean, with crowd of people on breakwater and rocks at base, with water in foreground, hills in background, ship partially visible at right. Los Angeles Times Photo |
Historical Notes The Los Angeles Harbor Light, aka Angels Gate Lighthouse, was built in 1913, automated in 1972, and refurbished in 2012. The bottom story of the lighthouse originally housed the station’s fog signal equipment along with water and fuel tanks, and the floor above this contained storage space and a bathroom. The third story housed a kitchen, pantry, and living room, while the fourth story had a bathroom and two bedrooms for the keepers, whose families were housed on shore, and the fifth story had a third bedroom and the watchroom.* |
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| (1938)**** – Postcard view showing the Chichibu Maru passing by the Harbor Lighthouse as it leaves Los Angeles Harbor. |
Historical Notes Since 1913, the light has stood, but a 5-day storm in 1939 caused it to tilt inland a bit. |
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| (n.d.)^* - Postcard view showing the Breakwater and Lighthouse at Los Angeles Harbor. |
Historical Notes The lighthouse was built around twelve steel columns and sits at the end of the 9,250-foot San Pedro breakwater. The base of the structure is octagonal and covered with steel plates, while the upper section is cylindrical and built using cement plaster on metal lath. ^* |
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| (1949)* - A party touring by boat views the Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse, also known as the Angels Gate Lighthouse. In 1949, the lighthouse still had its wartime walkway collar and a small bridge to a boat landing; these were later removed. |
Historical Notes Note bridge to boat landing and walkway around upper portion of tower. This walkway was removed in 1957. |
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| (1955)* – A tugboat approaches Angels Gate Light. |
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| (1955)*– Angels Gate Light and tugboat of same name. |
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| (2006)^ - Los Angeles Harbor Light (aka Angels Gate Light). Photo by Steve Hedin |
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| (2008)* – View of the Los Angeles Harbor Light, also known as lighthouse, at San Pedro Breakwater in Los Angeles Harbor. |
Historical Notes The original paint on the lighthouse was only white which caused a problem with seeing the lighthouse building during fog. Vertical black stripes were added for increased visibility. |
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| (n.d.)^^ – Picturesque view showing yachts sailing around the Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse. |
Historical Notes In 1980, the lighthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is also listed as Los Angeles Light in the USCG Lights list. |
Then and Now
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| Los Angeles Harbor (Angels Gate) Lighthouse* |
Historical Notes By 2011, the years of exposure had led to rusted through walls, broken windows, cracked masonry, and leaks during storms. In cooperation with the Coast Guard, the Cabrillo Beach Boosters Club completed a $1.8 million overhaul of the exterior, funded by the Port of Los Angeles. The overhaul was completed in May of 2012. A $1.2 million overhaul of the interior is planned.* |
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