West Street was only a few long city blocks from the main channel and served as the western limit of the young city of San Pedro. Beyond it was the rolling hills […]
San Pedro is changing? San Pedro is changing. SAN PEDRO IS CHANGING! Eleven years ago, I felt this unfamiliar shift in the air. I didn’t know what it was, and it felt […]
I love my job. Being a San Pedro historian feels like working in a giant library. I know I will never learn everything it has to teach me, but day after day, […]
In 1898, San Pedro had only been incorporated for ten years, but it was about halfway through its short run as an independent city. San Pedro was growing, and word of its […]
San Pedro has always been Hollywood’s favorite location for its proximity and versatility. Productions have dressed the town up, down, and every way in between to play a slew of far-off locations. […]
When we first announced our campaign to honor Charles Bukowski with a statue, the community support was overwhelming. Two years later, we’re still dedicated to making our dream of “Bukowski in Bronze” […]
From the time of the Tongva, the land we call San Pedro has had a symbiotic relationship with its waterline, the cause and effect getting more dramatic as the port began to […]
As a San Pedro historian and enthusiast, I am always looking for new ways to experience the town, so I jumped at the chance to join Sanam Lamborn on her outdoor eating […]
“People like to create their own image of Yuri, one that matches their own politics and comfort zone.” – Diane C. Fujino, author of Heartbeat of Struggle: The Revolutionary Life of Yuri […]
For a San Pedro historian, I did not have a very “Pedro” upbringing. My San Pedro awakening was so quick and immersive that I can hardly remember what I knew or felt […]
