Los Angeles Harbor Light

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Los Angeles Harbor Light
San Pedro Harbor
Angel's Gate
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Los Angeles Harbor Light
Los Angeles Harbor Light
Location Los Angeles Harbor
California
United States
Coordinates 33°42′31″N118°15′06″W / 33.70857°N 118.25160°W / 33.70857; -118.25160 Coordinates: 33°42′31″N118°15′06″W / 33.70857°N 118.25160°W / 33.70857; -118.25160
Tower
Constructed1913
Foundationrock breakwater with concrete slab
Constructionreinforced concrete tower
Height69 feet (21 m)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from an octagonal prism basement
Markingswhite tower with black narrows stripes, black lantern
Power sourcesolar power  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard [1] [2] [3]
HeritageNational Register of Historic Places listed place  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Fog signal 2 blasts every 30s. continuously
Light
Automated1973
Focal height73 feet (22 m)
LensFourth order Fresnel lens (original), DCB-24 aerobeacon (current)
Intensity217,000 candela
Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl G 15s.
Los Angeles Harbor Light Station
LocationLos Angeles Harbor (San Pedro Breakwater), Los Angeles, California
Architect Edward L Woodruff
NRHP reference No. 80000810
Added to NRHPOctober 14, 1980 [4]

Los Angeles Harbor Light, also known as Angels Gate Light, is a lighthouse in California, United States, at San Pedro Breakwater in Los Angeles Harbor, California. The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is listed as Los Angeles Light in the USCG Lights list. It is the only lighthouse in the world that emits an emerald-colored light. [5]

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History

From the U.S. Coast Guard Archive USCGlosangelesharbor.JPG
From the U.S. Coast Guard Archive

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. [6]

By 2011, the years of exposure have 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 2012. A $1.2 million overhaul of the interior is planned. [6]

The lighthouse in 2006 Angels Gate - San Pedro, Los Angeles, California panoramio.jpg
The lighthouse in 2006

This lighthouse is inaccessible to the public, but can be viewed from the Cabrillo Beach area, San Pedro Breakwater or by boat.

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References

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  2. California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 11 June 2016
  3. Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 11 June 2016
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  5. Boating Skills and Seamanship (14th edition, 2013), U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc., McGraw Hill Education, p. 129
  6. 1 2 Sahagun, Louis (2012-05-17). "A new gleam for lighthouse". Los Angeles Times. pp. AA3.