Los Angeles Harbor Light

Los Angeles Harbor Light
*San Pedro Harbor*
*Angel's Gate*
	Los Angeles Harbor Light
Location	Los Angeles Harbor; California; United States
Coordinates	33°42′31″N 118°15′06″W / 33.70857°N 118.25160°W
Tower
Constructed	1913
Foundation	rock breakwater with concrete slab
Construction	reinforced concrete tower
Automated	1973
Height	69 feet (21 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from an octagonal prism basement
Markings	white tower with black narrows stripes, black lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal	2 blasts every 30s. continuously
Light
Focal height	73 feet (22 m)
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), DCB-24 aerobeacon (current)
Intensity	217,000 candela
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl G 15s.
	Los Angeles Harbor Light Station
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Los Angeles Harbor (San Pedro Breakwater), Los Angeles, California
Architect	Edward L Woodruff
NRHP reference No.	80000810
Added to NRHP	October 14, 1980

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]

History

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]

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

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-11.
^ California Historic Light Station Information & Photography United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 11 June 2016
^ Los Angeles Harbor Lighthouse Friends. Retrieved 11 June 2016
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Boating Skills and Seamanship (14th edition, 2013), U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Association, Inc., McGraw Hill Education, p. 129
^ ^a ^b Sahagun, Louis (2012-05-17). "A new gleam for lighthouse". Los Angeles Times. pp. AA3.

"Historic Light Station Information and Photography: California". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

External links

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[1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the United States: Northern California". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-06-11.

[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

[nris-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

[latimes-6] Sahagun, Louis (2012-05-17). "A new gleam for lighthouse". Los Angeles Times. pp. AA3.

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