#881 Site of Port of Los Angeles Long Wharf, Pacific Palisades

  1. Los Angeles County

7/16/2000

7/16/2000

Landmark information

  • Location:
    Will Rogers State Beach lifeguard headquarters, 15100 W Hwy 1 (PM 37.5), Pacific Palisades
  • Plaque:
    Official State Plaque
  • Site:
    Nothing Remains
  • Date First Visited:
    7/16/2000
  • Date Most Recently Visited:
    7/16/2000
  • GPS Coordinates:
    N 34 1.883, W 118 31.632

About this landmark

Plaque text:

Port Los Angeles
"The Long Wharf"
In 1893 the Southern Pacific Railroad Company completed its 4,720-foot wharf which served as a deep water port for the Los Angeles area. After San Pedro became Los Angeles's official harbor in 1897, shipping activity at Port Los Angeles declined. Ultimately abandoned and dismantled, no trace remained of what had been the longest wooden pier in the world.