Los Angeles Harbor Light
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Los Angeles Harbor Light, ', also known as Angels Gate Light, is a lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....

 in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

,
United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

, at San Pedro Breakwater in Los Angeles Harbor, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...

. The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

. It is listed as Los Angeles Light in the USCG Lights list.

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.

From the Coast Guard web site:

See also

  • San Pedro Bay (California)
    San Pedro Bay (California)
    San Pedro Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of southern California, United States. It is the site of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, which together form the fifth-busiest port facility in the world and easily the busiest in the Western Hemisphere...

  • List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California

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