Harbor series (Long Beach Harbor), Los Angeles Harbor), Series by John McDowell, 1953

28 images. Harbor series (Long Beach Harbor), Los Angeles Harbor), Series by John McDowell, 23 August 1953. Vincent Thomas (Assemblyman); General scenes.; Supplementary material reads: "Chernus captions -- Harbor series. (For future use, Negatives to Riblett). #1 and #2: Long views of undeveloped land owned by Harbor Department -- along San Pedro shore of Los Angeles Harbor's main channel. #3 and #4: Assemblyman Vincent Thomas examining loose timber and gaping hole in San Pedro's 60-year-old onetime lumber wharf -- now abandoned except for mooring of harbor tugs. #5 and #6: Long view of 60-year-old onetime lumber wharf -- now owned by Harbor Department but undeveloped. #7: Long view of new San Pedro Fish Market facilities in Los Angeles harbor. #8: Long view of boats tied up at Fisherman's Wharf. The wharf and fish market are only new structures in San Pedro section of the harbor in the last 40 years. #9: A tanker heads down main channel past San Pedro's undeveloped waterfront. #12: Long view North from San Pedro ferry building, showing dilapidated docks along city's waterfront. #13: View of ferry coming into San Pedro. #14: Shot of ships at now Matson Terminal. #15: Long view of Bascule drawbridge, with new Commodore Hei, Lift Bridge in the background. These two spans are the only land connection between Terminal Island and the mainland. #16: Dilapidated docks in Los Angeles Harbor, adjacent to Hammond Lumber Co. wharves on Terminal Island. #17: Freighter Harry Luckenbach loading at Berth 228-E On Terminal Island".; Supplementary material continues: "Chernuscaptions -- Harbor series. #18: Ancient wooden wharf of Outer Harbor Dock and Wharf Co., leased from Harbor Department on 50-year lease which expires in 1956. The section shown includes Berths 51 to 55. Wharf is 50 years old. #19: Another view of Berths 45 to 51 along decrepit docks leased by Outer Harbor Dock and Wharf Co. in San Pedro. #20: Vacant stores on 6th Street, San Pedro's main shopping district. There are 78 vacant stores in central shopping district, 250 throughout the entire downtown area. #21: Long view of nearly deserted 6th Street, San Pedro, on what should be a busy Saturday afternoon. #22: Freighter Fairland loading drums of asphalt at busy Long Beach Harbor, where oil revenues in last 15 years has built a port that is threatening to outgrow Los Angeles Harbor. #23: Exterior view of Port of Los Angeles' Foreign Trade Zone, a new harbor installation in San Pedro's outer harbor. Here foreign ships can land cargo duty-free for repackaging and re-shipment out of U.S. The enterprise, however, has been losing money. #24 and #25: View of large empty stores on 6th Street in San Pedro's downtown shopping district"