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San Pedro (/ s æ n ˈ p iː d r oʊ / san PEE-droh; Spanish: "St. Peter") is a neighborhood located within the South Bay and Harbor region of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. Formerly a separate city, it consolidated with Los Angeles in 1909.
- Rancho San Pedro
Don Manuel Domínguez, a signer of the Californian...
- San Pedro Bay (California)
San Pedro Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of...
- Rancho San Pedro
1661392. San Pedro ( / sænˈpiːdroʊ / san-PEE-droh; [2] [3] [4] [5]) is a neighborhood in the American city of Los Angeles, California. The port of Los Angeles is in San Pedro. Formerly it was a separate city. It became a part of Los Angeles in 1909.
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Landmarks. Discover the rich history of San Pedro's Downtown Waterfront! Located at the southern end of the Palos Verdes Peninsula at the end of Los Angeles, San Pedro Bay was first used by Spanish ships starting in the 1540s.
San Pedro is a district of Los Angeles County on the South Bay harbor, immediately east of the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Get in[edit] San Pedro is located at the southern end of the Harbor Freeway (CA-110), which you can take directly from Downtown L.A., or you can take the Vincent Thomas Bridge (CA-47) west from Long Beach .
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is an aquarium in Los Angeles at San Pedro, California. The aquarium interprets both the physical processes of oceanography and marine biology of Southern California by use of displays and educational programs for the public. The aquarium is operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks.
The Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce feared Southern Pacific controlling the port, and so attempted to favor the San Pedro location, sparking the Free Harbor Fight. Congress authorized the Army Corps of Engineers to choose the location, and in 1897 they chose San Pedro.
