LONGBEACHAREACOUNCIL BOYSCOUTSOFAMERICA PRESENTS: FAMILY ADVENTURE DAY II - MAY 15, 2021 - FAMILY ADVENTURE DAY GUIDE - LONG BEACH AREA COUNCIL

Long Beach Area Council         Boy Scouts of America

                    Presents:
      Family Adventure Day II – May 15, 2021

               Family Adventure Day Guide

Welcome to Family Adventure Day II- a day for your family or Den or Patrol to get out and visit
many fun and interesting locations in the Port of Los Angeles. We have curated many outings
nearby that can be visited for no or low cost and we encourage you to join us on May 15 for an
on-your-own tour of some of our region’s highlights! Some you may have visited before; others
may be new- but they are all worth a stop. Go to one, go to three, try and go to them all- it is
totally up to you. We just want you to have a Big Family Adventure!
How it works: in the following pages you will find some maps of the stops, a general description
of each and what you might find there. Plus, some helpful hints to assist in finding your way. On
our Council’s event webpage, you will find an interactive map with links to videos of Scouts
enjoying many of the outings and taking you on a virtual tour of the stop.
Current Covid-19 rules will apply- wear a mask when required, social distance, stay home if you
are not feeling well or have a temperature. Follow current Scout regulations on May 15.
At the end of the day: from 2 – 4 pm, you may end your tour at our BSA Service Center, 401 E.
37th St. Long Beach. Pull in the parking lot and check in. Tell us how many stops you made, and
you will receive an opportunity drawing ticket for each one. Fabulous Scout prizes will be
awarded, including a new tent.
A custom-designed bag of Saltwater Taffy also awaits you, as well as your 2021 Family
Adventure Day Patch. Oh, and a bathroom. So, come on down!
You may start the day anytime that is convenient for you, but some of the stops have limited
hours- check out the descriptions very closely. Pay particular attention to the Marine Mammal
Care Center as there are special times for Scouts only and they need to be reserved- you may
not just show up there and hope to get inside.
A big Thank You to Troop 65 Scouts and families for suggesting the outings, trying them out
before the event, and creating videos to showcase what can be found at many of them. Also,
for hosting the closing ceremony complete with Saltwater Taffy and prizes!
San Pedro is an older city with narrow streets more suited for the cars and traffic of yesteryear,
plus has lots of train and truck traffic along the waterfront. And yet it is a modern bustling
metropolis! Drivers- please use extra caution and passengers- enjoy the stunning views! Great
Dining suggestions are included in Appendix.
Show your LBAC pride! Class “A” uniforms would be a great way to market Scouting. Smile and
thank the volunteers staffing the many stops.
While this may seem like a lot of stops, many of them are only minutes apart, sometimes within
easy walking distance. And it’s about half of what we found!
Just do what you can, plan your own Adventure from the list. What would YOUR family like to
see? Go and do it!
We will see you across the bridges!

Bob Colley
Vice President of Program - LBAC BSA

Outing Descriptions
[Note: these locations are not listed in any suggested order- travel to them in an order that best
makes sense for you and where you are coming from. We are not recommending an order of
visit. A map showing all the stops is available on the Council website for planning purposes.]
Donut Shops-
This may be the best way to start your Adventure- with a donut! Carson & Cherry, Long Beach Blvd &
Roosevelt [Long Beach], Bellflower Blvd & Arkansas Street [Bellflower] have stands with a large donut
stuck on the roof. Anywhere is fine (in your own neighborhood at your local shop is great) but BUY A
DONUT! Enjoy a chocolate glazed twist with a carton of ice-cold chocolate milk. Or your choice- a maple
bar, regular glazed, sprinkles, how about a freshly baked croissant? Treat your family to a warm donut.

    The NEW Bridge- Gerald Desmond Replacement Bridge- Long Beach to Terminal Island
This may be the best way to get to San Pedro, it’s certainly the most picturesque! Drive over the bridge!
The previous Gerald Desmond Bridge
was a vital part of the country's trade
infrastructure, with 15 percent of the
nation's imported waterborne cargo
trucked over it. In addition, it was a
critical access route for commuters
between the Port of Long Beach,
downtown Long Beach and surrounding
communities.

Built in the 1960s and in need of replacement, the old bridge was not designed to accommodate today’s
larger cargo ships or the dramatic increase in trucking traffic that came with the growth of the Port.

The Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement Project spans the Port of Long Beach’s Back Channel with a
deck rising 205 feet above the water. The sleek, cable-stayed bridge includes additional traffic lanes, a
higher clearance to accommodate larger cargo ships, and a dedicated bicycle path and pedestrian
walkway, including scenic overlooks (The Mark Bixby Memorial Bicycle and Pedestrian Path with three
scenic overlooks). With two towers reaching 515 feet into the sky, it will be the second-tallest cable-
stayed bridge in the United States. Its design reminds one of a tall sailing ship.

The Gerald Desmond Bridge Replacement
Project was a joint effort of Caltrans and the
Port of Long Beach, with funding contributions
from the U.S. Department of Transportation
and the Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority (Metro).

You may access the bridge quite simply by
driving west on Ocean Avenue in Downtown
Long Beach towards San Pedro. Alternatively,
from the Long Beach Freeway stay in the two
right lanes designated as 710 fwy Terminal
Island and you will wind up on the bridge.
Enjoy the views!

Japanese Fishing Village Memorial – Terminal Island
Farewell to Manzanar. This historical site was the location of a Japanese-populated fishing village prior
to the onset of World War II.
In 1941, 3,000 first and second-generation Japanese
made their homes in an area of Terminal Island known as
East San Pedro. The Japanese Fishing Village was next to
Fish Harbor. Most of the local residents worked in the
fishing industry. Approximately 250 fishing boats were
owned and/or operated by the residents. Most of the
local people that were not working on the boats were
employed in the many fish canneries that were clustered
together on Terminal Island.
Because Terminal Island was somewhat isolated, the Terminal Islanders developed their own culture
and even their own dialect. The people called their close community village “Furusato” which translated
literally means “old village”. An English equivalent would be “hometown”, “native place” or “home
sweet home”.
In February of 1942, Terminal Island residents were the first Japanese Americans
on the West Coast to be forcibly removed from their homes. They were forced to
evacuate their homes within 48 hours and had to leave almost all their
possessions behind including all their fishing boats and fishing gear. Some were
able to sell their furniture, fishing gear, boats, and other items. Since the
residents only had 48 hours to complete the transactions, they were often forced
to sell at ridiculously low prices by greedy individuals taking advantage of the
desperate situation.

Note: The luxurious Resort-appearing area across the channel is the Terminal Island Prison.

10 minutes average visitation time
at this site. Ample parking is
available. Enjoy the water vistas. Be
aware of the port traffic while
driving and the STOP signs painted
on the streets (Terminal Way).
Access is between the two bridges
from the Ferry Street Exit. Follow
your GPS map towards the site. City
signs are in place as you get closer.
When finished, simply double back.
Take the 47 SOUTH onramp (not the
NORTH ramp which seems more
intuitive) to continue onto the Vincent Thomas Bridge and into San Pedro. 47 NORTH goes to Long
Beach.

Vincent Thomas Bridge- Terminal Island to San Pedro
So, you need to traverse two bridges to get to San Pedro. What
fun! And the views are spectacular of two of the world’s greatest
Ports- Long Beach and Los Angles! Double back to Ferry Street
and use the 47 South onramp to access the bridge.
The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long (460 m)
suspension bridge crossing the Los Angeles Harbor, linking
Terminal Island with San Pedro. It is the only suspension bridge
in the Greater Los Angeles area. The bridge is part of State Route
47, which is also known as the Seaside Freeway.
The bridge opened in 1963 and is named for California Assemblyman Vincent Thomas of San Pedro, who
championed its construction. It was the first welded suspension bridge in the United States and is now
the fourth-longest suspension bridge in California and the 76th-longest span in the world. The clear
height of the navigation channel is approximately 185 feet (56 m); it is the only suspension bridge in the
world supported entirely on piles. Enjoy the magnificent views!
When the bridge opened in 1963, the toll was 25 cents in each direction, with the toll plaza on the
Terminal Island side. In 1983, the toll increased to 50 cents for westbound traffic but became free for
eastbound traffic. In 2000, tolls were eliminated on the Vincent Thomas Bridge.
Films The bridge has featured in numerous movies such as the original 1974 Gone in 60 Seconds and the
2000 Gone in 60 Seconds remake, Lethal Weapon 2, To Live and Die in L.A., City of Angels, Charlie's
Angels, Inception, and Den of Thieves. In the 1995 film Heat, the bridge is mentioned by Robert De Niro's
character when he points to the location and mistakenly refers to it as the "St. Vincent Thomas Bridge.”
 Television The bridge's former toll plaza is featured in a 1960s episode of the original series of Mission:
Impossible where Mr. Phelps, played by Peter Graves, receives his instructions. The bridge was also
featured extensively in season 1/episode 7 of NBC's crime series, CHiPs, airing
November 3, 1977, titled, "Taking Its Toll." The old tollbooths were the center of the action, where
bandits mugged drivers to steal contents from their cars.

The 1978 episode of NBC's Columbo entitled "The Conspirators" had a scene where Peter Falk's title
character Lt. Columbo tries unsuccessfully to speed across the bridge in his iconic
1959 Peugeot convertible.
In August 2012, for the season three premiere of the History Channel's show Top Gear, the bridge was
used as a finishing line for a closed course race. The race was between professional driver Tanner Foust,
who drove a 2009 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 police car, and professional stunt driver Ernie Vigil, who drove
a Triumph 1050 Speed Triple motorcycle.
Video music It was also the scene of the video "I Think I'm in Love with You" by Jessica Simpson.
Video games The bridge was featured in the 2004 video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas as the
Ocean Docks Bridge, and the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V as the Miriam Turner Overpass. The
bridge is also featured in Need For Speed: Most Wanted as "Heflin Drive" and in The Crew 2.

                                                                Vincent Thomas Bridge

City of Los Angles Sister Cities Plaza
This parklet is located on Gaffey Street just as the Vincent Thomas Bridge exits near the “San Pedro”
sign. 406 N. Gaffey, San Pedro. Hear the snapping of 25 different country’s flags that include sister cities
of Los Angeles. Currently closed, but wave as you drive by. Don’t stop, just for curiosity’s sake.

                                                                      Los Angeles Sister Cities Plaza
                                                                                  Plaza

Los Angeles Maritime Institute / TopSail Youth Program and “Ghost Fish” – San Pedro
Avast Matey’s! How about a tour aboard a Tall Sailing Ship? Open for Scout families from 9am-2pm.
Scouts 12 and older may be able to harness up and climb in the rigging! With a parental waiver. Berth
78, just south of the San Pedro Fish Market, look for signs inviting Scouts aboard and a kiosk.
The twin brigantines Irving Johnson and Exy Johnson are the flagships the Los Angeles Maritime
Institute's (LAMI) TopSail Youth Program, a non-profit organization that helps at-risk youth learn
discipline and teamwork through sailing. They join LAMI's topsail schooners the Swift of Ipswich and
the Bill of Rights. Their 3-masted gaf rigged schooner, the American Pride, is the “Official Tall Ship” of
the City of Long Beach.
The Institute cooperates with our own Long Beach Area Council Sea Scouts and you are welcome
aboard! While visiting, check out the nearby art installation “Ghost Fish.” It is a 30-foot-tall Tuna with a
camera activated roving eye that seems to follow you. 75 Berth Ste. 2, near Utro’s Diner.

Warehouse #1- San Pedro
Check this out! Built in 1917, Warehouse No. 1 served as the Port’s only bonded warehouse, a function
critical to L.A.’s trade connection with Europe following the opening of the Panama Canal in 1914.
Topical: The warehouse was used to quarantine patients infected during the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic.
As a symbol of the Port’s growth into America’s largest trade gateway and link to the Pacific Rim
economy, Warehouse No.1 is a California State Historic Landmark and listed in the National Register of
Historic Places. Portions of the warehouse are still in use, and it is also a popular production location for
movies and TV shows. Note the rain spouts disguised as Gargoyles. Stay 5-10 minutes. Great views!
The east channel housed the U.S. West Coast Submarine fleet during World War I and currently is the
winter home of Bob Bollard’s ship, the Nautilus- (He discovered the resting place of the Titanic).

                                                                                             Warehouse #1 San Pedro

S. S. Lane Victory- San Pedro
Welcome aboard the SS Lane Victory! This is an American Victory-class cargo ship used in World War II
and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. The ship was preserved in 1989 to serve as a museum ship in San
Pedro. As a rare surviving Victory ship, she was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
SS Lane Victory was named after Lane College, which was established as a high school for black youths
in 1882 at Jackson, Tennessee by Isaac Lane, a bishop of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church in
America.
Lane Victory was built in Los Angeles by the California Shipbuilding Corporation and launched on May
31, 1945. On her first voyage, June 27, 1945, Lane Victory carried war supplies in the Pacific. The War
Shipping Administration gave the operations of the ship to the American President Lines. United States
Merchant Mariners operated the ship. The United States Navy Armed Guard, who manned the ship's
guns, worked as signalmen and radiomen. She made two Pacific cruises, beginning July 10, 1945 to
Manus Island, and the second starting August 30, 1945 to Guam, Saipan, and Hawaii. The trip to Guam
was to bring food to the island. On the way Lane Victory sailed through a Typhoon and was tossed
around for 14 days. On February 27, 1946 her second voyage ended. With the end of World War II, she
started shipping aid and in March 1946 she started delivering goods to Europe under the Marshall Plan.
You are welcome to come aboard for a tour! Open for Scout families to visit from 9 am – 4 pm.

Cabrillo Tide Pools

Cabrillo Beach sits out on the edge of Point Fermin in the town of San Pedro. This beach has historical
significance from the bathhouse that sits on the sand, a beautiful collection of tide pools about a quarter
mile from the beach, and the infamous Sunken City if you keep going around the bend (but don’t go to
Sunken City). Look for pods of Dolphins just offshore! If you are a fan of tide pools like I am, then make
sure to add this spot to your list to check out, here is all the information:
Details
          •    Cost: Free, but parking is $1 an hour.
          •    Less than .5-mile round trip to the tide pools.
          •    Location: 3800 Stephen M White Dr, San Pedro, CA 90731
          •    You might need a towel and water shoes. You might remove your class “A”s for this stop.

Getting There
From Downtown San Pedro, you will want to head south on Pacific Avenue. From there, turn left on
Stephen White Dr. then left again on Oliver Vickery Way. This will lead you down to the bathhouse and
aquarium. Parking near the currently closed Aquarium is closest to the tide pools.
After parking, proceed to the right side of the beach, which is where you will be starting the walk. The
beach itself is beautiful, and it is a great place to spend a half day relaxing in the sun and water (another
day, not today). There is also a small pier here that you can walk out on. From the beach, there is an
elevated platform that will take you over to the tide pools.

                                            The Trail

                               This could be YOU!

Point Fermin Park & Lighthouse / Walker’s Cafe- 807 W. Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro
Point Fermin Park consists of 37 landscaped acres of tree-
shaded lawns, sheltered pergolas, colorful gardens, and a
promenade along the edge of the palisade. The vantage
point atop the rugged bluffs affords a breathtaking view of
the coast toward Santa Catalina Island. You may even be
able to spot playful dolphin and harbor seals from the cliffs
(I did!). There are picnic areas, a playground, and a small
amphitheater.

This scenic park is the southernmost point in Los
Angeles. The area was given its name by the British
explorer George Vancouver, who visited here in
1793 and decided to thank Father Fermin Francisco
de Lasuen for his hospitality at the mission in
Carmel. Point Fermin Park is one of the few places
on the peninsula where Monarch butterflies spend
their winters. This lovely park provides spectacular
views of the coast and Channel Islands and is a
perfect site for picnics or a leisurely stroll.
To the left of the park entrance is colorful Walker’s Cafe which is frequently used as a movie location.
You may purchase lunch or a snack there to enjoy in the park. Among the tall palms you will spot the
Point Fermin Lighthouse.
The lighthouse was built in 1874 with lumber from
California redwoods and included a Fresnel Lens brought
around Cape Horn by sailing ships. For its time, this
Victorian lighthouse was a palatial structure, crowned
with a cupola fitted with a 2,100-candlepower light. Miss
Mary L. Smith was the first lighthouse keeper, living in
the lighthouse with her sister. They eventually gave up
the lonely occupation because there were no other
settlers nearer than Wilmington. In the 1880’s, when
Captain George Shaw was keeper, the lighthouse was
the scene of many parties.
This graceful Victorian-style building surrounded by colorful flower gardens, is one to the oldest
lighthouses on the west coast and served as an aid to safe passage between the Channel Islands and
into the harbor for nearly one hundred years. The land for the lighthouse was donated by Jose Diego
Sepulveda.
The building that houses San Pedro’s venerable Walker’s Cafe, at
700 Paseo del Mar across the street from Point Fermin Park,
originally was built in about 1913 as a turnaround station at the
end of the Red Car line down Pacific Avenue. Trolley tickets once
were sold from the diner’s arched window (since remodeled).
When Bessie May Petersen and her husband Ray Walker (then in
the Navy) came upon the cafe in 1946, it was a tavern named
Cuddles where patrons could walk up to the window and buy a
beer.
The couple bought the place and expanded it, opening it under
the name Walker’s Cafe and Grill. It became a local hangout,
popular among military families stationed at nearby Fort
MacArthur.
Very old-school cafe in an idyllic setting- Point Fermin Park and
the Point Fermin Lighthouse. Family owned since the 40s this fantastic gem has antique ceramic
figurines, good food and reasonable prices. On weekends, it is often the destination of motorcycle
groups. Basic Americana food: order the BESSIE BURGER! Plan on spending 15-20 minutes in the park.

White Point Nature Preserve – 1600 W Paseo Del Mar, San Pedro, CA
The White Point Nature Preserve features 102 acres of restored coastal sage scrub habitat, hiking and
handicap accessible trails overlooking the ocean and Catalina Island. The Preserve is now home to the
Nature Education Center, which opened in May 2010 and serves as a resource for students, families, and
community groups from all over Los Angeles. You could spend 15-20 minutes or hours here, your choice!
The bunker at White Point was built as a coastal defense site in World War II, and was in service from
1942 to 1978, though it never fired on the enemy. A panel along the trail describes the weaponry at
White Point:
During World War II, Battery Bunker housed two 16-inch guns, each capable of hurling 2,000-pound
shells up to 26 miles. Every time the great guns were test-fired, the booms broke hundreds of windows
in San Pedro!
The bunker is now abandoned, allowing visitors to walk around the grounds and imagine the peninsula
in a militarized state. The 17-foot thick, steel-reinforced concrete ceiling over the 4,000 square foot
facility creates an artificial hill that will be standing for quite some time. Another thing that won’t
change is the pacifying ocean view, which you will have the opportunity to enjoy as you hike back to the
trailhead.
This area housed surface-to-air missiles during another US military campaign. At the start of the cold
war, White Point was used as a Nike Missile site, part of an early system designed to protect Los Angeles
from soviet missile attacks.

Korean Friendship Bell - 3601 S Gaffey St, Angel's Gate Park - San Pedro
From Point Firmin Park, face north and look up the hill. The Korean
Bell of Friendship (more commonly called Korean Friendship Bell) is a
massive bronze bell housed in a stone pavilion in Angel's Gate Park,
San Pedro. Located at the corner of Gaffey and 37th Streets, the
section of the park is alternatively called the "Korean-American Peace
Park" and occupies part of the former Upper Reservation of Fort
MacArthur.
It is modeled after the Divine Bell of King Seonqeok the Great of Silla (also known as the Emille Bell), cast
in 771. The Emille Bell is the largest bell ever cast in Korean history; both are among the largest bells in
the world. The bell is made of over seventeen tons of copper and tin, with gold, nickle, lead, and
phosphorus added to the alloy for tone quality. It has a diameter of 7½ feet, average thickness of 8
inches, and a height of 12 feet. The exterior surface is richly decorated in relief, featuring four pairs of
figures. Each pair includes a "Goddess of Liberty" (bearing some resemblance to the Statue of Liberty
and a Seonnyeo, or Korean spirit figure. Hike up the hill from the lower parking lot for a close-up view.

Trains, Trains, Trains! – San Pedro                                         This could be YOU!
3601 S Gaffey St, San Pedro, CA
Choo, Choo! Let’s visit the Angels Gate High-Railers Model Railroad
club and their “O-gauge” model trains on display inside the
clubhouse.
Push a button, watch while the roll up door opens on the model
firehouse and a fireman slides down the pole. Then the fire engine
speeds away! R-R-R-R-R!
                        Another button controls a model of the old Cyclone Racer. What movie is on the
                        marquee of the miniature movie house? Is that really Superman changing his
                        clothes in a phone booth? It looks like poor Kermit the Frog was run over by the
                        steamroller. Oh, no!
                        Come visit the trains and go on a Scavenger Hunt, looking for these scenes
                        among the train layout and many more. Scavenger Hunt form is in the Appendix.
                        Spend 20-30 minutes or all day! It’s tough to get Dad out of here.

DONUTS!!

Directions: On Gaffey Street at 32nd you will find the entrance to Angels Gate Park and San Pedro High
School. Enter and continue up the hill.
At the top of the hill, turn LEFT at the end of the green fence on your left, just past the open green field
and parking stalls, turn LEFT again and follow the dirt road between the palm trees. Or park near the
palm trees and walk through them to the clubhouse. Be prepared to smile!! Open from 10am – 2 pm.

                                                         Entrance to Model Trains
                                                         through the Palm Trees

Marine Mammal Care Center - 3601 S Gaffey St, #8 - Angel's Gate Park - San Pedro
Keep going up the hill from the Trains and visit the Marine Mammal Care
Center, a remnant of the much-missed Marineland of the Pacific. Come and see
the marvelous work being done with the Sea Lions and various types of Seals to
rehabilitate and release them back into the wild. Roughly 20 minutes.
Follow the directions to “Trains, Trains, Trains”, but instead of turning LEFT past
the green fence continue on the main road towards San Pedro High School. You will come to a large
parking lot adjacent to the Care Center. Check in at the table in front. You will need to pre-register,
either for the special Scout hours or the general public hours if that works best for your family. Either
way, you need to pre-register, see details in Appendix. Please leave the suggested donation. A wish list
of various items that the Care Center needs is included in the Appendix should you wish to help further.
MMCC Los Angeles serves Los Angeles County by providing in house medical care to injured or sick seals
and sea lions that strand on the 70 miles of beaches from Malibu to Seal Beach. In 2018 alone, they
treated 389 animals recovered our beaches. There are currently ~60 mammals being treated here.

Their mission is important to the health and safety of all of Los Angeles County beachgoers because
there are no protected beaches where sick or injured seals or sea lions can rest and heal away from
people. MMCC Los Angeles is the only 24/7/365 safe haven for these animals in Los Angeles County.
Without this rehabilitation and conservation work, these animals would be left to die on our beaches.

Lookout Point Park - Gaffey St. @ 36th, near Angel's Gate Park - San Pedro [Can’t miss it!]
Just the place for a quick stop to
admire the views of Long Beach and
Los Angeles harbors. Plentiful
parking and amazing vistas. The
overlook is very near to Angels Gate
and Fermin Parks. Worth the stop!
This small pocket park may not be
much more than a parking lot, but
the views definitely make up for it.
Enjoy panoramic views from the
industrial landscape of the Ports to
the East to the majestic island view
of Catalina to the South.
Lookout Park’s main feature is its viewpoint. The public can look at the harbor through paid telescopes.
A couple quarters will get you a close-up view of the harbor for a few minutes.
Like many other San Pedro hot spots, Lookout Point Park has been caught on film. A pivotal scene from
the movie Crash was filmed here with Matt Dillon. Nearby, Angel’s Gate Park has been used for
filming The Usual Suspects, Pearl Harbor, and television show The O.C., and neighboring Point Fermin
Park hosted a wedding scene for 500 Days of Summer.

Downtown San Pedro

A drive through downtown San Pedro

 Downtown San Pedro is generally found between Harbor Blvd. and Pacific Ave., and between 5th – 7th
streets. Cruise through the area and enjoy a quaint trip back in time. We’ve included some highlights:

San Pedro Visitor’s Center

479 W. 6th street, Suite 101 - San Pedro [opens at 11 am]
Stop by and say “Hi” to Katherine Gray and say thank you for helping to plan the day. Pick up some
brochures or maps, ask for directions, enjoy the historical displays, maybe get a suggestion for lunch?

Sweet Susie Candy Store!

461 W. 6th street, San Pedro [opens at 11 am]
Candy Store? Yes, and it’s a short stroll from the Visitor’s Center.
Walk down a few doors and buy yourself some candy. May be
open, if not they are accepting take out orders at the front door.
YELP review: One of the great gems in the downtown San
Pedro area. This family-owned business has been around for several years and has a large
assortment of treats to satisfy those sweet tooth's. Everything from laffy taffy, to gummies, to
chocolate and even some awesome tasting Mexican treats. They even sell gelato which is rather
good. The family is super nice, and I would consider this shop a wonderful staple in the community.

Fire Museum - 638 S. Beacon street, San Pedro
Old Fire Station 36 is housed in one of the oldest buildings still
standing in San Pedro and includes some remarkable LAFD
apparatus, artifacts from the San Pedro area and some of the most
famous fires in this part of the city, and much more. A small store
offers up a variety of goodies, ranging from authentic LAFD
merchandise to memorial bracelets.

You are invited to visit on any Saturday, from 10:00 am until 3:00 pm.

Misty Copeland Square & San Pedro Ballet School- 1231 S. Pacific Avenue @ 13th street, San Pedro
San Pedro City Ballet (SPCB) was established in 1994 by
nationally recognized dancers and teachers, Cynthia and
Patrick David Bradley, as a not-for-profit dance company
serving greater Los Angeles. It is home to American Ballet
Theatre superstar Misty Copeland, who was discovered by
the Bradley’s at age 13. The company performs The
Nutcracker annually at the Warner Grand Theatre in San
Pedro as well as produces original modern works for a variety
of venues throughout Southern California. In addition, San
Pedro City Ballet, through its outreach programs, holds
performance workshops throughout the city of Los Angeles.
Thousands of residents see the company perform each year.
                  The Ballet school’s most well-known former student is Misty Copeland. In 2015, she
                 made history by becoming the first African American female Principal dancer at the
                 prestigious American Ballet Theatre in New York. Copeland was discovered by Cindy
                 Bradley as a 13-year-old through one of San Pedro City Ballet’s outreach programs. She
                 writes, “This program changed the trajectory of my life. Because of San Pedro City
                 Ballet’s mission of bringing ballet to the Los Angeles community, I was trained in four
                 short years to go on to dance with American Ballet Theatre in New York City, America’s
                 National Ballet Company.”
The intersection outside the ballet school is known as Misty Copeland Square. This can be a “drive by”
experience, but if you do stop notice the murals of Misty on the 13th street side of the building.

Warner Grand Theater – San Pedro - 478 W. 6th street, San Pedro
“Lights! Camera! Action!” Jack L. Warner called it "The Castle of Your Dreams". As there is a live event
planned for the venue on May 15 we are unable to tour inside, but enjoy the exterior and come back!
The Warner Grand Theatre is a historic movie palace that opened on January 20, 1931. It is located in
San Pedro, at 478 West 6th Street.
The design of the Warner Grand Theatre was a collaboration by architect B. Marcus Priteca and interior
designer Anthony Heinsbergen in the Art Deco-Moderne style. It was one of three similarly lavish Los
Angeles area Art Deco movie palaces on which Priteca and Heinsbergen collaborated for the Warner
Brothers company in the early 1930s. Priteca later designed Hollywood's famous Pantages Theater.

The theater was facing possible demolition or re-development when, in 1995, a local group of activists
formed the Grand Vision Foundation to work for the preservation of the historic building. Their efforts
were successful when the theater was purchased by the Cultural Affairs Department (later renamed the
Department of Cultural Affairs) of the City of Los Angeles in 1996. Efforts to both restore and program
the theater have been ongoing since the acquisition. In 1999, the Warner was added to the National
Register of Historic Places as building #98001633.
Warner Grand Theatre currently hosts foreign films, art films, and family films presented by Cinema
Grand, Grand Vision Foundation, the Los Angeles Harbor International Film Festival, and the San Pedro
International Film Festival.
The Warner Grand Theatre has also been used as a location in some movies, including Remote Control
(1988), What’s Love Got to Do with it (1993) and Pearl Harbor (2001).

                A little further out, but worth the drive!

Banning House – 401 E. M street, Wilmington

We are unable to access the interior at this time but
come and enjoy the park and gardens surrounding the
mansion. It’s worth the visit! You can still walk around
the outside.
 Banning House was designed by Phineas Banning, and
has been described as "one of the best examples of
Greek Revival architecture in the west." It originally had
30 rooms, but some rooms have been combined, and
the house now has 24 rooms. According to a history of
the house written by its curator, Banning recruited help
to build the house from shipwrights, blacksmiths,
carpenters, and artisans employed on clipper ships

visiting the Wilmington harbor. Banning
                                                                  was reported to have lavishly entertained
                                                                  the ships' captains while they were at
                                                                  Wilmington, encouraging them to stay in
                                                                  port and seal up leaks in their ships with
                                                                  tar from the La Brea Tar Pits. The story
                                                                  goes: "Strangely enough Banning
                                                                  repeated this warning (about leaky ships)
                                                                  over and over for about three years until
                                                                  his mansion was completed in 1864."
                                                                  The house was a departure from the
                                                                  adobe haciendas that predominated in
                                                                  Southern California at the time and
                                                                  became a showplace. During Banning's
                                                                  life, the house was the site of parties, or
"regales" as Banning called them, attended by United States senators, congressmen, governors, foreign
dignitaries, ship captains, Army officers, and business leaders. It has been said that "no home in all
California represents the horse and carriage era more fully than the Banning Mansion, where for
decades Phineas entertained the elite of the social, economic, and political world." The house was also
reportedly the site of "the first yachting party on the West Coast."
Banning arrived in Los Angeles in 1851 and built successful transportation businesses, including ships,
railroads, and stagecoach lines running from Wilmington to Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Fort Yuma.
He founded Wilmington (named after his hometown of Wilmington, Delaware) in 1858, built the first
railroad in Los Angeles (the Los Angeles and San Pedro Railroad) in 1869, designed and promoted the
first breakwater at the Los Angeles harbor, and is considered the "Father of the Port of Los Angeles”
Banning was reportedly fond of walking up the stairs of the house to his fourth-floor cupola where he
would watch the ships arriving with cargoes. He was also elected to the California legislature in 1867 and
1869. Banning lived in the house for more than 20 years until his death in 1885. Banning died at age 53
after being knocked down and run over by a passing express wagon while visiting San Francisco.

1st Der Weinerschnitzel – 900 W. Pacific Coast Highway, Wilmington

The first Wienerschnitzel was founded by former
Taco Bell employee John Galardi. When Galardi
came to California at the age of 19, he landed his
first job from Glen Bell, who would go on to later
establish Taco Bell in 1962. Bell initially hired him
on a part-time basis for 50 cents an hour at a taco
store called Taco-Tia. Eventually, Galardi entered
into a partnership agreement to run the store. At
one point, Bell borrowed $6,000 from Galardi, but
was unable to pay the loan back. He offered to sell
the store to Galardi for $12,000. Galardi borrowed
some money from his parents, laid off all the
employees at the restaurant and worked alone,
eventually securing enough money to purchase it.
                        A couple of years later, a man wanted to recruit Galardi to start his own
                        restaurant at a location on Pacific Coast Highway in Wilmington, next to one of
                        Bell's taco stores. Bell encouraged him to take the man up on the offer, but to
                        sell another kind of food. Galardi decided to sell hot dogs since "nobody else
                        was in hot dogs." According to Galardi, his wife came up with the name when
                        looking through a cookbook. He was initially skeptical of the name, saying, "I
                        told my wife going home nobody in their right mind would call a company
                        wienerschnitzel. Three days later, I said, 'Well, it's better than John's Hot
                        Dogs.'" The first location was opened in 1961.

Civil War-era Gunpowder Magazine – 561 E. Opp street, Wilmington

Who knew? It’s hiding in plain sight, next to someone’s house. A real gunpowder magazine left over
from the Civil War. And it’s in California? Worth a drive by if you are near Banning House.
The Powder Magazine from Camp Drum is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument located in
Wilmington. Built in 1862, the Powder Magazine is a 20-by-20-foot brick and stone structure that
was used to store gunpowder during the Civil War. It was originally part of Camp Drum, a facility built
upon the outbreak of the American Civil War to address concerns about the loyalty and security of
the Los Angeles area. Many of the area's residents were recent arrivals from the Southern states,
and southerner John C. Breckinridge received twice as many local votes as Abraham Lincoln in the
1860 Presidential election. Phineas Banning (remember him?), the founder of Wilmington (then
known as New San Pedro), wrote to President Lincoln advising that the Union would lose California
unless some provision was made to quell pro-Confederacy sentiment.

Appendix

Travel hints
While this may seem like a lot of stops, many of them are only minutes apart,
sometimes within easy walking distance. And its about half of what we found!
Just do what you can, plan your own Adventure from the list. What would YOUR family like to see?
It may be best to let your smartphone do the navigating, especially while directly in the Port area as the
addresses are “Berths.” Just enter the stop description you want to visit, click on maps, then directions.
This should get you to your adventure quickly.
As you are leaving the Japanese Fishing Village Memorial, be aware of the onramp directions as I didn’t
find them to be intuitive. 47 North heads back to Long Beach, 47 South leads to the Vincent Thomas
Bridge and San Pedro. Opposite of what I would have thought. If you take the wrong one, no worries!
Get off at the next exit and make a U-turn. And enjoy the views if you get turned around because you
couldn’t ask for a spot with better views to get lost in! This advice goes for all the stops!
The Los Angeles Maritime Institute (LAMI) and TopSail Youth Program are in the same old Ports ‘o Call
parking lot, just a long walk between them. The Tall Ships can be found at Berth 78 just south of the San
Pedro Fish Market. Try searching for LAMI Stem berth 78 San Pedro. Or find the San Pedro Fish Market
(can’t miss it) and walk south down the oceanfront promenade until you see the “Welcome Scouts!”
The Los Angeles Maritime Institute offices are near the “Ghost Fish” and Utro’s Diner at Berth 73, across
the parking lot. If you find one, someone will help you spot the other. Best to search for Utro’s San
Pedro for the “Ghost Fish” as it pops right up.
Be cautious of traffic in the old Ports ‘o Call area as it is under construction. But everything we have
mentioned is open and can be readily accessed.
Gaffey Street is a major arterial route out of San Pedro as it connects with both the Vincent Thomas
Bridge (HWY 47) and the Harbor Freeway (110 freeway towards Los Angeles). We have designed our
stops to bypass Gaffey Street as much as possible. It gets backed up in the afternoons between 12th
Street or so and the major highways.
It is usually easier to access HWY 47 to get back to Long Beach from Harbor Blvd in the afternoon. You
can access the Vincent Thomas Bridge near the Cruise Terminals, there is a clearly marked onramp there
that bypasses Gaffey.
Use extra caution driving from the bridges to the Japanese Fishing Village Memorial- it’s safe, just be
aware of the train and truck traffic. Also watch for STOP signs that are just painted in the street on
Terminal Way, these are not fixed signs on poles, only paint on the street- but STOP where it says to.
You may easily access Point Fermin Park, Lighthouse, Walker’s Café, and the Korean Friendship Bell from
any available parking space near the area- they are all a short walk apart. The Bell is a short hike up the
hill from the lower parking lot, the traditional upper lot is closed due to construction. Be careful hiking
back down, it’s a little slippery.
The locations with interior tours will have their own Covid protocols to follow such as Temp checks,
contact tracing forms, and health questionnaires for everyone’s safety.

Tour Reservations
Some of our stops require reservations or may be open for limited hours:

   ➢   Banning House – Not currently allowing interior tours, exterior gardens only.
   ➢   Harbor Fire Museum - Doesn’t require reservations and is open from 10 am – 3 pm.
   ➢   L. A Maritime Institute - Doesn’t require reservations and is open from 9 am – 2 pm.
   ➢   Marine Mammal Care Center – special Scout hours from 9 – 10 am, then Public Hours
   ➢   S. S. Lane Victory - Doesn’t require reservations and is open from 9 am – 4 pm.
   ➢   Sweet Susie’s Candy Shop- opens at 11 am.
   ➢   “Trains, Trains, Trains!”- Doesn’t require reservations and is open from 10 am – 2 pm.
   ➢   Warner Grand Theater- Not open for interior tours due to a live event on May 15.
   ➢   Eateries – some close at 2 pm, some at 4 pm. Please begin to plan for an early lunch
       around 11 -11:30 a.m. as many of these restaurants are small and can fill up with
       “regulars” at lunch time and we don’t wish to crowd them out.

To register for Marine Mammal Care Center Tours:
Group tours are limited by size to groups of 8 so for efficiency and in trying to let as many
folks take the tour as possible, try to pre-form your own groups. There are special Scouts only
tours (includes Scout families) from 9 – 10 am, then afterwards you may register for the
general public slots. I would suggest registering early.
To register for tours during special Scout hours:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14j3UAzgUQENHqkU2JY70QXL8HtKfrQyQA54bRkU
M6pc/edit#gid=0
The link above will take you to a GOOGLE spreadsheet where you can sign up a group of up to
8 people in 10-minute blocks between 9 – 10 am. If you want to visit later in the day, go on
the MMCCLA website to register. Please don’t erase someone else’s reservation.
To register for tours during public hours: visit www.MMCCLA.org to register your group of up
to 8 members between the hours of 10 am – 2 pm.
Visit www.MMCCLA.org. Click on the VISIT tab at the top. On the next screen, click on Reserve
My Ticket. Then set the calendar for May 15 and choose an open time slot.
All tour groups limited to 8- please try to form your own registration “pods” of 8 for efficiency.
DO NOT just show up here and expect to get in without an advance reservation.

Dining hints
Who wants lunch? There are many choices for having lunch on Family
Adventure Day. Perhaps you may want to bring along a homemade
picnic lunch for the family to enjoy in one of the many beach areas or
parks we will be passing through. While driving around San Pedro and
Wilmington you will find many choices on your own, including every
fast-food restaurant imaginable.
But our planning committee has also been driving around San Pedro for days while curating the many
stops and has had lunch at many locations.
Please be mindful that many of these eateries are smaller in size and need to accommodate their
“regulars” for lunch. They are asking us to plan for an earlier lunch time if possible, say 11–11:30 a.m.
Following is a list of some favorites:
    ➢   Anywhere in the Downtown San Pedro area (between Harbor & Pacific, 5th-7th streets.
    ➢   Buono’s Pizzeria- 222 W. 6th St., San Pedro (Downtown)
    ➢   Busy Bee Market, 2413 S. Walker Ave, San Pedro (takeout deli only but locally famous)
    ➢   el taco (slightly upscale version of Taco Bell, take out only currently) 9th & Pacific, San Pedro
    ➢   Conrad’s Mexican Grill, 376 W. 6th St.
    ➢   Happy Deli, 5th & Gaffey Streets, San Pedro (small parking lot)
    ➢   Kalaveras- Mexican food ++, 383 W. 5th street, San Pedro
    ➢   Pacific Diner, 3821 S. Pacific Ave @ 38th St., San Pedro (Note: a favorite++, but closes at 2 pm)
    ➢   Sandwich Saloon, 813 S. Gaffey St, San Pedro
    ➢   San Pedro Café, 605 S. Pacific, San Pedro
    ➢   Slavco’s Harbor Poultry, 1224 S. Pacific Ave near 12th street. Famed for Chicken Nuggets.
    ➢   Utro’s, in the old Ports ‘O Call parking lot, adjacent to the Ghost Fish & L A Marine Institute
    ➢   Walker’s Café, 700 Paseo Del Mar in San Pedro, across the street from Point Fermin Park (Very
        small, yet incredibly old time cool. It’s in an old Red Car Depot from the 1930s. Expect to wait
        quite a while for your order, let them know you will be eating in the park. Find an empty picnic
        table with a free ocean view! Watch for pods of dolphins. If you are hurrying through the stops,
        you may want to come another day due to the wait. Sometimes it attracts a crowd of bikers-
        mostly doctors and lawyers having fun, so don’t be dismayed as they are mostly harmless.)
    ➢   Weinerschnitzel- hot dogs, etc.- the original is in Wilmington, see above. In San Padro @ 230 N.
        Gaffey St. near the entrance to Vincent Thomas Bridge heading home.
    ➢   West Coast Philly’s, 1902 S. Pacific, San Pedro
    ➢   Whale and Ale, 327 W. 7th Street, downtown San Pedro
    ➢   22nd Street Landing, 141 West 22nd Street, San Pedro- famed for seafood++

“Trains! Trains! Trains!” Scavenger hunt form, see if you can find these scenes:

Marine Mammal Care Center Donations Requested (should you wish to help further):