Los Angeles Harbor Light, also known as Angels Gate Light, is a lighthouse in California, United States, at San Pedro Breakwater in Los Angeles Harbor, California. The lighthouse is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is listed as Los Angeles Light in the USCG Lights list. It is the only lighthouse in the world that emits an emerald-colored light.[5]

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Los Angeles Harbor Light
San Pedro Harbor
Angel's Gate

Los Angeles Harbor Light
Location	Los Angeles Harbor California United States
Coordinates	33.70857°N 118.25160°W / 33.70857; -118.25160
Tower
Constructed	1913
Foundation	rock breakwater with concrete slab
Construction	reinforced concrete tower
Automated	1973
Height	69 feet (21 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from an octagonal prism basement
Markings	white tower with black narrows stripes, black lantern
Power source	solar power
Operator	United States Coast Guard[1][2][3]
Heritage	National Register of Historic Places listed place
Fog signal	2 blasts every 30s. continuously
Light
Focal height	73 feet (22 m)
Lens	Fourth order Fresnel lens (original), DCB-24 aerobeacon (current)
Intensity	217,000 candela
Range	18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic	Fl G 15s.
Los Angeles Harbor Light Station
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	Los Angeles Harbor (San Pedro Breakwater), Los Angeles, California
Architect	Edward L Woodruff
NRHP reference No.	80000810
Added to NRHP	October 14, 1980[4]

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. The original paint on the lighthouse was only white which caused a problem with seeing the lighthouse building during fog. Vertical black stripes were added for increased visibility.[6]

By 2011, the years of exposure have led to rusted through walls, broken windows, cracked masonry, and leaks during storms. In cooperation with the Coast Guard, the Cabrillo Beach Boosters Club completed a $1.8 million overhaul of the exterior, funded by the Port of Los Angeles. The overhaul was completed in May 2012. A $1.2 million overhaul of the interior is planned.[6]

This lighthouse is inaccessible to the public, but can be viewed from the Cabrillo Beach area, San Pedro Breakwater or by boat.

See also

• List of lighthouses in the United States
• List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California
• San Pedro Bay (California)

References

• "Historic Light Station Information and Photography: California". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01.

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