56-631: Harbor Gateway Transit Center , formerly Artesia Transit Center , is a large bus station at the southern end of the Harbor Transitway that serves as a transport hub (known locally as a transit center) for the South Bay region of Los Angeles County including the Harbor Gateway neighborhood of Los Angeles and cities of Carson , Gardena , and Torrance . The station consists of one large island platform with 12 bus bays and
112-550: A Sheriff's substation, a self-cleaning public toilet , and TAP card vending machines. The Harbor Gateway Transit Center also houses a free-standing art installation as part of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority 's art program that commissions artists to integrate artworks into its stations for the enjoyment of transit customers. Located on the west side of the platform, Alison Saar 's Paraje
168-587: A "dual hub" system with a trunk route that served both the Harbor Transitway and the older El Monte Busway . Ultimately, the Metro Board of Directors decided to largely continue to running bus routes as they had before. Ridership on the Harbor Transitway was radically lower than expected: Caltrans had projected that 65,200 passengers would travel along the Harbor Transitway each day, but after 10 years, ridership fell far below those predictions, with
224-486: A 980 space park and ride parking lot located in the southwest corner of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) and California State Route 91 (Gardena Freeway). The station is one of the stops on J Line , a bus rapid transit route which runs between El Monte , Downtown Los Angeles and San Pedro as part of the Metro Busway system. J Line buses serve the station twenty-four hours a day; the headway between buses
280-511: A cost of $ 498 million. Because of uncertainty on the opening date, buses would not start using the facility until a few weeks later on August 1, 1996. The project was built by the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and the transit facilities would be operated by Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) after completion. Caltrans envisioned that the transit center and transitway would offer
336-608: A dual-hub route in 2009, proposing a new bus rapid transit service called the Silver Line (now J Line) utilizing both the Harbor Transitway and the El Monte Busway. The new higher frequency service would be funded by converting both corridors into high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes, to be branded as the Metro ExpressLanes . The Silver Line began operations on December 13, 2009, with Metro planning to refurbish
392-556: A four-year degree in 2000, about average when compared with the city and the county at large, and the percentage of those residents with more than a high school diploma was high for the county. San Pedro is served by the Los Angeles Unified School District . The area is within Board District 7. As of 2023, Tanya Ortiz Franklin represents the district. San Pedro High School , Mary Star of
448-472: A major waterfront food hall and park under development, slated to open in 2024. Warehouse 1, the largest warehouse west of Chicago at the time it was built in 1917, is now a California State Historical Landmark, while a historic naval warehouse built in 1944 houses Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles , a permanent craft marketplace. The Frank Gehry –designed Cabrillo Marine Aquarium had its origins in
504-474: A major city in Southern California. San Pedro was a township in the 1860 census. The township consisted of the present-day South Bay communities, Compton and western Long Beach . Census records report a population of 359 in 1860. The township was renamed Wilmington Township for 1870. In 1906, the city of Los Angeles annexed the Harbor Gateway , a long, narrow strip of land connecting
560-601: A similar function to the El Monte Station located at the end of the El Monte Busway , an older but operationally similar facility east of Downtown Los Angeles, offering a large parking lot where commuters would park their cars and ride buses to downtown and serving as a hub in a hub-and-spoke system for the South Bay where riders can transfer between buses. In 1993, Metro staff recommended the creation of
616-654: A sub-base of Los Angeles Air Force Base , serves as privatized housing and an administrative annex for Department of Defense service members and dependents under the management of Tierra Vista Communities. The United States Coast Guard 's Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach is based at Coast Guard Base LA/LB on Terminal Island in San Pedro. Base LA/LB is home to many tenant commands including Aids to Navigation Team LA/LB , Maritime Safety and Security Team 91103 , Port Security Unit 311 , CGIS Pacific Region DET , CG Motion Picture Office, 4 Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters,
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#1732780278191672-433: A vibrant Japanese immigrant community of about 3,000 people who lived in what had been described as a "typical Japanese Fishing Village" on Terminal Island (East San Pedro). These Japanese immigrants pioneered albacore fishing out of San Pedro Bay and harvesting abalone off White Point, thus leading the way in establishing a viable fishing industry in San Pedro. The 48-hour forced expulsion of these San Pedro residents and
728-435: Is a 10-foot-high (3.0 m) by 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) cast stainless steel sculpture depicts a willow tree on the west side and on the east side a willow spirit emerges mysteriously from the tree. The artwork was installed on January 28, 2013. The name Paraje is Spanish for a resting place between two destinations and the artwork was inspired by the nearby Gardena Willows Wetlands Preserve . Harbor Gateway Transit Center
784-544: Is a public charter high school, fusing a college preparatory program with elective coursework in International Business and Maritime Studies. Such studies reinforce the significant impact of California's ports on the global economy and international trade. As of 2012, test scores tended to be higher in the area's elementary schools than in its middle and high schools. Under certain specific circumstances, residents of San Pedro may be admitted into schools in
840-568: Is about four minutes during peak periods, with less frequent service at other times. The Harbor Transitway also serves as a hub for Metro Local , Metro Express , GTrans , and Torrance Transit buses. Three game-day shuttle services also serve the station: the Dodger Stadium Express , the SoFi Stadium Shuttle (via GTrans ) and Galaxy Express (to Dignity Health Sports Park ). The station, originally called
896-453: Is considered highly diverse ethnically, with a diversity index of 63.0. In 2000, whites made up 44.2% of the population, Latinos were at 40.8%, blacks at 6.1%, Asians at 4.8% and others at 4.1%. Mexico and Italy were the most common places of birth for the 24.5% of the residents who were born abroad, considered a low percentage of foreign-born when compared with the city as a whole. The $ 57,508 median household income in 2008 dollars
952-617: Is the Battleship Iowa museum and attraction, the Los Angeles Maritime Museum (the largest maritime museum in California), and the museum ship SS Lane Victory (a fully operational Victory ship of World War II and National Historic Landmark ). Ports O' Call Village , a tourist destination, which provided shopping venues, waterfront eateries, was demolished in 2019 to make way for West Harbor ,
1008-788: Is used by the Metro J Line bus rapid transit route which runs between the El Monte Station in El Monte , Downtown Los Angeles and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center, with select trips continuing onto San Pedro . The J Line is part of the Metro Busway system. J Line buses run 24 hours a day between El Monte Station, Downtown Los Angeles, and the Harbor Gateway Transit Center, as route 910. Some trips continue to San Pedro between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. and are signed as Route 950. On weekdays, buses operate every four to eight minutes during peak hours. They operate every 10 minutes in
1064-566: The Artesia Transit Center , was built between 1989 and 1996 as part of the Harbor Transitway project and opened to passengers on August 1, 1996. Five 450- kW DC fast chargers are to be installed at the station to support electrification of the J Line. These will use the overhead inverted pantograph style connector under SAE standard J3105 . The transit center, originally named the Artesia Transit Center,
1120-528: The Dalmatia (especially the islands of Brač , Hvar , Vis and Korčula ) region, has been present in San Pedro since the settlement began more than 200 years ago. The City of Los Angeles even named a stretch of 9th Street "Croatian Place" in honor of the city's old Croatian community. The Norwegian presence can be felt at the Norwegian Seamen's Church . Until February 1942, San Pedro was home to
1176-697: The Emergency Shipbuilding Program , including the SS Lane Victory , now a designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark museum ship in San Pedro. The neighborhood is bordered to the north by the fellow Los Angeles City neighborhood of Harbor City and the city of Torrance , to the east by the Los Angeles City neighborhood of Wilmington and the city of Long Beach , to the south by the Pacific Ocean , and to
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#17327802781911232-473: The Hawaiian Islands to deter Japanese aggression until the attack on Pearl Harbor . The fleet post office , supply depot, fuel depot, degaussing range, ECM repair facility, and naval training schools for small craft, fire fighters, merchant ship communications, and anti-submarine attack remained at San Pedro through World War II; but the battle fleet never returned. San Pedro was selected as
1288-892: The LADOT DASH San Pedro line travels up and down Western, and the LADOT Commuter Express travels west to Downtown Long Beach. Line 950 of the Los Angeles Metro Busway 's J Line terminates in downtown San Pedro. The line runs north to Downtown Los Angeles following the Harbor Freeway (I-110) and Harbor Transitway before following the El Monte Busway along the San Bernardino Freeway (I-10) east to its northeastern terminus in El Monte . Heading south from Harbor Beacon Park & Ride along Beacon Street,
1344-628: The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District located in the neighboring Palos Verdes Peninsula ; specifically they may attend Miraleste Intermediate School and Palos Verdes High School . This admittance is only granted if a student's parent or guardian is enlisted in the US military , has a parent or guardian employed within the Palos Verdes Peninsula, has a grandparent residing within
1400-482: 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. The Port of Los Angeles , a major international seaport, is partially located within San Pedro. The district has grown from being dominated by the fishing industry, to a working-class community within the city of Los Angeles, to an increasingly dense and diverse community. The peninsula, including all of San Pedro,
1456-795: The Spanish Crown deeded Rancho San Pedro , a tract of over 75,000 acres (300 km ), to retired soldier Juan José Domínguez, who helped explore California with the Portolá expedition in 1769–1770. Rancho San Pedro was the first land grant in the Alta California portion of the Province of Las Californias in New Spain . When New Spain won its independence from the Spanish Empire and Alta California became part of Mexico,
1512-617: The USCGC Argus Offshore Patrol Cutter, USCGC George Cobb Coastal Buoy Tender, CG Boat Station LA/LB, as well as supporting marine units of U.S. Customs and Border Protection , Los Angeles County Lifeguards , and LA Sheriffs . The Federal Bureau of Prisons operates the Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island on Terminal Island and in San Pedro. Just 23.8% of San Pedro residents aged 25 or older had completed
1568-497: The Harbor Freeway. A total of four Transit Access Pass (TAP) card ticket vending machines were added at the transit center by early 2017 to support all-door boarding on the J Line. Pre-payment of fares and all-door boarding reduces the time buses need to remain stopped at stations. Harbor Gateway Transit Center consists of one large island platform with 12 bus bays and a 980 space park and ride parking lot located in
1624-679: The Metro board voted to rename the Artesia Transit Center to the Harbor Gateway Transit Center. Landscaping was improved in October 2012, a self-cleaning public toilet was opened in February 2013, and monitors with bus departure information were activated in March 2013. Signage improvements were installed in phases starting in 2013, adding new station name signs, decals on walls, wayfinding signs, new entry pylons, and an 80-foot monument pylon visible from
1680-608: The Pacific Coast and beyond aboard cruise lines such as Royal Caribbean and Crystal Cruises , as well as a ferry to Catalina Island via the Catalina Express . San Pedro anchors the southern end of Los Angeles City Council District 15 , which has long been represented only by residents of San Pedro. The neighborhood, according to the Los Angeles Times, "despite accounting for less than one-third of
1736-507: The Palos Verdes Peninsula, or if the student simply lives in a closer vicinity to a PVPUSD school than any other LAUSD schools. Private schools in San Pedro include: The Los Angeles Public Library operates the San Pedro Regional Branch Library at 931 South Gaffey Street. The late Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley attended its opening in 1983. San Pedro News-Pilot , a newspaper, closed in 1998. San Pedro
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1792-656: The San Pedro Bay in 1542. Santa Catalina Island , named after Catherine of Alexandria , was claimed for the Spanish Empire the next day, on her feast day, November 25. In 1602–1603, Sebastián Vizcaíno (1548–1624) officially surveyed and mapped the California coastline, including San Pedro Bay, for New Spain . The anglicized pronunciation is "san-PEE-dro". European settlement began in 1769 as part of an effort to populate California, although trade restrictions encouraged more smuggling than regular business. In 1784,
1848-456: The Sea is a prominent landmark with a steeple-top statue overlooking the harbor. On 28th Street, between Gaffey Street and Peck Avenue, is a steep section of public roadway. For about 50 feet (15 m), the street climbs at a 33.3% angle, although the rest of the street is less steep. Ethnically diverse San Pedro was a magnet for European immigrants from various countries for years, reflected in
1904-603: The Sea High School , and the Port of Los Angeles High School are the primary high schools within the region. San Pedro High School is home to the protected landmarks in the form of The English Language Arts and Administration Buildings (c. 1939, 1936, resp.). The school celebrated its 100-year anniversary in 2003. It is home to both the Marine Science and Police Academy Magnet programs. Port of Los Angeles High School
1960-528: The Tongva today and retain a cultural significance. First contact with Europeans occurred in 1542 with Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo , the Spanish explorer who noted the extensive presence of the plank boats of the neighboring Chumash . San Pedro was named for St. Peter of Alexandria , as his feast day is November 24 on the ecclesiastical calendar of Spain, the day on which Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo discovered
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2072-460: The aging stations along both corridors over the coming years, including the Artesia Transit Center. As part of the change, several Metro routes would now terminate at the transit center. Improvements to the transit center started in December 2010 with the installation of bike lockers, adding improved lighting, and the repurposing of an existing building as a Sheriff's substation. In October 2011,
2128-555: The city to the northern border of Wilmington , and in 1909, the larger city consolidated with Wilmington and with San Pedro. In 1929, the city experienced the Sunken City Disaster , where an earthquake caused multiple homes to slide off a cliff into the sea. In 1888, the War Department took control of a tract of land next to the bay and added to it in 1897 and 1910. This became Fort MacArthur in 1914 and
2184-637: The district's population has enjoyed outsize influence as the district's traditional base of political power." The United States Postal Service operates the San Pedro Post Office at 839 South Beacon Street and the Eastview Post Office at 28649 South Western Avenue. The USPS also operates the Seafarers Post Office at Suite A at 93 Berth in close proximity to the San Pedro Post Office. Fort MacArthur , now
2240-660: The final home port of the battleship USS Iowa (BB-61) . The Iowa now serves as a museum ship and memorial recognizing "the positive contributions of this battleship and its crew at critical moments in American history". Additionally, the United States Maritime Commission commissioned private San Pedro and Long Beach shipbuilders such as the Calship to build attack transports , Liberty ships, and Victory ships during World War II under
2296-409: The line turns west along First Street, then south along Pacific Avenue down to its southern terminus at 21st Street. Heading back north, the line turns west on 22nd Street, north on Gaffey Street, and finally east onto 19th Street before once again meeting Pacific Avenue and turning north. Downtown San Pedro stops include: The Port of Los Angeles is a seaport located in San Pedro Bay and together with
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2352-489: The midday, 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight. On weekends, buses arrive every 15 minutes most of the day. They operate every 20 minutes during evenings, 40 minutes during nights, and every hour overnight. Harbor Gateway Transit Center is also served by several local bus routes: [REDACTED] Media related to Harbor Gateway Transit Center at Wikimedia Commons Bus station Too Many Requests If you report this error to
2408-607: The nearby Channel Islands of California . The heavy cruisers of the Scouting Force were transferred from the Atlantic to San Pedro in response to the 1931 Japanese invasion of Manchuria . By 1934, 14 battleships, two aircraft carriers , 14 cruisers, and 16 support ships were based at San Pedro. On April 1, 1940, the Pacific Fleet battleships sailed to Hawaii for annual fleet exercises. The battleships remained in
2464-572: The neighboring Port of Long Beach, is promoted as "America's Port" and consistently ranked as the top one and two busiest ports in the Western Hemisphere. The port has 25 cargo terminals, 82 container cranes, 8 container terminals, and 113 miles (182 km) of on-dock rail within 7,500 acres (3,000 ha) of land and water with 43 miles (69 km) of waterfront. The port's top three trading partners were China (including Hong Kong), Japan, and Vietnam. The World Cruise Center offers cruises up and down
2520-566: The number of restaurants representing diverse cuisines, especially Croatian , Portuguese , Mexican , Italian , Irish and Greek . San Pedro is home to the largest Italian-American community in Southern California, centered on the "Via Italia" (South Cabrillo Avenue). San Pedro is also considered the heart of the Croatian and Norwegian communities in Los Angeles. The Croatian community, originally composed of seafarers and fishermen from
2576-452: The old Cabrillo Beach Marine Museum which was located in the historic Bath House at Cabrillo Beach . The Point Fermin Light , a Victorian-era structure built in the late 19th century, is a museum and park on a bluff overlooking the ocean. The Korean Bell of Friendship is a massive bronze memorial bell donated by South Korea in 1976 to the people of Los Angeles. The church of Mary Star of
2632-612: The razing of their homes and shops, as part of the Japanese-American internment during World War II, is described in Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston 's memoir Farewell to Manzanar . A total of 80,065 people lived in San Pedro's 12.06 square miles, according to the 2000 U.S. census—averaging 6,640 people per square mile, near Los Angeles' total population density. The median age was 34 in the San Pedro neighborhood, considered average for Los Angeles. San Pedro
2688-483: The route seeing just 3,000 passengers per weekday in 2004. That amount is low compared to the El Monte Busway, which had 32,000 boardings a day in November 2000. On November 18, 2000, a 9.3-mile (15.0 km) section of the Harbor Freeway south of State Route 91 was widened, and new bus new stations were added on the shoulder, allowing some bus routes to be extended south to San Pedro . Metro returned to its plan for
2744-564: The southern terminus of Interstate 110 , beginning at Gaffey Street heading 20 miles north to Downtown Los Angeles and beyond to Pasadena via the Arroyo Seco Parkway. California State Route 47 heads west from San Pedro across the Vincent Thomas Bridge, connecting San Pedro, Terminal Island, and Wilmington, to Long Beach and beyond. The LA Metro Bus 205 line travel North from 6th and Harbor up to Willowbrook,
2800-508: The southwest corner of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) and California State Route 91 (Gardena Freeway). The transit center is connected to the Harbor Transitway by a flyover ramp. The station is located near the Harbor Gateway neighborhood of Los Angeles and cities of Carson , Gardena , and Torrance . The platform can be accessed by pedestrians from West 182nd Street. The parking lot can be accessed from West 182nd Street or Vermont Avenue near Artesia Boulevard . The station also has
2856-793: The trade restrictions were lifted, and the town flourished. Under United States control after 1848, when the United States defeated Mexico in the Mexican–American War , the harbor was greatly improved and expanded under the guidance of Phineas Banning and John Gately Downey , the seventh governor of California after the Free Harbor Fight . In 1868 Banning created the Los Angeles & San Pedro Railroad , Southern California's first railroad and used it to transport goods from San Pedro Bay to Los Angeles , which soon became
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#17327802781912912-404: The west by Rancho Palos Verdes and the city of Lomita . San Pedro, Wilmington, and Terminal Island are the locations of the Port of Los Angeles . The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long (457 m) suspension bridge linking San Pedro with Terminal Island and named after California Assemblyman Vincent Thomas . (It is the fourth longest suspension bridge in California.) Nearby
2968-539: Was a coastal defense site for many years. Woodrow Wilson transferred 200 United States Navy ships from the Atlantic to the Pacific in 1919 when tension arose between the United States and Japan over the fate of China. San Diego Bay was considered too shallow for the largest ships, so the battleships anchored in San Pedro Bay on August 9, 1919. Local availability of fuel oil minimized transportation costs, and consistently good weather allowed frequent gunnery exercises off
3024-405: Was average for the city and county. Renters occupied 56.1% of the housing units, and homeowners occupied the rest. In 2000 there were 3,394 families headed by single parents, or 17.5%, a rate that was average for the county and the city. In the same year there were 6,559 military veterans, or 11% of the population, considered high when compared to the city and county as a whole. San Pedro serves as
3080-412: Was built as the southern terminus of the Harbor Transitway , a 10.3-mile (16.6 km) shared-use express bus corridor and high-occupancy vehicle lanes (later converted to high occupancy toll (HOT) lanes) running in the median of Interstate 110 (Harbor Freeway) north to Downtown Los Angeles . After about 20 years of planning and construction, the Harbor Transitway was opened on June 26, 1996, at
3136-609: Was the homeland of the Tongva for thousands of years, home to the village of Chowigna along and the nearby Suangna . In other areas of the Los Angeles Basin archeological sites date back to at least about 10,000 years old. The Tongva used seafaring plank canoes or te'aats , found all throughout the coastline, to travel to and from the Channel Islands and along the coastline. The boats are still constructed by
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