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The San Pedro terminal building was used for many years as an office building by the Los Angeles Harbor Department. The ferry terminal building on the Terminal Island side was demolished in 1972 to expand cargo operations.
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was completed, connecting mainland San Pedro to Terminal Island, and the ferry service became obsolete. The ferry service was terminated on 14 November, and the bridge opened on 15 November.
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As the ferry building began to deteriorate, citizens of San Pedro sought to have it restored. They succeeded in having the building designated as a
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style by architect Derwood Lydell Irvin of the Los Angeles Harbor Department. It has a five-story octagonal
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Big Orange Landmarks Blog: Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 146 — Municipal Ferry Building
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Both the exterior and interior of the Municipal Ferry Building were featured in the 1947 film
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It was a working ferry terminal from 1941 to 1963, for the ferry connecting San Pedro and
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Beginning in 1976 the building was restored (exterior) and remodeled (interior) into the
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University and college buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places
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Sanpedro.com: Los Angeles Maritime Museum (formerly the Municipal Ferry Building)
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Transportation buildings and structures in Los Angeles County, California
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building located at Sixth Street at Harbor Boulevard in the community of
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List of jails and prisons on the National Register of Historic Places
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Daily Breeze newspaper: Municipal Ferry Building | South Bay History
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List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area
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Ferry terminals on the National Register of Historic Places
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Big Orange Landmarks: San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building
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LAPL.org: "History of the Los Angeles Maritime Museum"
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Los Angeles Department of City Planning (2007-09-07).
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The Municipal Ferry Building was built in 1941 as a
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument

Los Angeles Maritime Museum
San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building is located in the Los Angeles metropolitan area
San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building is located in California
San Pedro Municipal Ferry Building is located in the United States
San Pedro
Los Angeles
California
33°44′19″N 118°16′43″W / 33.73861°N 118.27861°W / 33.73861; -118.27861
Streamline Moderne
96000392
ferry terminal
San Pedro
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Maritime Museum
Works Project Administration (WPA)
Streamline Moderne
clock tower
Terminal Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Vincent Thomas Bridge
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Los Angeles Maritime Museum
maritime museum
West Coast
National Register of Historic Places
The Street With No Name

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