Well At Least We Tried

The Seaport of Redondo Beach from 1888 to 1912

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Well At Least We Tried

The Seaport of Redondo Beach from 1888 to 1912

by Michael H. McCandless

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Contents

• Preface
• Chapter 1: Building a Seaport
• Chapter 2: U.S. Navy Presence
• Chapter 3: Six Days of Inconvenience
• Chapter 4: The Mystery of the Wharves
• Chapter 5: Maritime Legacy
• Appendix: Reading Between the Lines
• Sources
• About the Author

Additional Topics

• The Landing at San Pedro/Wilmington
• Early Development in Redondo Beach
• The Hotel Redondo
• Port Los Angeles: The "Long Wharf"
• Cargo Lighters
• Redondo Wharf Scenes
• Lumber Shipping at San Pedro
• San Pedro Wharf Scenes
• Drawings of the Planned Port of San Pedro
• The "Free Harbor" Celebration
• The Construction of Los Angeles Harbor
• Huntington's Buildings
• The Port of San Pedro After 1912
• The Storm of 1915
• Redondo Beach After 1912
• Shipwrecks after 1912
• Wharf No.3 Dive Site
• Postcards from Redondo