Historical Photos of South Shores

We hope you enjoy these historic photos of South Shores and San Pedro. Click on any image to view a full-size slide show.

Check out these videos for a more in-depth history of the Harbor Area.

1542-1902 – The Port of Los Angeles: A History, Part I – From Mudflats to Modern Port (video)

1921-1941 – The Port of Los Angeles: A History, Part II – Birth of an International Port (video)

1941-1960 – The Port of Los Angeles: A History, Part III – War, Peace, and Prosperity (video)

1960 – The Port of Los Angeles: A History, Part IV – The Past is Prologue (video)

1955 south shores brochure - page 1 — 1955 Marlow & Co. for South Shores (reverse side)

White Point - Royal Palms — White Point and Royal Palms aerial photograph from the 1920s

Sepulveda Memorial Park, White Point, 1925.

damaged pool — White Point – two miles west from Point Fermin. Tidal wave that took place February 2 and 3, 1926 damaged the plunge and left debris on [illegible] front of the hotel. Damage amount to $30,000. Picture taken February 5, 1926 by C.J. Prudhomme.

White Point Club House & Country Club — Club House & Country Club facing 18-hole golf course, White Point.

South Shores School — May Day dance at South Shores school, 1965/66

1955 south shores brochure - page 2 — 1955 Marlow & Co. for South Shores

Royal Palms from golf course. White Point – San Pedro

Sepulveda Memorial park — Sepulveda Memorial Park bath house ramp, 1920s White Point.

Vallecito Dr. — Vallecito Dr, early 1960s

1960s photo of Anchovy Ave — Anchovy Ave, 1960

shoppers market construction — Shoppers Market construction, 25th & Western

Date:  June 1979

Time:  Just before the early morning commute to work.

Place:  Craig Michaelis’ Chevron station, where the Mercedes repair shop now stands

Details:  Notice the Lucky Store being converted to an Albertsons. Later, the Albertsons gave way to a Haggens for 1 year. Then followed Smart and Final. Also, notice the yellow Fotomat photo kiosk next to the gas station. Also, remember that orange 76 gas station where Chase Bank now stands? South Shores had 3 gas stations back then!

Reason all those cars were lined up from the gas station to Bank of America:

In 1979, oil production dropped in the wake of the Iranian Revolution. Global oil supply dropped by only 4%, but the oil markets’ overreaction raised the price of crude oil drastically over the next 12 months. Crude oil prices more than doubled to $39.50 per barrel. This, in turn, created fuel shortages, hence long lines at gas stations like this one that ran from the B of A at 25th/Western all the way to this Chevron station at 25th and Moray Ave.