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Los Angeles Harbor Light, also known as Angels Gate Light, is a
lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...
in
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,
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, at San Pedro Breakwater in Los Angeles Harbor,
California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...
. The lighthouse is listed on the
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. It is listed as Los Angeles Light in the USCG Lights list. It is one of few lighthouses in the United States that emits emerald green light, others include
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of New Hampshire and Newburyport Harbor Light of Massachusetts.


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


See also

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List of lighthouses in the United States This is a list of lighthouses in the United States. The United States has had approximately a thousand lights as well as light towers, range lights, and pier head lights. Michigan has the most lights of any state with over 150 past and present ...
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List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area This is a list of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area of the city of Los Angeles, California, in the United States. There are more than 25 Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments (LAHCM) in this area, and several additional ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Los Angeles County, California. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles C ...
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San Pedro Bay (California) San Pedro Bay is an inlet on the Pacific Ocean coast of Southern California, United States. It is the site of the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach, which together form the fifth-busiest port facility in the world (behind the ports ...


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Historic Lighthouses and Light Stations in California
National Park Service 1913 establishments in California Lighthouses completed in 1913 Lighthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Los Angeles Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments San Pedro, Los Angeles {{US-lighthouse-stub