San Pedro in Los Angeles in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)
Municipal Warehouse No. 1
City of Los Angeles
1. National Register of Historic Places
This property has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Industry & Commerce. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list.
Location. 33° 43.275′ N, 118° 16.346′ W. Marker is in Los Angeles, California, in Los Angeles County. It is in San Pedro. It can be reached from Harbor Boulevard 0.4 miles south of 22nd Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: San Pedro CA 90731, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in California’s Transverse Ranges. It is also on the American Pacific Coast. Globally, it is in North America, on the Ring of Fire, in the Pacific Rim, in the Western Hemisphere, in the Western World, and in the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one
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More about this marker. Some websites and newspaper articles describe this site as a California Historical Landmark, but it is not. It is on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Port of Los Angeles is considering redevelopment or adaptive reuse of the Los Angeles Municipal Warehouse.
Today it is mostly empty.
Regarding Municipal Warehouse No. 1.
This six-story warehouse, built in 1917, is on a point of land on the main channel of the Port of Los Angeles. It played an important part in the establishment of Los Angeles as a major center of international trade, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000 for
Photographed by Craig Baker, October 5, 2020
2. Municipal Warehouse No. 1
-from Wikipedia.
Los Angeles Municipal Warehouse No. 1 is located in the southwestern portion of the Port of Los Angeles. The Warehouse is a large, six-story structure containing 500,000 square feet in its 475 by 150-foot rectangular plan. The building was constructed with steel reinforced, poured-in-place concrete, and has a flat roof with a short parapet wall with an unornamented cornice. The building is characterized by vertical elements on all elevations, including full-height engaged pilasters, projecting concrete fire-escape stairways, steel loading bay doors at each floor level, and cast-concrete gargoyle drain spouts at each floor level. The building sits at the south end of berths 59-60, located between Signal Street to the west, the Main Ship Channel on the east and the Outer Harbor to the south. The building is immediately surrounded by water to the east and south. There have been no unsympathetic additions or alterations, and recent Port activities include partial restoration of the steel water tank on the roof. Overall, the warehouse retains excellent integrity
from NRHP Nomination
3. Warehouse No. 1 - in 1917
Completed in 1917, Warehouse No. 1 served as the Port's only bonded warehouse, a function that was critical to the Los Angeles' entry into international trade markets. During the era of break-bulk cargo handling, warehousing at the port terminals played a critical role in achieving economically efficient commerce. Warehouse No. 1 served a leading role in warehousing at the Port of Los Angeles from 1917 through the early 1960s when cargo containerization revolutionized cargo handling by nearly eliminating the need for warehousing. Warehouse No. 1 continues to serve in its original capacity, and remains a prominent visual landmark for ships entering the deep water channel and for residents and visitors of San Pedro. This building was recommended as eligible for individual listing in the NRHP by the US Army Corp of Engineers (Roberts, 1978; Schwartz, 1983), and appears to remain eligible under Criterion A (events), for its close association with the rise to international prominence of the modern port.
-from NRHP Nomination Form.
Additional keywords. Los Angeles Municipal Warehouse, Warehouse No. 1, Municipal Warehouse One, Warehouse One,
from NRHP Nomination
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from Port of Los Angeles
5. Municipal Warehouse No. 1
The Port of Los Angeles is considering redevelopment or adaptive reuse of the Los Angeles Municipal Warehouse.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 256 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on December 15, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 2. submitted on October 30, 2021, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. 3, 4, 5. submitted on December 15, 2024, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.
