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on the<br />

<strong>waterfront</strong><br />

a community publication <strong>of</strong> the port <strong>of</strong> los angeles summer 2013<br />

Your guide to<br />

summer fun<br />

pg. 4-5<br />

Happy Berth Day<br />

Battleship IOWA celebrates<br />

first year in L.A.<br />

pg. 3<br />

Versión en español dentro<br />

páginas 8 - 11


table <strong>of</strong><br />

contents<br />

At Home in LA 3<br />

Summer Fun at the <strong>Port</strong> 4<br />

New Harbor Project<br />

on Track 6<br />

Historical Archives:<br />

New Facility Preserves<br />

the Past 7<br />

upcoming events<br />

Cars & Stripes Forever!<br />

at World Cruise Center<br />

Fountain and Waterfront<br />

Promenade<br />

Friday, June 28, 2013<br />

5-10 p.m.<br />

Pre-Independence Day celebration<br />

with a classic car show, live bands,<br />

and a grand fireworks finale.<br />

www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org<br />

63rd Annual John Olguin<br />

July 4th Spectacular at<br />

Cabrillo Beach<br />

Thursday, July 4, 2013<br />

12-6 p.m. Food truck festival<br />

9 p.m. fireworks display<br />

This popular Independence Day<br />

event is sponsored by the <strong>Port</strong>,<br />

Department <strong>of</strong> Recreation and<br />

Parks and the Cabrillo Beach<br />

Boosters. Alcohol and fireworks are<br />

strictly prohibited.<br />

www.cabrillobeachboosters.org<br />

questions?<br />

Call us at (310) 732-3508<br />

or visit us online at<br />

www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org<br />

A new chapter for l.a.<br />

With the <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> mayoral election now behind us, I'd like to take this opportunity to<br />

congratulate and welcome the city's new incoming mayor, Eric Garcetti. <strong>The</strong> <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong><br />

<strong>Angeles</strong> looks forward to working with the three-term councilman and former president<br />

<strong>of</strong> the city council as we continue initiatives to maintain our position as the nation's<br />

No. 1 container port.<br />

We are making good progress on our goals for 2013. This includes sharpening our<br />

competitive edge, building on strong relationships with our stakeholders and employees,<br />

and fine-tuning our financial practices.<br />

During the first half <strong>of</strong> the year, we broke ground on a new rail yard at Berth 200 that<br />

will improve a vital link in the national railroad network and began an environmental<br />

review process for the proposed berth-improvement project by Yusen Terminals Inc. We<br />

also entered into negotiations to redevelop <strong>Port</strong>s O' Call Village and completed the <strong>Port</strong>’s<br />

Main Channel Deepening Project, a major milestone that assures global competitiveness,<br />

continued growth and job creation. In addition, we continued to improve air quality in<br />

and around the <strong>Port</strong> through a number <strong>of</strong> initiatives, including installment <strong>of</strong> another 15<br />

berth connections for ships to plug into electric power when they call at the <strong>Port</strong>.<br />

As we welcome our new mayor, we also want to thank outgoing Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa<br />

for his leadership and commitment to the <strong>Port</strong>. His environmental stewardship, trade trips<br />

abroad to generate more business and commitment to our <strong>Port</strong> have made a signficant<br />

impact on our operations and the community.<br />

Speaking <strong>of</strong> the community, summer is the time when things really get going along the<br />

LA Waterfront. As you’ll see in this issue, we’ve got a full calendar <strong>of</strong> events to kick <strong>of</strong>f<br />

summer, starting with Cars & Stripes Forever! on Friday evening, June 28th. I hope you’ll<br />

join me there and also take advantage <strong>of</strong> the concerts, movies and other activities we’ve<br />

got planned.<br />

Enjoy the summer!<br />

Geraldine Knatz, Ph.D.<br />

Executive Director, <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong><br />

Board <strong>of</strong> harbor commisioners<br />

Cindy Miscikowski, President<br />

David Arian, Vice President<br />

Robin Kramer, Commissioner<br />

Douglas P. Krause, Commisioner<br />

Dr. Sung Won Sohn, Commisioner<br />

<strong>The</strong> LA Waterfront is published by the <strong>Port</strong>'s<br />

Media Relations Division<br />

Check the <strong>Port</strong>'s website for information on<br />

stats, developments, notices, and more at<br />

www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org<br />

Get recorded information on <strong>Port</strong> special<br />

events by calling (800) 831-PORT (7678)<br />

As a covered entity under Title II <strong>of</strong> the<br />

Americans with Disabilities Act, the City <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong><br />

<strong>Angeles</strong> does not discriminate on the basis<br />

<strong>of</strong> disability and, upon request, will provide<br />

resonalble accommodation to ensure equal<br />

access to its programs, service and activities<br />

At home in la<br />

Time flies, even aboard a stationary ship moored to a dock in the<br />

<strong>Port</strong>. And yet, as the Battleship IOWA nears its one-year anniversary<br />

at the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>, the floating museum is proving to be<br />

a public fascination. Visitation continues to rise – an estimated<br />

300,000 people are expected to have toured the ship during its first<br />

year in <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>. Without firing a shot, the warship has generated<br />

news coverage across California as well as in USA Today, Huffington<br />

Post and National Public Radio.<br />

Of the eight remaining big U.S. battleships, the IOWA is the only one<br />

moored on the West Coast. And parking it at the water’s edge <strong>of</strong> the<br />

nation's busiest port tends to attract attention.<br />

But the success <strong>of</strong> the Battleship IOWA as a tourist attraction is<br />

due to smart marketing. Jonathan Williams, president <strong>of</strong> the nonpr<strong>of</strong>it<br />

Pacific Battleship Center, the Battleship IOWA’s caretaker, said<br />

initial visitors included lots <strong>of</strong> “battleship aficionados, veterans<br />

and History Channel buffs.” To attract more visitors, last year the<br />

battleship displayed a 6-foot replica sculpture <strong>of</strong> the Times Square<br />

kiss between a sailor and a nurse – one <strong>of</strong> the most iconic American<br />

images <strong>of</strong> World War II – as part <strong>of</strong> an anniversary celebration <strong>of</strong> the<br />

end <strong>of</strong> the war. Also, the Stanley Cup trophy the L.A. Kings hockey<br />

team earned appeared on the battleship in January.<br />

Williams promotes the Battleship IOWA as a vessel <strong>of</strong> the American<br />

shared experience.<br />

“We celebrate the American spirit by connecting the past with the<br />

future," said Williams. "Lots <strong>of</strong> people have experiences with American<br />

Battleship and <strong>Port</strong><br />

partner for success<br />

Jonathan Williams, President,<br />

Pacific Battleship Center<br />

“<strong>The</strong> partnership between us and the <strong>Port</strong><br />

has been a great experience and the <strong>Port</strong><br />

has always been there to help us out. It’s<br />

been a great collaboration."<br />

– Jonathan Williams<br />

President <strong>of</strong> the non-pr<strong>of</strong>it Pacific Battleship Center<br />

history in one way or the other. So we look for ways to connect the<br />

American experience across history and culture, commerce and<br />

military. What’s important is to make connections with people.”<br />

In the coming years, Williams wants to link the Battleship IOWA with<br />

the American immigrant experience and ethnic groups. Touch the<br />

battleship and one touches U.S. history, from big guns that defended<br />

U.S. assets and allies during wartime, to quarters where President<br />

Franklin D. Roosevelt stayed, to the radio room where Samuel Gravely<br />

rose from radio operator to the Navy’s first African American vice<br />

admiral. On a ship full <strong>of</strong> stories, Williams stands on watch for new<br />

audiences and partnership opportunities.<br />

“Without the <strong>Port</strong>, we wouldn’t be here,” he said. “<strong>The</strong> partnership<br />

between us and the <strong>Port</strong> has been a great experience and the <strong>Port</strong><br />

has always been there to help us out. It’s been a great collaboration,”<br />

Williams said.<br />

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SUMMER fun at the port!<br />

Hot fun in the summertime! No need to be sly, don’t sit like a stone,<br />

just head to the LA Waterfront this summer and enjoy the good times.<br />

What’s in store? Visitors will find a medley <strong>of</strong> memory-making<br />

moments for family and friends. Think big fireworks, classic cars,<br />

Independence Day patriotism, unique hand-crafted artisanal gifts<br />

and goodies, plates <strong>of</strong> steaming lobster, dancing, ethnic cuisine and<br />

night boats drifting with lazy lights. Last year, tens <strong>of</strong> thousands <strong>of</strong><br />

people came to the LA Waterfront, one <strong>of</strong> the best-kept sorta secrets<br />

in <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>.<br />

“With so many attractions and events, the LA Waterfront is a great<br />

place to visit in the coming months," said <strong>Port</strong> Executive Director<br />

Geraldine Knatz.<br />

Oh those summer days! That’s when we’ll have most fun. So grab<br />

your calendar and mark these not-to-miss dates and events:<br />

• Cars & Stripes Forever!, 5-10 p.m. June 28, Harbor<br />

Boulevard and the Vincent Thomas Bridge. Cars & Stripes<br />

features more than 100 classic cars, live bands, food trucks<br />

and a fireworks display.<br />

• Fiesta Corazón del Puerto, 2-10 p.m. June 29,<br />

Wilmington Waterfront Park (main plaza at C Street and<br />

Neptune Avenue). This annual community fair and fiesta<br />

features music, dancing, food trucks and community<br />

resource information.<br />

• Summer concert, 6:30 p.m. July 25, Wilmington<br />

Waterfront Park (main plaza at C Street and Neptune Avenue)<br />

Evening starts with family activities, followed at 7:30 p.m. by<br />

the "L-360" band playing great music.<br />

• Movie Night, 6 p.m. August 1, Wilmington Waterfront<br />

Park (main plaza at C Street and Neptune Avenue). Family fun<br />

activities kick <strong>of</strong>f the night. "Kung Fu Panda" movie begins at<br />

8 p.m.<br />

• Summer Concert, 6:30 p.m. August 8, Fanfare Fountain,<br />

World Cruise Center, San Pedro. Family entertainment until 7:15,<br />

followed by pop-rock greatest hits group "Radio Active."<br />

• Summer Concert, 6:30 p.m. August 15, Fanfare<br />

Fountain, World Cruise Center, San Pedro. Family<br />

entertainment until 7:15, followed by the classic rock band<br />

"Steel Imagination."<br />

• Movie Night, 6 p.m. August 23, 22nd Street Park, San<br />

Pedro. Family fun first at CRAFTED at the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>,<br />

followed by 8 p.m. presentation <strong>of</strong> "<strong>The</strong> Avengers" at 22nd<br />

Street Park.<br />

• Lobster Festival, 5-10 p.m. September 13; 11 a.m. - 11<br />

p.m., Sept. 14; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 15. San Pedro. <strong>Port</strong>s O'<br />

Call Village, San Pedro. Details at www.lobsterfest.com<br />

In addition, handmade artisanal items are <strong>of</strong>fered at CRAFTED,<br />

located at 110 & 112 East 22nd St., San Pedro, 11 a.m. -7 p.m. on<br />

Fridays and 10 a.m.- 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Special events<br />

and information on how artists can apply for space can be found at<br />

www.craftedportla.com.<br />

And the World War II Battleship IOWA, known as the Battleship <strong>of</strong><br />

Presidents, is the <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> area’s newest museum attraction.<br />

community voices<br />

<strong>The</strong> World War II battleship, which has hosted Franklin D. Roosevelt,<br />

Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, is open to the public at<br />

Berth 87, 250 South Harbor Blvd., San Pedro. For details, visit<br />

www.pacificbattleship.com.<br />

More information about <strong>Port</strong> activities, the LA Waterfront and summer<br />

events can be found at the <strong>Port</strong> website, www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org,<br />

and the LA Waterfront website, www.la<strong>waterfront</strong>.org.<br />

"<strong>The</strong>y need to keep this (redevelopment) up and do more <strong>of</strong> it. People need to come here and<br />

see what’s going on and to help generate business here."<br />

– Jen Skerston (left), Waitress, San Pedro<br />

“It’s very nice here. We’re beach people and we love the stuff to do that’s outdoors here.”<br />

– Stephanie Morales (right), Waitress, San Pedro<br />

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2012<br />

2013<br />

2014<br />

new Harbor PROJECT ON TRACK<br />

HISTORICAL ARCHIVES:<br />

New Facility Preserves the Past<br />

Visit the LA Waterfront and you’ll see anticipation building as work<br />

crews construct the new Downtown Harbor in San Pedro, now about<br />

halfway completed and destined to become a focal point welcoming<br />

visitors and boaters at the water's edge just steps from downtown.<br />

<strong>The</strong> first phase <strong>of</strong> the project, the “water cut,” was completed in<br />

March. <strong>The</strong> second phase will include a modern town square<br />

complete with a boardwalk promenade, a 24,600-square-foot public<br />

plaza, benches, twinkling lights and public art. It’s scheduled to<br />

open next summer.<br />

<strong>The</strong> aim is to attract visitors to explore<br />

the town, “and not just north and south<br />

along the <strong>waterfront</strong>, but east and west,<br />

too, into downtown San Pedro."<br />

– Marifrances Trivelli, Director <strong>of</strong> the<br />

<strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> Maritime Museum<br />

“It’s very exciting, visitors are very curious about the construction<br />

activity,” said Marifrances Trivelli, director <strong>of</strong> the adjacent <strong>Los</strong><br />

<strong>Angeles</strong> Maritime Museum. “People are very pleased when they learn<br />

there will be a place where recreational boaters can come in and tie<br />

up for a few hours and go explore the <strong>waterfront</strong> area.’’<br />

<strong>The</strong> Downtown Harbor project, located along Harbor Boulevard<br />

between 5th and 6th Streets in San Pedro, will complement the<br />

museum and the newest addition to the area, the World War II<br />

Battleship IOWA. In one place, visitors and residents alike can shop,<br />

dine, socialize, watch a working port, enjoy special events, and<br />

explore <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>’ rich maritime history.<br />

Trivelli said the aim is to attract visitors to explore the town, “and<br />

not just north and south along the <strong>waterfront</strong>, but east and west,<br />

too, into downtown San Pedro.”<br />

<strong>The</strong> museum and the Battleship IOWA remain open during<br />

construction. Museum visitors can follow blue and white footprints<br />

painted on the sidewalk, past the construction fence, to reach the<br />

entrance.<br />

<strong>The</strong> Downtown Harbor is scheduled to be completed in time to host<br />

the arrival <strong>of</strong> the magnificent tallships that will sail into the <strong>Port</strong> for<br />

the TallShips Festival in August 2014. Up to six Tallships at a time<br />

will be able to berth at the new docks.<br />

More than $35 million is being invested in the project, with many<br />

suggestions from the local community incorporated into the final<br />

design. <strong>The</strong> goal <strong>of</strong> local, responsible and green development that<br />

will become a tourist destination and anchor for small businesses is<br />

well on its way to becoming all that and more.<br />

In a time before freeways or planes or railroads, <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>’ fledgling port was a vital link<br />

to the world. Prosperity was precariously propped up by spindly piers and mules moving carts<br />

over mud flats. Now, the story <strong>of</strong> how the City grew from pueblo to great metropolis is safe and<br />

secure in a new Harbor Department Historical Archives building.<br />

At an open house celebrating the facility in April, community leaders, old timers and history buffs<br />

came for a glimpse into the <strong>Port</strong>'s rich past. <strong>The</strong>y came to see the first photos <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Port</strong> – there are<br />

over 200,000 images – board games promoting commerce and original blueprints for L.A.’s Red<br />

Car light rail carriages, which were used to recreate a replica Red Car line now in service along the<br />

LA Waterfront.<br />

It’s a story nearly lost to time. For years, the old records, yellowed photos and inky blueprints<br />

were scattered; they weren’t well tended and were deteriorating. Director <strong>of</strong> Archives and<br />

Collections Tara Fansler said the new building at 272 S. Fries Ave., Wilmington, “gives us a<br />

headquarters with <strong>of</strong>fices, research room and we’re starting to build a library. Before that, we<br />

had folding tables in a lobby.”<br />

When she heard about the condition <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Port</strong>’s historical photographs, <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong><br />

Executive Director Geraldine Knatz made their preservation a priority. She identified the extent<br />

and locations <strong>of</strong> the archives, saved the 1947 Coast Fisheries Co. building from demolition and<br />

consolidated everything there. Said Knatz: “We wanted to make this material available and<br />

properly cared for. We have these rich historical resources, more than 100 years <strong>of</strong> historical<br />

records. We want people to come see these exhibits and to get excited about this history.”<br />

With so much material, <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong>ficials anticipate they’ll need a bigger building. Plans are being<br />

developed for a more permanent home for the archives. Meantime, the goals are to preserve<br />

history, provide public access and assist researchers; to those ends, visitors can visit the<br />

archives or a website with a searchable database <strong>of</strong> historical photos and other information:<br />

www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org/history/archives.asp.<br />

Tara Fansler (left) shows Geraldine<br />

Knatz a record from the 1940's at the<br />

archives building.<br />

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Tabla de<br />

Contenidos<br />

En casa en LA 3<br />

Diversión de verano<br />

en el puerto 4<br />

Nuevo proyecto<br />

Puerto en camino 6<br />

Archivos históricos:<br />

Nueva instalación para<br />

preservar el pasado 7<br />

Próximos Eventos<br />

¡Coches y rayas para siempre!<br />

(Cars & Stripes Forever) en<br />

World Cruise Center Fountain y<br />

Waterfront Promenade<br />

Viernes, 28 de junio de 2013<br />

5-10 pm<br />

Celebración antes del día de la<br />

independencia con un espectáculo<br />

de coches clásicos, bandas en vivo y<br />

un gran final de fuegos artificiales.<br />

www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org<br />

63ª edición anual de John Olguin<br />

4 de julio espectacular en Cabrillo<br />

Beach<br />

Jueves, 4 de julio de 2013<br />

12-6 p.m. Festival de camiones de<br />

alimentos (Food truck festival)<br />

9 p.m. Exhibición de fuegos<br />

artificiales<br />

Este evento del Día de la<br />

Independencia es patrocinado por<br />

el Departamento de Recreación y<br />

Parques y Cabrillo Beach Boosters,<br />

una organización comunitaria<br />

de voluntarios sin fines de lucro. El<br />

alcohol y los fuegos artificiales están<br />

estrictamente prohibidos.<br />

www.cabrillobeachboosters.org<br />

questions?<br />

Call us at (310) 732-3508<br />

or visit us online at<br />

www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org<br />

Un nuevo capítulo de L.a.<br />

Ya que acaba de pasar la elección de la alcaldía de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles, me gustaría aprovechar<br />

esta oportunidad para felicitar y dar la bienvenida al nuevo alcalde entrante de la<br />

ciudad, Eric Garcetti. El Puerto de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles espera con interés trabajar con el concejal<br />

por tres términos y ex presidente del consejo de la ciudad a medida que continuamos<br />

con iniciativas para mantener nuestra posición como puerto de contenedores Nº 1 de<br />

la nación.<br />

Estamos teniendo un buen progreso en nuestras metas para el 2013. Esto incluye afinar<br />

nuestra ventaja competitiva, basada en sólidas relaciones con nuestros inversionistas<br />

y empleados, y perfeccionar nuestras prácticas financieras.<br />

Durante la primera mitad del año, se comenzó la construcción de una nueva estación<br />

ferroviaria intermodal de almacenamiento en el atracadero 200 que mejorará un<br />

eslabón vital en la red de transporte nacional e iniciamos un proceso de revisión<br />

ambiental del proyecto de mejoramiento del atracadero propuesto por Yusen Terminals<br />

Inc. también comenzamos negociaciones para volver a desarrollar <strong>Port</strong>s O ‘Call Village<br />

y completar el Proyecto de pr<strong>of</strong>undización del canal principal del Puerto, un gran logro<br />

que asegura la competitividad global, el crecimiento continuo y la creación de empleo.<br />

Además, continuamos mejorando la calidad del aire en y en los alrededores del Puerto,<br />

a través de una serie de iniciativas, incluyendo la entrega de otras 15 conexiones de<br />

atraque para los barcos para enchufarse a la energía eléctrica cuando hagan escala<br />

en el puerto.<br />

Al dar la bienvenida a nuestro nuevo alcalde, también queremos dar las gracias al<br />

alcalde saliente Antonio Villaraigosa por su liderazgo y compromiso con el Puerto.<br />

Su administración del medio ambiente, viajes comerciales al exterior para generar<br />

más negocios y compromiso con nuestro Puerto ha tenido un impacto significativo en<br />

nuestras operaciones y en la comunidad.<br />

Hablando de la comunidad, el verano es la época en que las cosas realmente se ponen<br />

en marcha en el muelle de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles (LA Waterfront). Como verán en este número,<br />

tenemos un calendario lleno de eventos para dar inicio al verano, comenzando con<br />

Cars & Stripes Forever (coches y rayas para siempre) la noche del viernes, 28 de junio.<br />

Espero que me acompañen allá y que también aprovechen los conciertos, películas y<br />

otras actividades que tenemos planeadas.<br />

¡Disfruten el verano!<br />

Doctora Geraldine Knatz<br />

Directora Ejecutiva, Puerto de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles<br />

Comisionados de la<br />

Junta del Puerto<br />

Cindy Miscikowski, Presidente<br />

David Arian, Vice Presidente<br />

Robin Kramer, Comisionado<br />

Douglas P. Krause, Comisionado<br />

Dr. Sung Won Sohn, Comisionado<br />

El Boletín de la Zona Costera de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles es<br />

publicado por la División de Relaciones Públicas<br />

del Puerto<br />

Revise la página web del Puerto para más<br />

información sobre estadísticas, desarrollo,<br />

anuncios y más en www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org<br />

La información grabada sobre los eventos<br />

especiales del Puerto se encuentra llamando<br />

al (800) 831-PORT (7678)<br />

Como entidad cubierta bajo el Título II de la<br />

Ley de Norteamericanos con Discapacidades,<br />

la Ciudad de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles no discrimina por<br />

motivos de discapacidad y, previa solicitud,<br />

proporcionará alojamiento razonable para<br />

garantizar la igualdad de acceso a sus<br />

programas, servicios y actividades.<br />

¡DIVERSIÓN DE VERANO<br />

EN EL PUERTO!<br />

¡A divertirse en el verano! No hay que ser astuto, no se siente como una<br />

piedra, sólo vaya al muelle de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles (LA Waterfront) este verano<br />

y disfrute un buen rato.<br />

¿Qué hay en la tienda? <strong>Los</strong> visitantes encontrarán una mezcla de<br />

momentos que hacen memoria para los amigos y la familia. Piense en<br />

grandes explosiones pirotécnicas en el aire, coches clásicos, patriotismo<br />

del Día de la Independencia, productos artesanales únicos hechos a<br />

mano, platos de langosta al vapor, baile, cocina étnica y barcos a la<br />

deriva noche con luces apacibles. El año pasado, decenas de miles de<br />

personas vinieron al muelle de LA, uno de los secretos mejor guardados<br />

en <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles.<br />

“Con tantas atracciones y eventos, el hotel LA Waterfront es un gran<br />

lugar para visitar en los próximos meses”, dijo la Directora Ejecutiva<br />

<strong>Port</strong>uaria Geraldine Knatz.<br />

¡Oh aquellos días de verano! Ahí es cuando tendremos mayor diversión.<br />

Así que tome su calendario y marque estas fechas y eventos que no se<br />

puede perder:<br />

• ¡COCHES Y RAYAS PARA SIEMPRE (CARS &<br />

STRIPES FOREVER)! 5-10 p.m. 28 de junio Harbor<br />

Boulevard y Vincent Thomas Bridge. Cars & Stripes cuenta con<br />

más de 100 coches clásicos, bandas en vivo, camiones de comida<br />

y un espectáculo de fuegos artificiales.<br />

• FIESTA CORAZÓN DEL PUERTO. 2 -10 p.m. 29 de<br />

junio, Wilmington Waterfront Park (plaza principal en la C Street<br />

y Neptune Avenue). Esta feria y fiesta anual de la comunidad<br />

cuenta con música, baile, camiones de comida y e información<br />

sobre recursos de la comunidad.<br />

• CONCIERTO DE VERANO, Wilmington, 6 p.m. 25 de<br />

julio, Wilmington Waterfront Park (plaza principal en la C Street y<br />

Neptune Avenue) La tarde comienza con entretenimiento familiar,<br />

luego cambia a la banda “L-360” quien toca una gran música.<br />

• NOCHE DE CINE (Movie Night), Wilmington 6 p.m. 1o de<br />

agosto, Wilmington Waterfront Park (plaza principal en la C Street<br />

y Neptune Avenue). Diversión para la familia hasta las 8 p.m.,<br />

con “Kung Fu Panda” para obtener mayor información, visite<br />

www.laport<strong>of</strong>la.org<br />

• CONCIERTO DE VERANO, San Pedro 6:30 p.m. 8 de<br />

agosto, Fanfare Fountain, World Cruise Center. Entretenimiento<br />

“Con tantas atracciones y eventos, el LA<br />

Waterfront es un gran lugar para visitar en<br />

los próximos meses”<br />

– Geraldine Knatz, Directora Ejecutiva <strong>Port</strong>uaria<br />

familiar hasta las 7:15, seguido por el grupo de de grandes éxitos<br />

de pop-rock “Radio Active”.<br />

• CONCIERTO DE VERANO, San Pedro 6:30 15 de agosto,<br />

Fanfare Fountain, World Cruise Center. Entretenimiento familiar<br />

hasta las 7:15, seguido de la banda de rock clásico “Steel<br />

Imagination.”<br />

• NOCHE DE CINE, San Pedro 6 p.m. 22nd Street Park.<br />

Diversión familiar primero en el Puerto de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles, seguida<br />

de la presentación a las 8:00 p.m. de “<strong>The</strong> Avengers” (<strong>Los</strong><br />

Vengadores) en 22nd Street Park.<br />

• FESTIVAL DE LA LANGOSTA, 5-10 pm 13 de septiembre,<br />

11 a.m.-11 p.m., 14 de septiembre, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. 15 de<br />

septiembre, <strong>Port</strong>s O ‘Call Village, San Pedro. Detalles en<br />

www.lobsterfest.com<br />

Además, los artículos artesanales hechos a mano se <strong>of</strong>recen en<br />

CRAFTED, ubicado en 110 y 112 East 22nd St., San Pedro, de 11 am<br />

-7 pm los viernes y de 10 a.m.-7 p.m. los sábados y domingos. Eventos<br />

especiales e información sobre cómo los artistas pueden solicitar<br />

espacio se pueden encontrar en www.craftedportla.com.<br />

Y el barco de guerra de la Segunda Guerra Mundial IOWA, conocido<br />

como el barco de Guerra de los Presidentes, es la atracción más nueva<br />

de museo de la zona de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles. El barco de guerra de la Segunda<br />

Guerra Mundial, que acogió a Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan<br />

y George H.W. Bush, está abierto al público en el atracadero 87, 250<br />

South Harbor Blvd., San Pedro. Para obtener más información, visite:<br />

www.pacificbattleship.com.<br />

Más información sobre las actividades del Puerto, los eventos del<br />

muelle de LA y los eventos del verano se puede encontrar en el sitio<br />

Internet del Puerto, www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org, y en el sitio de Internet<br />

del muelle de LA (LA Waterfront), www.la<strong>waterfront</strong>.org.<br />

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Jonathan Williams,<br />

Presidente, Pacific<br />

Battleship Center<br />

EN CASA EN LA<br />

El Barco de Guerra y el Puerto<br />

se asocian para tener éxito<br />

ARCHIVOS HISTÓRICOs:<br />

Nueva instalación para preservar el pasado<br />

El tiempo vuela, incluso a bordo de un barco que no va a ninguna parte<br />

amarrado a un muelle. Y, sin embargo, a medida que el barco de guerra<br />

IOWA se acerca a su primer aniversario en el Puerto de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles,<br />

el museo flotante está demostrando ser una fascinación pública. Las<br />

visitas siguen aumentando un 15 por ciento mes a mes - un estimado<br />

de 300.000 personas lo visitaron desde que se inauguró el pasado 7 de<br />

julio. Sin disparar un tiro, el buque de guerra ha generado la cobertura<br />

de noticias a través de California, así como en USA Today, Huffington<br />

Post y National Public Radio.<br />

De los ocho grandes buques de guerra estadounidenses restantes, el<br />

IOWA es el único amarrado en la costa oeste. Y aparcarlo en el borde del<br />

agua de una megalópolis tiende a llamar la atención.<br />

Pero el éxito del USS IOWA como atractivo turístico se debe al mercadeo<br />

inteligente. Jonathan Williams, presidente de la organización sin ánimo<br />

de lucro Pacific Battleship Center, el cuidador del barco de guerra IOWA,<br />

dijo que los primeros visitantes incluyeron muchos “aficionados a los<br />

barcos de guerra, veteranos y amantes del History Channel.” Para atraer<br />

a más visitantes, el año pasado el barco de guerra expuso una réplica<br />

de una escultura de 6 pies del beso de Times Square entre un marinero<br />

y una enfermera - una de las imágenes americanas más icónicas de la<br />

Segunda guerra Mundial - como parte de una celebración de aniversario<br />

del final de la guerra. Asimismo, el tr<strong>of</strong>eo de Stanley Cup que el equipo<br />

L.A. Kings de hockey ganó apareció en el barco de guerra en enero.<br />

Williams promueve el barco de guerra IOWA como embarcación de la<br />

experiencia americana compartida.<br />

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“La asociación entre nosotros y el Puerto<br />

ha sido una gran experiencia y el Puerto<br />

siempre ha estado ahí para ayudarnos.<br />

Ha sido una gran colaboración”.<br />

– Jonathan Williams<br />

Presidente de la organización sin ánimo de<br />

lucro Pacific Battleship Center<br />

Williams dijo: “Celebramos el espíritu americano, al conectar el pasado<br />

con el futuro. Muchas personas tienen experiencias con la historia de<br />

los Estados Unidos, de un modo u otro. Así que buscamos formas de<br />

conectar la experiencia americana a través de la historia y la cultura, el<br />

comercio y lo militar. Lo importante es hacer conexiones con la gente”.<br />

En los próximos años, Williams quiere vincular el barco de guerra<br />

IOWA con la experiencia de los inmigrantes americanos y los grupos<br />

étnicos. Al tocar el barco de guerra uno toca la historia de los EE.UU.,<br />

desde grandes armas que resonaron en el fascismo de la Segunda<br />

Guerra Mundial hasta los alojamientos donde el presidente Franklin<br />

D. Roosevelt se quedó y la sala de radio en el primer afroamericano,<br />

Samuel Gravely, ascendió de operador de radio al primer vicealmirante<br />

afroamericano de la Marina. En un barco lleno de historias, Williams<br />

dice que busca nuevas audiencias.<br />

“Sin el puerto, no estaríamos aquí”, dijo. “La asociación entre nosotros<br />

y el puerto ha sido una gran experiencia y el Puerto siempre ha estado<br />

ahí para ayudarnos. Ha sido una gran colaboración”, dijo Williams.<br />

En una época anterior a las autopistas o aviones o ferrocarriles, el puerto novato de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles<br />

era un eslabón vital para el mundo. La prosperidad se apoyaba precariamente en pilares delgados<br />

y mulas que movían los carros sobre cenagales. Ahora, la historia de cómo la Ciudad creció de<br />

pueblo a megalópolis está segura y asegurada en un nuevo edificio de archivos del Departamento<br />

histórico del Puerto.<br />

En una jornada de puertas abiertas que celebra la instalación en abril, los líderes de la comunidad<br />

y veteranos vinieron a echar un vistazo al valioso pasado del Puerto. Vinieron a ver las primeras<br />

fotos del Puerto - hay más de 200.000 imágenes - juegos de mesa que promueven el comercio y los<br />

planos originales de los vagones ferroviarios de Red Car de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles (L.A.’s Red Car light rail<br />

carriages), que fueron utilizados para recrear una réplica de la línea Red Car actualmente en uso a<br />

lo largo del muelle de LA (LA Waterfront).<br />

Es una historia casi perdida en el tiempo. Durante años, los viejos discos, fotos amarillentas y<br />

planos negros como la tinta se dispersaron, no estaban bien cuidados y se estaban deteriorando.<br />

La Directora de archivos y colecciones Tara Fansler dijo que el nuevo edificio en 272 S. Fries Ave.,<br />

Wilmington, “nos da una sede con <strong>of</strong>icinas, sala de investigación y estamos empezando a construir<br />

una biblioteca. Antes de eso, teníamos mesas que se doblaban en el vestíbulo”.<br />

Cuando se enteró de la condición de fotografías históricas del Puerto, la Directora Ejecutiva del<br />

Puerto de <strong>Los</strong> Ángeles Geraldine Knatz hizo de su conservación una prioridad. Identificó la extensión<br />

y ubicación de los archivos, salvó el edificio de Coast Fisheries Co. de su demolición y consolidado<br />

todo allá. Knatz dijo: “Queríamos que este material estuviera disponible y cuidarlo correctamente.<br />

Tenemos estos valiosos recursos históricos, más de 100 años de registros históricos. Queremos que<br />

la gente venga a ver estas exposiciones y se emocionen con esta historia”.<br />

Con tanto material, las autoridades portuarias anticipan que van a necesitar un edificio<br />

más grande. Se están elaborando planes para un hogar más permanente para los archivos.<br />

Mientras tanto, los objetivos son preservar la historia, proporcionar acceso del público y<br />

ayudar a los investigadores; para esos efectos, los visitantes pueden visitar los archivos o<br />

un sitio de Internet con una base de datos de fotografías históricas y otra información en:<br />

http://www.port<strong>of</strong>losangeles.org/history/archives.asp.<br />

TeraFansler (izquierda) muestra a<br />

Geraldine Knatz un registro desde<br />

1940 en el edificio de los archivos.<br />

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Earth Day Celebration<br />

In celebration <strong>of</strong> Earth Day, more than 40 <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> employees visited local<br />

elementary schools and spoke with hundreds <strong>of</strong> students about ways we can all work<br />

to improve the environment. Employees read from and distributed approximately<br />

1,400 copies <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Port</strong>'s new book, A Cleaner <strong>Port</strong>. A Brighter Future. <strong>The</strong> Greening<br />

<strong>of</strong> the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong>. What better time than Earth Day to pass along the spirit <strong>of</strong><br />

environmental responsibility to our future leaders?<br />

News at <strong>The</strong> <strong>Port</strong><br />

Air Quality Continues to Improve<br />

New data from four air quality monitoring stations in and around the<br />

<strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> show concentrations <strong>of</strong> elemental carbon in the<br />

<strong>Port</strong> area air fell in 2012 to the lowest levels since the <strong>Port</strong> began<br />

collecting data in 2005. Elemental carbon is used as an indicator <strong>of</strong><br />

diesel particulate matter, or DPM, which is the soot produced by the<br />

combustion <strong>of</strong> diesel fuel. For calendar year 2012, elemental carbon<br />

was down by 72 percent in Wilmington compared to calendar year<br />

2006, which was the first full year <strong>of</strong> monitoring data collected. <strong>The</strong><br />

San Pedro monitoring station also showed a significant decrease<br />

<strong>of</strong> 61 percent. <strong>The</strong>se drops in elemental carbon happened even as<br />

cargo volumes at the <strong>Port</strong> have rebounded.<br />

Dredging Project Completed<br />

<strong>The</strong> <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> recently marked the completion <strong>of</strong> the Main<br />

Channel Deepening Project, a major milestone in the <strong>Port</strong>'s ongoing<br />

efforts to assure its global competitiveness, continued growth, and<br />

job creation. <strong>The</strong> 10-year, $370 million project to deepen the <strong>Port</strong>'s<br />

main navigational channel and turning basins allows the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong><br />

<strong>Angeles</strong> to continue to accommodate bigger, more modern vessels<br />

from around the world. <strong>The</strong> project involved deepening <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Port</strong>'s<br />

45-foot deep Main Channel, West Basin Channel and East Basin<br />

Channel to a 53-foot depth. In order to maintain and improve its<br />

world-class infrastructure, the <strong>Port</strong> is in the midst <strong>of</strong> a five year,<br />

$1.3 billion Capital Improvement Program to modernize and upgrade<br />

terminals, increase rail capacity and improve roadways in and<br />

around the <strong>Port</strong>.<br />

<strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> LA Hosts Global <strong>Port</strong>s Conference<br />

In May, the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> hosted the largest global<br />

conference <strong>of</strong> port pr<strong>of</strong>essionals, a gathering <strong>of</strong> who’s who in the<br />

port industry. More than 400 people from 55 countries gathered<br />

in <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> to discuss environmental, security, shipping and<br />

financial trends facing the maritime industry. <strong>The</strong> week-long<br />

International Association <strong>of</strong> <strong>Port</strong>s and Harbors' 28th World <strong>Port</strong>s<br />

Conference featured more than 50 industry and subject matter<br />

experts. It was an opportunity to spotlight not only the <strong>Port</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Los</strong><br />

<strong>Angeles</strong>, but the Harbor Area and the entire <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> region to an<br />

international audience.

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