Society Publications
A Pictorial History of San Pedro – updated through 1990
Editor-in-chief: Irene Almeida
Publisher: San Pedro Bay Historical Society, 1993.
San Pedro, Calif., U.S.A. :
Description: 160 p. :ill.;
Price: $25
The Vincent Thomas Bridge: San Pedro’s Golden Gate
Authored and edited by Arthur A. Almeida … [et al.] ;
Special photography by Leon Calloway.
Publisher: San Pedro, Calif., U.S.A. : San Pedro Bay Historical Society, 1988.
Description: 48 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Notes: “Commemorative edition #375”.
Bibliography: p. 47.
Shorelines :
Publications of work done by Society members on specific subjects.
These have been published from the mid-1970’s to the present, and cover a variety of subjects regarding local history.
Prices vary.
Find titles and topics under “Research“.
The Shoreline, Occasional Papers Series, No. 1, March 2017 “Politics, Profits, and Precarious Schemes: San Pedro Bay’s Terminal Island Before Consolidation with Los Angeles,” by Geraldine Knatz, with Contributions from John T. Gaffey II. 32pp. Illustrated. Price $10.00
Calendars:
Vinegar Hill 2001 Calendar
This calendar is full of information on Vinegar Hill itself and on dates of local importance. It is divided into twelve neighborhoods, complete with pictures of historic homes in each area.
Vinegar Hill, Submarines & Old Houses, 2002 Calendar
This calendar gives information on Vinegar Hill. It is divided into twelve neighborhoods, complete with pictures of historic homes in each area. The events featured relate the U.S. Navy activities in San Pedro between 1905 and 1917.
Fisheries of San Pedro 2003 Calendar
This calendar features a collection of fourteen great fishing boats of a by-gone era.
Great Depression Era: Murals of San Pedro 2004 Calendar Plus: Life’s Events When San Pedro was its own City – 1888 to 1909 – This calendar depicts nineteen local murals that were created between 1933 and 1943. They can be found in the San Pedro Post Office, San Pedro High School and Dana Middle School.
Details of twenty-one years of San Pedro City history, 1888-1909, were drawn from John Houston’s The San Pedro City Dream.
Fisheries of San Pedro, updated 2005 Calendar
When first published in 2003, this collection featuring fourteen local fishing boats was soon out of print. It is offered again this year with minor revisions.
Old San Pedro Postcards 2008 Calendar
This calendar features enlargements of thirteen postcards of Old San Pedro with the earliest one dating back to 1908. A list of San Pedro Historic Landmark Sites and their locations is also included.
Calendars are $2 each.
Materials can be purchased at the Muller House Museum Gift Shop or at the Archives.