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United States Coast Guard Point Fermin Guest Quarters (Los Angeles, California)

USA / California / Rancho Palos Verdes / Los Angeles, California / South Seaside Avenue, 1001
 United States Coast Guard, bed and breakfast, United States Navy
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USCG Personnel Services & Support Unit
1001 S. Seaside Avenue
San Pedro, CA 90731
Attn: Point Fermin Manager
(310) 521-6145

Former site of Naval Direction Finder Station, San Pedro. The Navy acquired three acres by lease on 18 May 1920 but may have been using the site as early as 1919.

The largest remnant of the station is what is now known as the USCG guest quarters building that was originally built in 1941 as an upgrade for the old radio station. The Coast Guard added the wood deck sometime after 1965.

When in use, the five-sided observation room was manned 24-hours a day by staff acting as liaison for exterior patrols and lookout points. Inside the watch room there is a built-in piece of furniture resembling a twin bed. The basement holds a custom communication desk with built-in cavities for radio equipment.

www.militarymuseum.org/NavDFStnSanPedro.html
www.laparks.org/sites/default/files/environmental/pdf/p...
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Coordinates:   33°42'17"N   118°17'38"W
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