Point Fermin Light
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| NRHP reference No. | 72000234 |
| Added to NRHP | June 13, 1972 |
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Point Fermin Light is a lighthouse on Point Fermin in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
History
The lighthouse was built in 1874 with lumber from California redwoods.[2]Template:R/superscript It was designed by Paul J. Pelz who also designed Point Fermin's sister stations, East Brother Island Light in Richmond, California, Mare Island Light, in Carquinez Strait, California (demolished in the 1930s), Point Hueneme Light in California (replaced in 1940), Hereford Inlet Light in North Wildwood, New Jersey, and Point Adams Light in Washington State (burned down by the Lighthouse Service in 1912), all in essentially the same style. In 1941, the light was extinguished due to the bombing of Pearl Harbor. There was fear that the light would serve as a beacon for enemy planes and ships.[2]Template:R/superscript The original fourth order Fresnel lens was removed in 1942. The lighthouse was saved from demolition in 1972 and added to the National Register of Historic Places.[3] The light fell into disuse and disrepair and the lantern room and gallery were removed. The site was refurbished in 1974 including a new lantern room and gallery were built by local preservationists in 1974.[2]Template:R/superscript A wood replica lantern was also installed.
The original Fresnel lens from the lighthouse, removed in the 1940s, had been missing for decades. After being found and positively identified, on November 13, 2006, the lens was relocated to a display in the restored lighthouse museum from the real estate office of Louis Busch in Malibu, California, where it had been on display.[4]
In June 2011, the General Services Administration made the Point Fermin Light (along with 11 others) available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them.[5][6][7] The restored site was open to the public as the Point Fermin Lighthouse Historic Site and Museum.
In popular culture
The Point Fermin lighthouse has featured as a filming location in several television series productions. From 1977 to 1978, in four television films and the television series of Man from Atlantis, the lighthouse was used to represent the fictional 'The Foundation for Oceanic Research' headquarters building for the TV series.[citation needed] In 1979, Point Fermin and the lighthouse featured in the first-season episode of the television series Hart to Hart, in "Hit Jennifer Hart".[citation needed] In 1986, the lighthouse appeared in a second-season episode of Amazing Stories, in "Magic Saturday". In 1988, the lighthouse was featured in the fifth-season episode of Murder, She Wrote, in 'Mr. Penroy's Vacation'.[citation needed] The lighthouse also featured in two episodes of MacGyver: "Flames End" and "D.O.A.: MacGyver".[8]
In 1999, the lighthouse was featured as the Griffin residence in Duwayne Dunham's 1999 made-for-television film The Thirteenth Year.
In 2007, the lighthouse is featured in the Huell Howser "Visiting" television series, in the documentary episode 'Pt. Fermin Lighthouse Lens' in the interview series 'Visiting... with Huell Howser.[9]
The lighthouse heavily inspired the El Gordo Lighthouse, which appears in the 2013 videogame Grand Theft Auto V.[10]
See also
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- List of lighthouses in the United States
- List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area
References
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- ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Historic Light Station Information and Photography: California". United States Coast Guard Historian's Office. August 8, 2009. Archived from the original on May 1, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2010. Point Fermin Light | Researched and written by Melissa Buckler, a Chesapeake Chapter of the U.S. Light House Society volunteer.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Asset Metadata: Point Fermin Lighthouse". National Park Service.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Point Fermin Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."For sale: Waterfront property; cozy, great views, plenty of light, needs TLC". CNN. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Beatty, MaryAnne. "GSA Making 12 Historic Lighthouses Available at No Cost to Public Organizations Willing to Preserve Them". GSA Website. US General Services Administration. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Littlejohn, Donna (January 20, 2015). "City of Los Angeles wins bid to operate historic Point Fermin Lighthouse in San Pedro". Daily Breeze. Torrance, CA.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."MacGyver Online: Filming Locations". MacGyver Online. Archived from the original on August 7, 2016. Retrieved July 21, 2018.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Point Fermin Lighthouse – Visiting (1517) – Huell Howser Archives at Chapman University".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Mitra, Ritwik; Painter, Ben (May 19, 2024). "GTA 5 Locations That Are Based On Real-Life". Game Rant.
External links
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- Point Fermin Lighthouse Script error: No such module "webarchive". official site
- Point Fermin Park, City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks
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