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26 Jan 08
26 Jan 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungWhy are San Diego and Los Angeles positioned as they are?
Techtonics and time would be my first guess.
San Francisco, London and New York are obvious harbors, but I don't see any reason Long Beach is such a major harbor.
Gods will? Or it could be because it is such a vast, natural harbor. But that's just a guess.
27 Jan 08
Originally posted by StarValleyWyThe images I am finding of San Pedro Bay show most of the port being protected by an artificial breakwater. That's not quite the vast, natural harbor I am used to, having gone to university in the San Francisco Bay Area.
[b]Why are San Diego and Los Angeles positioned as they are?
Techtonics and time would be my first guess.
San Francisco, London and New York are obvious harbors, but I don't see any reason Long Beach is such a major harbor.
Gods will? Or it could be because it is such a vast, natural harbor. But that's just a guess.[/b]
27 Jan 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungThe Le Brea tar pits reminded me there's oil in them thar hills. Wiki says that by 1923, Los Angeles was producing one-quarter of the world's oil, so I'm guessing that's what catapaulted L.A. into a major port. Just a shot from the hip.
Why are San Diego and Los Angeles positioned as they are? San Francisco, London and New York are obvious harbors, but I don't see any reason Long Beach is such a major harbor.
OMG we have a flag!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Los_Angeles%2C_California.svg
27 Jan 08
Originally posted by AThousandYoungI have only visited the the port at Long Beach twice. Once on a fleet week tour given by the navy and once on a personal tour of the USS New Jersey before her decommish as a guest of my Aunt's husband who lost an arm serving on her during the Korean war. The breakwater is mostly natural as it was explained, but well suited to being "improved" by man. And the coast of California being placed in sore need -- by the Asian tradelines, it is a natural. As you know, it handles a lot of container traffic and not as much Military. The military gets the better ports? And that is just a guess. I have no expertise.
The images I am finding of San Pedro Bay show most of the port being protected by an artificial breakwater. That's not quite the vast, natural harbor I am used to, having gone to university in the San Francisco Bay Area.
27 Jan 08
Originally posted by Doctor Ratdang, beat me to it. 🙂
The Le Brea tar pits reminded me there's oil in them thar hills. Wiki says that by 1923, Los Angeles was producing one-quarter of the world's oil, so I'm guessing that's what catapaulted L.A. into a major port. Just a shot from the hip.
father crespi liked it because it was a nice valley suitable for establishing a mission.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_angeles#History
"Railroads arrived when the Southern Pacific completed its line to Los Angeles in 1876.[11] Oil was discovered in 1892, and by 1923 Los Angeles was producing one-quarter of the world's petroleum.[12]
By 1900, the population had grown to more than 100,000 people [13], which began to put pressure on the city's water supply.[14] The 1913 completion of the Los Angeles aqueduct under the supervision of William Mulholland, assured the continued growth of the city. In 1915, Los Angeles began annexation of dozens of neighboring communities without water supplies of their own.
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