American Trona Corporation Building, Rancho Palos Verdes

#17 among attractions in Rancho Palos Verdes

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American Trona Corporation Building is an industrial building on Pacific Avenue between 28th and 30th Streets in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was built from 1916-1917 by the American Trona Corporation of California, to process and store salt potash from the company's mining facilities at Searles Lake in the Mojave Desert, near Trona in eastern San Bernardino County, California. It is now on the grounds of the Fort MacArthur housing annex of the Los Angeles Air Force Base. ()

Coordinates: 33°43'3"N, 118°17'15"W

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Harbor (Coastal San Pedro)Rancho Palos Verdes United States

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American Trona Corporation Building – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Korean Bell of Friendship, Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Fort MacArthur Museum.

0.5 miS
Museum, Natural history museum, Aquarium
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Los Angeles
14 min walk • Cabrillo Marine Aquarium is an aquarium in Los Angeles at San Pedro, California. The aquarium interprets both the physical processes of oceanography and marine biology of Southern California by use of displays and educational programs for the public.
0.7 miSW
Monuments and statues
Korean Bell of Friendship, Los Angeles
17 min walk • The Korean Bell of Friendship is a massive bronze bell housed in a stone pavilion in Angel's Gate Park, in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, California.
~1530 ftNW
Church, Victorian architecture
Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Rancho Palos Verdes
8 min walk • Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument located in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles, California, near the Port of Los Angeles.
0.6 miSW
Museum, Spanish colonial revival architecture, Military museum
Fort MacArthur Museum, Los Angeles
16 min walk • Fort MacArthur is a former United States Army installation in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California. A small section remains in military use by the United States Air Force as a housing and administrative annex of Los Angeles Air Force Base. The fort is named after Lieutenant General Arthur MacArthur.
1 miSW
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Point Fermin Light, Los Angeles
25 min walk • Point Fermin Light is a lighthouse on Point Fermin in San Pedro, California.
1 miNE
Memorial
Timm's Point and Landing, Los Angeles
27 min walk • Timms' Point and Landing is a California Historical Landmark at Los Angeles harbor in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles. It is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, listed in 1977 as Site of Timm's Landing.
1.2 miNE
Harbor
Ports O' Call Village, Los Angeles
32 min walk • Ports O’ Call Village, located along the Port of Los Angeles main channel in San Pedro, was a seaside plaza that featured souvenir and gift shops, along with restaurants, sweetshops, fish markets and quick-bite eateries.
1.2 miN
Church
Norwegian Seamen's Church, Rancho Palos Verdes
32 min walk • The Norwegian Seamen's Church is a Norwegian Church Abroad that doubles as the Church of Sweden Los Angeles, also known as the Swedish Seamen's Church. It is located at 1035 South Beacon Street in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California and is also part of the Church of Sweden Abroad.
0.8 miE
Ship, Specialty museum, Museum
SS Lane Victory, Los Angeles
22 min walk • SS Lane Victory is an American Victory-class cargo ship used in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam War. The ship was preserved in 1989 to serve as a museum ship in the San Pedro area of Los Angeles, California. As a rare surviving Victory ship, she was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
0.8 miS
Beach
The Sunken City, Los Angeles
22 min walk • The Sunken City is the name given to the site of a natural landslide which occurred in the Point Fermin area of the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles, starting in 1929. A slump caused several beachside homes to slide into the ocean. The development of cliffside homes and exclusive bungalows was established in the 1920s by George H.
1.2 miNE
Shopping, Shopping centre
West Harbor, Rancho Palos Verdes
32 min walk • West Harbor is a waterfront food hall and park under development in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, facing Terminal Island and the Port of Los Angeles.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to American Trona Corporation Building?

Nearby attractions include Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Rancho Palos Verdes (8 min walk), Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, Los Angeles (14 min walk), Cabrillo Beach, Los Angeles (15 min walk), Fort MacArthur Museum, Los Angeles (16 min walk).

How to get to American Trona Corporation Building by public transport?

The nearest stations to American Trona Corporation Building:

Bus

Pacific Avenue & 21st Street • Lines: J (13 min walk)

Tram

22nd Street/Marina • Lines: Waterfront Red Car Line (23 min walk)
Samson Way/Ports O' Call • Lines: Waterfront Red Car Line (28 min walk)