Al Larson Boat Shop, Rancho Palos Verdes

#16 among attractions in Rancho Palos Verdes

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Al Larson Boat Shop or Al Larson Boat Building is a shipbuilding and dry dock repair company in San Pedro, California on Terminal Island. To support the World War 2 demand for ships Al Larson Boat Shop built: US Navy Sub chasers and Minesweepers. Al Larson Boat Shop was started in 1903 by Peter Adolph Larson, a Swedish immigrant. Larson started by building boats by hand from Pacific Northwest lumber. As the shop grew, he moved to its current location in Fish Harbor, in the Port of Los Angeles. Adolph Larson's son sold the boat shop in 1960 to Andy and Gloria Wall. The shop was small at this time with only five employees. The Wall family is still running the shipyard in the Port of Los Angeles. The shipyard is the only one in the Port of Los Angeles now operating and able to work on ships of all sizes with its 100 employees. The shipyard is at 1046 South Seaside Ave, Terminal Island, with 2.35 acres of land and 5.35 acres of waterways. The shipyard also runs a marina, Al Larson Marina. ()

Coordinates: 33°44'2"N, 118°16'7"W

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Harbor (Terminal Island)Rancho Palos Verdes United States

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Al Larson Boat Shop – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: USS Iowa, Vincent Thomas Bridge, Los Angeles Maritime Museum, Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church.

0.7 miNW
Ship, Military museum, Museum
USS Iowa, Los Angeles
20 min walk • USS Iowa is a retired battleship, the lead ship of her class, and the fourth in the United States Navy to be named after the state of Iowa.
1.1 miN
Bridge
Vincent Thomas Bridge, Los Angeles
29 min walk • The Vincent Thomas Bridge is a 1,500-foot-long suspension bridge, crossing the Los Angeles Harbor in Los Angeles, California, linking San Pedro with Terminal Island. It is the only suspension bridge in the Greater Los Angeles area. The bridge is part of State Route 47, which is also known as the Seaside Freeway.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, Maritime museum
Los Angeles Maritime Museum, Los Angeles
18 min walk • The Los Angeles Maritime Museum is a non-profit maritime museum, located at Sixth Street at Harbor Boulevard in the community of San Pedro, in Los Angeles, California.
1.5 miSW
Church, Victorian architecture
Old St. Peter's Episcopal Church, Rancho Palos Verdes
38 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.
0.7 miNW
Memorial
American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial, Rancho Palos Verdes
19 min walk • The American Merchant Marine Veterans Memorial in John S. Gibson Park, San Pedro, California, was commissioned to honor American merchant marine veterans from all wars.
0.5 miSW
Memorial
Timm's Point and Landing, Los Angeles
14 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.
0.7 miNW
Museum, Maritime museum
USS Iowa Museum, Los Angeles
19 min walk • The Battleship USS Iowa Museum is a maritime museum located at the Port of Los Angeles in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California, United States. The museum's main artifact is the USS Iowa, lead ship of the Iowa class of battleships.
0.5 miW
Harbor
Ports O' Call Village, Los Angeles
13 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.
0.7 miW
Church
Norwegian Seamen's Church, Rancho Palos Verdes
18 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.
1.2 miS
Ship, Specialty museum, Museum
SS Lane Victory, Los Angeles
30 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 miNW
Ship
Ralph J. Scott, Rancho Palos Verdes
21 min walk • Ralph J. Scott, also formerly known as Fireboat #2, is a 100-foot fireboat that was attached to the Los Angeles Fire Department serving the Port of Los Angeles. She was retired in 2003 after 78 years and replaced by Warner L. Lawrence. Ralph J. Scott is undergoing restoration near the Los Angeles Maritime Museum in San Pedro.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Al Larson Boat Shop?

Nearby attractions include Ports O' Call Village, Los Angeles (13 min walk), Timm's Point and Landing, Los Angeles (14 min walk), Los Angeles Maritime Museum, Los Angeles (18 min walk), Norwegian Seamen's Church, Rancho Palos Verdes (18 min walk).

How to get to Al Larson Boat Shop by public transport?

The nearest stations to Al Larson Boat Shop:

Tram

Samson Way/Ports O' Call • Lines: Waterfront Red Car Line (17 min walk)
22nd Street/Marina • Lines: Waterfront Red Car Line (18 min walk)

Bus

Beacon Street & 1st Street • Lines: J (25 min walk)
Harbor Beacon Park and Ride • Lines: J (28 min walk)