Ann (Good) Menard tells the story of her parents coming to San Pedro, meeting, the long journey to getting married, and a hilarious account of what her dad’s Italian mother did to make sure her boy was well fed because it was clear his new wife couldn’t cook!
Former honorary mayor of San Pedro, Kathy Carcamo tells the story of how her mother’s family escaped from the Nazi occupied island of Brac, Croatia and made it by boat to a refugee camp in Egypt.
Annette (Kaloper) Ciketic shares fond memories of having a poultry farm in her family’s backyard and the meaning of the Fishermen’s Fiesta “blessing the fleet”.
99 years young, Nickie Troy is a lifelong member of the San Pedro community. Her father came to the United States in 1902. Nickie tells the story of her family and how they celebrated Greek Easter in San Pedro.
Longtime San Pedro community leader Camilla Townsend tells the story of how the San Pedro Chamber of Commerce played a key role in launching Port of Los Angeles high school in downtown San Pedro.
Nickie Troy started out working in her dad’s restaurant during the Great Depression on Beacon Street and for the next several decades worked in various iconic San Pedro restaurants, such as Fireside, Cigo’s and Ante’s. She tells the story of working in them all.