Moving from Nebraska to Lomita during the Great Depression Donna Erdahl
Donna (Harlan) Erdahl, a retired nurse born in 1932, tells the story of moving from Nebraska to the LA Harbor area when she was a little girl during the Great Depression.
Donna (Harlan) Erdahl, a retired nurse born in 1932, tells the story of moving from Nebraska to the LA Harbor area when she was a little girl during the Great Depression.
Dr. John Goode tells the story of him and his wife moving from Iowa to California in the late 1950s and how he came about stating his dental practice in San Pedro.
Lora Caudill – Iiams, the former principal at Leland Street Elementary School, tells the story of how her grandfather, a sea captain from Germany, immigrated to San Francisco and ultimately arrived in San Pedro at the Port of Los Angeles.
Longtime San Pedro community leader and executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of LA Harbor, Mike Lansing tells the story of a young lady who the College Bound program of the club helped get back on track to graduating from high school and then going to a university. It’s one of many similar stories that happen at the club every day.
Danny Kadota, the former manager of the Crusty Crab, in the San Pedro Fish Market of Ports of Call, tells the story of how he first came to San Pedro as a kid on fishing trips with his grandpa that he earned by staying out of trouble.
Longtime San Pedro community leader Augie Bezmalinovich tells the story of his Croatian last name, a name which he claims is the longest in San Pedro!