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!
Judi Kanaster Haase give an amazingly detailed accounting of all the shops, department stores, and other establishments that made up the old downtown San Pedro shopping district in the 1950s and 1960s.
Christine Aguirre tells the story of how her father opened Sal’s Market in Wilmington and recalls all the memories of working in the store from the time she was a young girl.
San Pedro community icon John Papadakis tells the story of how his grandfather, Nick Papadakis immigrated to San Pedro from Greece around 1907. Nick arrived penniless and through street smarts and hard work created a great life for himself and future generations of the Papadakis family.
Longtime executive director of the Boys & Girls Clubs of the LA Harbor, Mike Lansing recalls his own years of going to school in San Pedro.