Tag Archives: port of los angeles

watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, december 11, 2018

whoa, first time I’ve seen a tanker tied up at berth 46 since… the 1976 explosion/sinking of the ss sansinena – sure hoping the paramount hydra is ship-shape. photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – friday, november 30, 2018

we got two old navy boats in my pedro town. my suggest is to visit the ss lane victory at berth 49. about twenty years ago me and spike jonze filmed part of the “liberty calls!” video on board in … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, october 2, 2018

the sp slip here in my pedro town had a visitor this morning: “protector” (or “fireboat 20”) from the port of long beach. photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot page

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watt’s picture of the week – thursday, september 27, 2018

full of kids and heading out the main channel earlier today were both sister-ship brigantines the exy and irving johnsons which are the flagships for the top sail youth program here in my pedro town. I actually saw these both … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – friday, august 17, 2018

belly-boarding off the san pedro breakwater earlier today at cabrillo beach (bet you don’t how we pronounce it here)… it was intense how this got built but it got built good. photo by mike watt – – – – – … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – monday, july 30, 2018

just back from a mission that put ten iridium next satellites up into orbit is the spacex falcon 9 block 5 launch vehicle at berths 51 – 53 here in my pedro town after landing on a drone barge (named … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, july 24, 2018

here’s a sign on the corner by the library here in my pedro town listing the port of los angeles‘ sister ports… many sisters! photo by mike watt – – – – – mike watt’s hoot page

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watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, may 22, 2018

yesterday I was by the pilot station here in my pedro town (also right near warehouse one) and crimony if I didn’t notice a great blue heron colony w/their nests all up in these nine close-by palm trees. amazing. they … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, april 17, 2018

german artist tim maxeiner has lived in my pedro town for a few years now and his new show is about it: “marina del pedro” which I saw up at the angels gate cultural center gallery yesterday (it’s up ’til … Continue reading

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watt’s picture of the week – tuesday, march 6, 2018

yesterday I got a shot of the beginning of an ending here in my pedro town: good bye to ports o’call (what we used to call it – I guess the official name was ports o’call village) which was always … Continue reading

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