POSTMAN's Jack Jailed in San Pedro's Jail

In Bob Rafelson's 1981 remake of THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE, Jack Nicholson's character Frank Chambers and Jessica Lange's Cora Papadakis are arrested and taken downtown. However, San Pedro's Municipal Building stood in for L.A.'s Hall of Justice. Why? I do not know.

PERSONAL NOTE:

When I was a teenager growing up in Gardena, my father visited some friends of his who ran a bookie operation out of a San Pedro apartment. While he sat there talking with his pals, the door caved in and the vice squad arrived to arrest everyone for felony bookmaking. One of the younger officers pointed his gun at my father and threatened to "blow his head off if he moved." My father responded with a question, "You're gonna kill me for bookmaking?" They took my father to the San Pedro jail, which was located in the San Pedro Municipal Building. The charge against him was reduced to misdemeanor gambling and he was released with a fine.

THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE (1981)

San Pedro Fountain - Waltz of the Flowers - You Tube

Thanks to miguelbgood for the video.

Old San Pedro Jail - Funeral Limo - Tinted Glass

This is the San Pedro Municipal Building, also known as the "San Pedro City Hall." Construction began in 1927 and completed the fall 1928. This seven-story Beaux Arts edifice has both Neoclassical and Baroque characteristics. It was built by the Charles W. Pettifer Construction Company under the supervision of Charles O. Brittain of the City of Los Angeles Construction Dept. At 112 feet high, it is the tallest and one of the most recognizable structures in San Pedro. It is built of steel frame, brick and molded stone. The 7th floor housed an old jail that was nicknamed, "7th Heaven." The 6th floor housed a beautiful wood paneled courtroom. A fire station occupied the ground floor basement, but was converted to a garage. The building has recently been renovated and retrofitted. Today, many L.A. City entities as well as the Councilperson of the 15th District occupy many of the offices.
-- LAokay.com

San Pedro Municipal Building
638 S. Beacon Street
San Pedro, CA 90731

Also known as "San Pedro City Hall", the seven-story Beaux Arts building was completed in 1928 and is the tallest building in San Pedro; includes an old jail, a wood-paneled courtroom, and a fire station converted into a museum.

A Boy and His Birds - San Pedro

Last summer I was in San Pedro for the funeral at sea for my wife's best friend's mother. While we were all waiting for the boat to return from a previous service and pick us up, I saw this boy playing with these birds. I don't know if they were his, or if he was watching them for someone. But he appeared transfixed, hypnotized by observing these living creatures at close hand. Without trying to be poetic or corny, this episode added to the day.

Angel's Gate Lighthouse - San Pedro

"This historic lighthouse has marked the entrance to the port since 1913. The breakwater is 9,250 feet long and contains nearly three million tons of rock, brought over from Santa Catalina Island. Designed differently than any other California lighthouse, Angel's Gate is situated on a forty-foot concrete square. Built to withstand rough seas, the framework is structural steel, with steel plates to the second floor. The lighthouse is so well-constructed that, after a five-day storm in 1939 sent violent seas smashing into the building, the 73-foot Romanesque tower leaned slightly toward shore, but still stood defiantly, as it does to this day. The lighthouse was automated in 1973, thus eliminating the need for keepers.

The two note blast of its foghorn every thirty seconds is a familiar sound to local residents. Mariners entering Angel's Gate are guided by the lighthouse's rotating green light. Whenever a deep sea vessel arrives on her maiden voyage in Los Angeles Harbor, the master is presented with a plaque etched with the likeness of the light, an official greeting from the City of Los Angeles, and the lighthouse that watches over the entrance to her harbor."

- SanPedro.com

Merry Go Round - San Pedro

Spirit Cruises Berth 77C - San Pedro

Spirit Cruises - San Pedro

562-495-5884

310-548-8080

spiritcruises@sbcglobal.net

San Pedro - wiki

San Pedro Wharfs

Ports O Call - San Pedro

San Pedro, Ports O Call - wiki

Arcadia Drive - Hidden San Pedro

Art Exhibit - San Pedro

Sky and Shadow - San Pedro

Boats in the L.A. Harbor

The Dalmatian-American Club of San Pedro

The Dalmatian-American Club of San Pedro

Harbor View House - San Pedro

Formerly the Army & Navy Y.M.C.A. Now used as temporary housing for the homeless mentally ill.

Harbor View House - San Pedro Chamber

Harbor View House - Hospital Data

Vincent Thomas Bridge - L.A. Harbor - San Pedro to Terminal Island

Vincent Thomas Bridge - Port of Los Angeles

Vincent Thomas Bridge - wiki

Vincent Thomas Bridge Lighting

For some odd reason, many people refer to this bridge as the "St. Vincent Thomas Bridge" or the "Vincent St. Thomas Bridge." In Michael Mann's film "Heat," Robert Deniro's character uses the latter error. Apparently, diehard San Pedro natives will politely chuckle behind the back of an out-of-towner who uses this terminology.

Heat - this pedro thing

Heat - imdb

Heat - wiki

The End of the St. Thomas Bridge - You Tube

St. Thomas Bridge in California - You Tube

Los Angeles Maritime Museum - San Pedro

Los Angeles Martime Museum - San Pedro

San Pedro Bluffs

Bandini Overpass - San Pedro