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After the war, the port becomes a scrapping yard for war ships / liberty ships, etc.
San Pedro was Euro - Wilimington was Asian, black and mexican….more dockworkers...pedro was more fishing.
1950s LA becomes the commercial fishing capital of the world.
Wilmington Menudo Capital of the world...fish canning become menudo canning…
1954 Harbor FReeway opens...really linking the harbor district to LA
Fisherman’s Fiesta - Catholic celebration to bless the fleet...huge well into the 1950s.
1959...first containers on a Matson Line arrive in the port of LA>
Massive, massive changes in port life...longshore ranks shrink...luddites revolt...but the revolt was short-lived the union negotiated a transition to more mechanized port.
Fewer old-school workers, but a massive increase in containers and traffic - actually increased different types of workers.
Changes in the design of the ports...reconstruction of the ports themselves.
Residential Segregation
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