No. 171 - Timms' Landing

by Floyd B. Bariscale

Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument No. 171.

"Timms' Point and Landing. In 1853 German immigrant Augustus W. Timms obtained Sepulveda's Landing on the mudflats near here. He built a wharf, added a warehouse, corral, and other facilities to service shipping and the running of stages to Los Angeles. Timms was a pioneer in the development of the harbor and for over fifty years this area was known as Timms Point."

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