Timm's Point and Landing

Timms' Point and Landing is a California Historical Landmark at Los Angeles harbor in the San Pedro neighborhood of Los Angeles. It is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument, listed in 1977 as Site of Timm's Landing.

Timms' Point and Landing
June 2008
Location	Sampson Way at Southern Pacific Slip San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
Coordinates	33°43′42″N 118°16′31″W
California Historical Landmark
Official name: Timm's Point and Landing
Reference no.	384
Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument
Official name: Site of Timm's Landing
Designated	February 16, 1977[1]
Reference no.	171
Location of Timms' Point and Landing in the Los Angeles metropolitan area

The area was a shipping center in mid-19th century. No original structures remain. It is located at northwest end of fish slip and includes a landscaped park in front of Fishermen's Co-op building, east of the harbor bel railroad tracks[2]

Marker

The California Sate marker on the site reads:"[3]

• NO. 384 TIMMS' POINT AND LANDING - In 1852 German immigrant Augustus W. Timms obtained Sepúlveda'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.

See also

• List of Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monuments in the Harbor area
• California Historical Landmarks in Los Angeles County

References

1. Los Angeles Department of City Planning (September 7, 2007). Historic - Cultural Monuments (HCM) Listing: City Declared Monuments (PDF). City of Los Angeles. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
2. Historic-Cultural Monuments 1-588. City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Department. July 1994.
3. California Parks, California Historical Landmarks