Marina del Rey, California
Marina del Rey, California | ||
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FIPS code 06-45806 | | |
GNIS feature ID | 1852255 |
Marina del Rey (Spanish for "Marina of the King") is an unincorporated seaside community in Los Angeles County, California, with an eponymous harbor that is a major boating and water recreation destination of the greater Los Angeles area. The port is North America's largest man-made small-craft harbor and is home to approximately 5,000 boats. The area is a popular tourism destination for both land and water activities such as paddle board and kayak rentals, dining cruises, and yacht charters. Land activities include bicycling on several bicycle paths, walking paths along the waterfront, and birdwatching (birding). Wildlife watching opportunities include California sea lions and harbor seals. Dolphins and whales occasionally visit the deeper waters of harbor. This Westside locale is approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Santa Monica, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Los Angeles International Airport, and 12.5 miles (20.1 km) west-southwest of Downtown Los Angeles.
The harbor is owned by
History
Prior to its development as a small-craft harbor, the land occupied by Marina del Rey was a
With the increasing arrival of European settlers, in the mid-19th century, Moye C. Wicks thought of turning this
In 1916, the
In 1949, the Army Corps of Engineers submitted an elaborate $23 million plan for a marina with mooring space for over 8,000 small-craft boats. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed Public Law 83-780, authorizing the study of the creation of the Marina as a federal project. After seven years of legislative wrangling, Public Law 87-402 renamed the Playa Del Rey Inlet and Harbor as Marina del Rey, implicitly enshrining the authorization of the project into law.[12]
Ground breaking began shortly after, during the early years of the
With construction almost complete, the marina was put in danger in 1962–1963 due to a winter storm. The storm caused millions of dollars in damage to both the marina and the few small boats anchored there. A plan was put into effect to build a breakwater at the mouth of the marina, and the L.A. County Board of Supervisors appropriated $2.1 million to build it. On April 10, 1965, Marina del Rey was formally dedicated.[13] The total cost of the marina was $36.25 million for land, construction, and initial operation.
Los Angeles County then solicited bids for the harbor and port development, selling 60 year leaseholds to willing developers.[14][15] Real estate developer Abraham M. Lurie was the single largest leaseholder responsible for the building of three hotels, two apartment complexes, 1,000 boat slips, and several shopping centers, offices, restaurants; his holdings also included the last undeveloped piece of waterfront land in Marina del Rey.[15] He eventually ran into cash flow problems and sold a 49.9% interest to Saudi Arabian Sheik Abdul Aziz al Ibrahim, a brother of Waleed bin Ibrahim Al Ibrahim and a brother-in-law of King Fahd; the investment soon turned sour and following a protracted and aggressive lawsuit, in 1993 Lurie lost his entire interest in the development to Abdul Aziz.[16]
Geography
Marina del Rey falls within unincorporated Los Angeles County and is southeast of
The harbor and the unincorporated residential and business community of Marina del Rey is bounded on all sides by the city of
According to the United States Census Bureau, Marina del Rey has an area of 1.5 square miles (3.9 km2). Nine-tenths of a square mile (2.2 km2) is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2) is water (40.91%).
One of the highest and tallest building complexes in Marina del Rey (though technically just across the border in the city of Los Angeles) is the high-rise condominium complex known as “The Admiralty High-Rise” or simply AHR. AHR is a large condominium complex of three buildings: The Azzura condos, The Regatta condos, and The Cove. AHR has a height of about 170 feet (50 m), 20 floors and can house a maximum of about 2,500 people (800 condominiums) which is almost 30% of the population of Marina del Rey. AHR is located across Admiralty Way from the harbor and is a bright green-aquamarine color. It was built in 2003. AHR, or specifically The Cove, was the main location in the film Skyline (2010).
The specially designed harbor has many kinds of moorings with significant cement pilings for pleasure craft and large boats, including Catalina Island multi-passenger ferry boats, a large whale watching boat as well as a pelagic seabird watching boat, commercial fishing boats, harbor cruise ships, a U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Ship, LA County Fire Department and Sheriff Department boats, and is surrounded by high-rise condos, hotels, apartments, shops, and restaurants. The area also includes the University of Southern California Information Sciences Institute, the UCLA Marina Aquatic Center, and the Loyola Marymount University boathouse. The Polynesian double-hulled canoe Hōkūleʻa docked in Marina del Rey in October 2023 as part of a four-year circumnavigation of the Pacific.
The community is served by the 3-mile-long (4.8 km)
The
Climate
Climate data for Marina del Rey, California | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 67 (19) |
66 (19) |
67 (19) |
69 (21) |
70 (21) |
72 (22) |
75 (24) |
76 (24) |
76 (24) |
74 (23) |
70 (21) |
66 (19) |
70.6 (21.4) |
Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 49 (9) |
50 (10) |
53 (12) |
55 (13) |
58 (14) |
61 (16) |
64 (18) |
64 (18) |
63 (17) |
59 (15) |
54 (12) |
49 (9) |
56.5 (13.6) |
Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.19 (81) |
3.25 (83) |
2.66 (68) |
0.58 (15) |
0.26 (6.6) |
0.04 (1.0) |
0.02 (0.51) |
0.07 (1.8) |
0.08 (2.0) |
0.33 (8.4) |
0.94 (24) |
1.90 (48) |
13.32 (338) |
Source: IDcide[17] |
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1980 | 8,065 | — | |
1990 | 7,431 | −7.9% | |
2000 | 8,176 | 10.0% | |
2010 | 8,866 | 8.4% | |
2020 | 11,373 | 28.3% | |
sources:[18][19] |
2010
The
Arts and culture
Points of interest
- California Yacht Club
- Fisherman's Village
- Lloyd Taber Marina del Rey Library
- Pacific Mariners Yacht Club
- UCLA Marina Aquatic Center
Public libraries
The
Parks and recreational spaces
- Burton Chace Park hosts community festivals such as the Marina del Rey Summer Concert Series and the Marina del Rey Holiday Boat Parade.[24]
- right-of-way.[26]
- Marina Peninsulaalso has a walking loop and wildlife viewing stations.
- Aubrey E. Austin Park is a very small park.
- Marina Beach, aka Mother’s Beach, has a playground on the sand.
- Area A of the Ballona Wetlands Ecological Reserve, located adjacent to Fiji Way, is accessible to the public for limited hours Wednesday through Saturday.
- Marina Del Rey Wetland Park is a 0.75-acre (3,000 m2) park and wildlife area that is part of L.A. County.[27] Improvements included restoring a “degraded wetland” and installing “public walking paths, observation areas and educational signage.”[28][29] The street address is 4390 Via Marina, Marina del Rey, CA 90292 at Via Marina and Tahiti Way. Public parking for visitors is available in MDR parking lot number 11 at the corner of Via Marina and Panay Way. The park is managed by Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors.[27]
- Harold L. Edgington Memorial Park is a small park and greenspace located at the intersection of Admiralty Way and Panay Way. The park is dedicated to Los Angeles County Harbor Patrolman Harold L. Edgington, who was killed in the line of duty near this same intersection on September 30, 1979.[30][31]
Government
Marina del Rey is managed by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors.[32] All of the area's land is owned by the County of Los Angeles, which issues long-term leases.
Marina del Rey is in the Second District of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, represented by Holly Mitchell.
In the
In the United States House of Representatives, Marina del Rey is in California's 36th congressional district, represented by Democrat Ted Lieu.[34]
Education
Marina del Rey is in the
Infrastructure
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) has a substation in Marina del Rey. Prior to 1985, maritime and land law enforcement was provided by the Los Angeles County Harbor Patrol, a division of the Department of Small Craft Harbors. The Harbor Patrol was merged into the Sheriff's Department with sworn Harbor Patrol officers becoming Deputy Sheriffs.[37]
The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACFD) serves Marina del Rey and is based at Station #110, a part of Battalion 1, at 4433 Admiralty Way.[38] The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services has an office in Marina del Rey.[39]
Transportation
The
Bus shuttle services operate on the roads within the marina and between the nearby sites of Playa Vista, and the Venice Pier.
Street layout
The harbor area has eight basins separated by six strips of land, each of which has at least one street on it. From the northeastern end of the Marina, going clockwise, these streets are: Bali Way, Mindanao Way (with west terminus at
The suburban area (adjacent to Marina del Rey in the city of Los Angeles) bounded by Admiralty Way to the south, Washington Boulevard to the west, and Lincoln Boulevard to the east consists mostly of homes and apartments and is referred to by the real estate industry as the Golden Triangle.[40][41]
Notable people
- Sasha Gabor (1945–2008), actor[42]
- Lucia Berlin (1936–2004), writer
See also
References
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- ^ "Marina del Rey". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
- ^ "Marina Del Rey (CDP) QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau.
- ^ "Welcome Wave at the Marina". Editorial. Los Angeles Times. April 17, 1997.
- ^ "Marina del Rey Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Stats and Demographics for the 90292 ZIP Code. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "The Real Southern California: Marina del Rey's Ballona Wetlands". Travel. July 9, 2010. Archived from the original on July 27, 2022. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
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- ^ GARNER, SCOTT (August 25, 2016). "Neighborhood Spotlight: Marina del Rey sets a course for a comeback". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 17, 2018.
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- ^ United States. Department of State (1962). United States Statutes at Large. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 3. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
- ^ Los Angeles Times: "Marina del Rey Development Rose Out of Mud (First Of Two Parts) November 12, 1989
- ^ The Argonaut: "Former Prominent Marina Del Rey Developer Abraham Lurie Dies at 86" July 8, 2010
- ^ a b Los Angeles Times: "Biggest Marina Developer Files for Bankruptcy : Finances: Abraham M. Lurie seeks court protection as he battles his Saudi partners for control of his extensive holdings" by Jeffrey L. Rabin June 13, 1991
- ^ Los Angeles Times: "Saudi Wins Court Fight Over Marina : Real estate: Billionaire gains control of nearly 20% of county-owned Marina del Rey. Ruling ends Abraham Lurie's involvement" by Jeffrey L. Rabin and Ron Russell May 01, 1993
- ^ "Marina del Rey, CA Normal Temperatures and Precipitation". Retrieved January 15, 2011.
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- ^ "2010 Census Interactive Population Search: CA - Marina del Rey CDP". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 15, 2014. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- County of Los Angeles Public Library. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
- ^ "Venice - Abbot Kinney Memorial Branch Library | Los Angeles Public Library". www.lapl.org. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ "Burton W. Chase Park Archived August 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine". County of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 22, 2010.
- ^ "Yvonne B. Burke Park Archived April 13, 2010, at the Wayback Machine". County of Los Angeles. Retrieved on March 22, 2010.
- ^ Angeleno, Militant (November 9, 2015). "Militant Angeleno: The Militant's Pacific Electric Archaeology Map". Militant Angeleno. Retrieved September 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Beaches and Harbors Los Angeles County". www.facebook.com. Retrieved August 21, 2022.[unreliable source?]
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- ^ "Wetland restoration flyer" (PDF).
- ^ Harold L. Edgington Park. Retrieved February 13, 2024.
- ^ Harold L. Edgington – Officer Down Memorial Page. Retrieved a February 13, 2024.
- ^ Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors Archived March 1, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Statewide Database". UC Regents. Archived from the original on February 1, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ "California's 33rd Congressional District - Representatives & District Map". Civic Impulse, LLC.
- ^ Board District 4 Map. Los Angeles Unified School District. Retrieved on November 24, 2008.
- ^ "Westside Global Awareness Magnet School". Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Marina del Rey Station Archived January 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine". Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Retrieved on January 21, 2010.
- ^ "Hometown Fire Stations Archived September 3, 2011, at the Wayback Machine". Los Angeles County Fire Department. Retrieved on December 6, 2008.
- ^ "About Us". Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Retrieved on March 18, 2010.
- ^ Leitereg, Neal (March 22, 2017). "'Stone Cold' Steve Austin buys the house next door in Marina del Rey". South Florida Sun Sentinel. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ "Golden Triangle Architectural Gem in the Marina!". Abbot Kinney First Fridays. May 13, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2021.
- ^ Warren, Peter. "Ron Jeremy Remembers Sasha Gabor AVN". AVN. Archived from the original on July 11, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2020.