Angels Gate Lighthouse. Photo by Tash for her photoblog Palos Verdes Daily Photo
Kudos to the Cabrillo Beach Boosters with assistance by the Port of Los Angeles Community Advisory Committee in rehabilitating the lighthouse's appearance for years to come. As reported in Preservation, a magazine by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the repairs and improvements to its exterior completed the $1.8 million project. The interior still needs another $1.6 million, but it appears that the Cabrillo Beach Boosters are up for the challenge.
Over 25 lighthouses dot the California coastline from San Diego's Point Loma to Crescent City's St. George Reef. One of the most notable to visitors requires a healthy heart to descend its many steps at Pt. Reyes National Seashore. Some are open to overnight stays at the lighthouse's houses, like the one I stayed at a few years back at Pt. Arena. Old salts and lighthouses make for great stories of the sea, and California's coastline has its share. Contemporary stories include one relocated from Cape Cod. Some may be difficult, indeed impossible to reach by land, but all at some point in time guided the seafaring to safety.
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