Phineas Banning was an American businessman, financier and entrepreneur.
Founder of the Port of Los Angeles
Banning's Landing, Wilmington, 1870
Mary E. Hollister Banning
Banning in 1883
The Port of Los Angeles is a seaport managed by the Los Angeles Harbor Department, a unit of the City of Los Angeles. It occupies 7,500 acres (3,000 ha) of land and water with 43 miles (69 km) of waterfront and adjoins the separate Port of Long Beach. Promoted as "America's Port", the port is located in San Pedro Bay in the San Pedro and Wilmington neighborhoods of Los Angeles, approximately 20 miles (32 km) south of downtown.
Port of Los Angeles in 2008
The L.A. Harbor, 1899
Port of Los Angeles, 1913
View from Palos Verdes