Ports O' Call Village

Ports O' Call Village, located along the Port of Los Angeles main channel in San Pedro, was an outdoor shopping center that featured souvenir and gift shops, along with restaurants, sweetshops, fish markets and quick-bite eateries. The "seaside village" encompassed 15 acres of shops, restaurants and attractions. A meandering promenade of cobblestone streets connected the specialty shops, which had an "improbable mix of New England, Spanish Colonial and Asian themes," stood from 1963 to 2020.

History
Ports O' Call Village, branded as an "elaborately themed seaside entertainment venue", was conceived and built by David Tallichet in 1963, a World War II pilot-turned-restaurateur who also built the Castaway and 94th Aero Squadron. Tallichet envisioned an eclectic mixture of international destinations knitted together with cobblestone pathways, strolling musicians and global cuisine. The main restaurant was Polynesian-themed and "tall palm trees, a lagoon and wooden foot bridges adorning the entrance, the restaurant later expanded and offered an expansive outdoor patio for seating, parts of it built over the water of the port's main shipping channel". One guide to landmarks of Southern California criticized the architectural style of the development, stating "I suppose I must include this, though a replica of a New England whaling village is not exactly my idea of a good representation of the rich California sea-faring traditions the designers could have used".

The complex had 71 retail units. A transit terminal for both RTD and Long Beach Public Transit buses opened in 1975 near the Sky Tower at the entrance of Ports O' Call. The site as served as a departure point for whale-watching boat tours. Attractions of the site in 1976 included "harbor cruises, helicopter rides, a puppet theater, sky tower, pirate ship, and unusual restaurants." Annual events held at Ports O' Call included "LA Woody car show in May, The Taste in San Pedro in August, and Lobster Fest in October". As of 1989 it attracted 1.1 million visitors annually. A man named Charles Ashbourne working making balloon animals for children in the Cutlas Square section of Ports O' Call from 1963 to at least 1995. By 2002, only half of the retail spaces were occupied with tenants.

While it ran, the Waterfront Red Car stopped at Ports O' Call. By 2012 the complex was described as "ailing" and markets like Crafted at the Port of Los Angeles were eclipsing it in buzz. Parts of Ports O' Call were demolished in 2018.

Development
In 2013, the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners called for the redevelopment of the entire 30-acre waterfront site in the Port of Los Angeles that includes Ports O' Call Village. After a series of public meetings and extensive community input, in 2015, the Port of Los Angeles released its Public Access Investment Plan intended to create a sustainable and predictable approach to the Port's yearly investment in non-cargo related, public-serving projects and programs.

In March 2016, the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a 50-year lease for the new San Pedro Public Market on the site. Plans for San Pedro Public Market include restaurants, shopping, fresh markets, office space and a waterfront promenade with outdoor space and an open-air amphitheater. Construction is expected to begin in 2017 at a partial project cost of $90 million, paid by the developer. The San Pedro Public Market is expected to open in 2020, with demolition beginning as early as November 2016.

, a public spokesperson at the Port of Los Angeles says it will be a couple more years until this development is open to the public. The development was named West Harbor in October 2020.