Light Hearted ep 340 – Point Vicente, California

About this episode

This episode features a discussion about the Point Vicente Lighthouse and the efforts to restore and preserve it.

Point Vicente Lighthouse, photo by Jeremy D’Entremont. The Palos Verdes Peninsula is located within southwestern Los Angeles County, California. With increasing maritime traffic into the harbor of Los Angeles, a lighthouse was built on a high bluff in Rancho Palos Verdes in 1926. The light station buildings were built in the Spanish revival style that’s prevalent in the area. The 67-foot concrete tower originally held a third-order Fresnel lens, which is now on display at an interpretive center a short distance away. The light was automated and destaffed in the early 1970s. The lighthouse tower and other light station buildings are on an active Coast Guard station. Amy Forte, Tisha Edge, and Catherine Sinich, are the founders of Friends of Point Vicente Lighthouse Capt. Kip Loutit A new nonprofit organization, the Friends of Point Vicente Lighthouse , is working to restore and preserve the historic site. We have three guests in this episode. Catherine Sinich and Amy Forte are co-founders and board members for the Friends of Point Vicente Lighthouse. Captain Kip Louttit is retired from Coast Guard active duty but remains active in the Coast Guard Auxilary, and he…

People in this episode

Host: Jeremy D'Entremont

Guests: Amy Forte, Tisha Edge, Catherine Sinich, Kip Loutit

Topics covered

• lighthouses
• maritime history
• California
• nonprofit organizations
• Coast Guard
• preservation
• local culture

Keywords

• Point Vicente Lighthouse
• Palos Verdes
• maritime traffic
• Fresnel lens
• Coast Guard
• historic preservation
• nonprofit

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Friends of Point Vicente Lighthouse

Places: Point Vicente, California, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Los Angeles County, Rancho Palos Verdes

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