Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project

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Principal Investigator:
Marifrances Trivelli

The Port of Los Angeles celebrated its Centennial on December 9, 2007. As part of the Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project, these interviews feature various members of the Los Angeles Harbor Area community who were interviewed in 2007 to document different eras in Port history.

Interviewee	Collection Sort ascending	Description	Interviewer	Date of Interview	Location of Interview	Affiliation
Joe Marino	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Joe Marino was born in Rockford, Illinois, in 1927. In 1941, invited by his childhood friend Mr. LaPenta, Joe’s father decided to move to San Pedro. Joe Marino immediately began working in San Pedro as a newspaper boy, where he sold newspapers on the corner of Sixth and Beacon Street. After high school, he enlisted in the Navy. He worked as a Fisherman for a few years after his military service. Joe decided to go to college and major in education. He became a teacher and retired as a Principal from the City School District in 1987.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles
Angie Papadakis	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Oral history interview with Angie Papadakis.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles
Ron Rogers	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Oral history interview with Ron Rogers.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles
Seymour Waterman	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Oral history interview with Seymour Waterman.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles
Emilei Noceti	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Oral history interview with Emilei Noceti.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles
Carol Thomas Rugnetta	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Oral history interview with Carol Thomas Rugnetta.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles
Matthew Matich	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Oral history interview with Matthew Matich.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles
Mike Albano	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Michael Albano was born in Long Beach, California, on November 24, 1947, in Saint Mary’s Hospital. Mike’s grandfather and father were fishermen. His father immigrated to the United States from Ischia, Italy, between the years 1939 and 1941. His father decided to come to America because of fishing opportunities near Catalina Island.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles
Torrance Parker	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Oral history interview with Torrance Parker.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles
Carroll Dee Brown	Port of Los Angeles Centennial Oral History Project	Carroll Dee Brown was born in Henryetta, Oklahoma in 1927. In 1944, he moved to the port area of Los Angeles to work as a welder. He met his wife at a dance in Redondo and they were married for fifty-four years. After his initial three months at the port, Brown did not return to work there but continued working in construction and shipyards.	Unknown		Los Angeles, CA	The Port of Los Angeles

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