page_title: Long Wharf (Santa Monica)
section_title: Santa Monica Local Line
hierarchical_section_title: Long Wharf (Santa Monica) / Early port rail lines / Santa Monica Local Line
caption_attribution_description: English: Long Wharf, California c. 1890's. Long Wharf built in 1893 by Southern Pacific Railroad in the Santa Monica Bay to serve as a port for Los Angeles.
context_page_description: The Long Wharf in Santa Monica, also known as Port Los Angeles or the Mile Long Pier, was an extensive pier wharf constructed by the Southern Pacific Railroad Company in Santa Monica Bay from 1892–94. When it opened in 1894, it was the longest wharf in the world, measuring approximately 4,700 feet. It served as a cargo and passenger port until 1913, and in 1919 removal of the wharf started. The wharf, the 1000 foot tip of the pier, was removed by 1920. The remaining 3,600 feet of pier was used as a run down fishing pier until 1933, when the remainder of the pier was removed. One of the major imports to the wharf was lumber from Northern ports, to help in the construction boom in Southern California. Southern Pacific Railroad and the street cars of the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad served the wharf. Los Angeles Pacific Railroad ran passenger trams to the wharf and from midnight to sunrise ran cargo cars.
  The site of the Port Los Angeles Long Wharf is a California Historical Landmark, site number 881. The Wharf was North of the current Santa Monica Pier. Today, no trace remains of the pier.
context_section_description: The Santa Monica Local Line was a small local street car line that served the Wharf and connected to the Santa Monica Air Line in Santa Monica.
  Port Ballona made by Louis Mesmer and Moye Wicks (today's Marina Del Rey) was serviced by the California Central Railway. Opened in September 1887, this line later became the Santa Fe Railway (later the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railroad). Their plan was to have this be the site of a major port. The rail line ran from the port to Redondo junction A street car tram line was made to the Port by the Redondo & Hermosa Beach Railroad company, this was part of the Los Angeles Pacific Railroad opened in December 1902.
  The Los Angeles and San Pedro Railroad served the Port of Los Angeles at San Pedro Bay. Two Pacific Electric San Pedro red car lines served San Pedro Bay.
caption: Trains on wharf, c. 1890s
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