# Ports O' Call Village

Los Angeles, CA · mall · tier: draft · Retrofit Atlas record `m-d4b544becb` · release 2026-10-21

Canonical: https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/los-angeles-ports-o-call-village/  
JSON: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d4b544becb.json · Provenance: https://retrofitatlas.org/data/records/m-d4b544becb.provenance.json · API: https://retrofitatlas.org/api/v1/sites/m-d4b544becb

## Facts

| Field | Value | Provenance |
|---|---|---|
| Status | closed | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Strategy | redevelop | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| New use | retail, office, entertainment | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| What is there now | under construction | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Opened | 1963 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Closed | 2020 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Acres | 15.0 | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Stores at peak | 71 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Original developer | David Tallichet | documented · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Redeveloper | Port of Los Angeles | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |
| Entitlement year | 2016 | reported · model extraction, unreviewed |

## Quoted support

- **year_opened**: “Ports O' Call Village, branded as an 'elaborately themed seaside entertainment venue,' was conceived and built by David Tallichet in 1963” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_O'_Call_Village
- **year_closed**: “The complex operated from 1963 until 2020.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_O'_Call_Village
- **acres**: “The 'seaside village' encompassed 15 acres of shops, restaurants, and attractions.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_O'_Call_Village
- **original_developer**: “Ports O' Call Village, branded as an 'elaborately themed seaside entertainment venue,' was conceived and built by David Tallichet in 1963” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_O'_Call_Village
- **after_notes**: “In January 2020, a Port of Los Angeles spokesperson stated that the development would not open to the public for several more years.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_O'_Call_Village
- **status**: “The complex operated from 1963 until 2020.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_O'_Call_Village
- **strategy**: “In 2013, the Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners called for the redevelopment of the 30-acre waterfront site in the Port of Los Angeles that included Ports O' Call Village.” — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_O'_Call_Village
- **site_acres**: “'seaside village' encompassed 15 acres of shops, restaurants, and attractions.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b
- **demolition_year**: “Portions of Ports O' Call were demolished in 2018.” — extraction-deep:nvidia/nemotron-3-super-120b-a12b

## Timeline

- 1963: Opened
- 1975: Transit terminal opened
- 1976: Attractions expanded
- 2002: Occupancy declined
- 2012: Described as ailing
- 2013: Redevelopment called for
- 2016: Lease approved for San Pedro Public Market
- 2018: Portions demolished
- 2020: Closed
- 2020: Rebranded as West Harbor

## Background (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened)

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, restaurants, sweetshops, fish markets, and quick-service eateries. The "seaside village" encompassed 15 acres of shops, restaurants, and attractions. A promenade of cobblestone streets connected specialty shops, which featured "an improbable mix of New England, Spanish Colonial, and Asian themes." The complex operated from 1963 until 2020.

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_O'_Call_Village

## Sources

- Quoted support for year_opened — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ports_O'_Call_Village

## Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Ports O' Call Village, Los Angeles, CA." Record m-d4b544becb, release 2026-10-21, tier draft. https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/los-angeles-ports-o-call-village/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

```bibtex
@misc{retrofitatlas_losangelesportsocallvillage,
  title = {Ports O' Call Village, Los Angeles, CA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/malls/ca/los-angeles-ports-o-call-village/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record m-d4b544becb, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}
```

Licence: research use only; terms undecided with the authors (https://retrofitatlas.org/licence/). Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0. Tiers: curated = from the authors' public map, not reviewed by them; draft = imported or model-extracted, unreviewed.