Fanfare Water Fountain at Port of Long Beach in San Pedro
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Port of Los Angeles
Fanfare Fountain is part of a remake of the busy cruise port and busiest
port in the nation. It received an Excellence Award for the Waterfront and
specifically honored the Fanfare Fountains & Water Features, San Pedro
Gateway Plaza. Fanfare Fountains & Water Features at San Pedro Gateway
Plaza, a welcoming landmark located at Harbor Boulevard and Swinford Street
in San Pedro, is the largest water feature in California.
The Port of Los Angeles generates 919,000 regional jobs and $39.1 billion in
annual wages and tax revenues. A proprietary department of the City of Los
Angeles, the Port is self-supporting and does not receive taxpayer dollars.
Fanfare Fountains & Water Features
Cabrillo Beach --
Fanfare:
Pumping
400,000 gallons of recycling water
40
programmable MiniShooter jets
18 Oarsmen assemblies
Water streams that go as high as 100 feet in the air
Largest water feature in California
The main two fountains measure 250 feet long and 100 feet wide (3/4 of an
acre). Both fountains are synchronized to music and lights to create
beautiful water shows for viewers.
From an overhead view, the fountains are shaped to resemble a sailboat. The
twin fountains are obliquely bisected by a 12-foot walkway that sits 12
inches below the basin level of the fountain.
A black granite infinity edge creates a waterfall over the basin ledge and
into a trough flowing under the walkway, giving visitors an unforgettable
experience of walking through water.
Just north of the two main fountains lies a reflection pool across Swinford
Street. And a short walk south on the Harbor Boulevard Parkway Promenade is
the interactive fountain at 2nd Street. At this location, there is no
boundary between people and water, and visitors can get as wet as they like
in jets that leap playfully out of the pavement. This smaller fountain is
better suited for children and animals to cool off.
The Fanfare Fountains & Water Features were designed by WET Design of Sun
Valley, Calif., the designers of The Fountains of Bellagio, Universal
CityWalk, Tokyo Dome and others around the world. EDAW of San Francisco was
the design and landscape team for the Gateway Plaza.
Current Show Schedule
Free one-hour parking is available at the Los Angeles Cruise Ship Promenade
parking lot located just past the Catalina Express Terminal gate. The
Waterfront Red Car Line runs noon until 9:30 p.m., Friday through Sunday.
HOLIDAY PROGRAM AT THE FOUNTAIN
Friday, December 4, 2009
Time and program to be announced soon, but mark your calendars now for a
magical, musical evening at the Fountain!
Fanfare Music
Marijana (pronounced "Mary Ana") (Length 3:01)
John Duda Tramburitzas Band
O Sole Mio (Length 3:19)
Luciano Pavarotti
Theme from “A Summer Place” (Length 2:25)
Percy Faith
Linus and Lucy (Length 3:05)
Vince Guaraldi
Flying Theme from "E.T." (Length 3:44)
John Williams & the Boston Pops
Mi Ciudad (Length 4:15)
Guadalupe Trio
Fanfare for the Common Man (Length 2:00)
Leonard Bernstein & NY Philharmonic
Masquerade Suite 1 Waltz (Length 4:00)
Stanley Black & the London Symphony
Lara’s Theme (Length 3:24)
Andre Rieu
Waltz of the Flowers (Length 4:26)
Leopold Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra
El Rey (Length 2:10)
Pedro Vargas
Overture and Preludium from "The Sound of Music" (Length 2:40)
Dixit Dominus, Orchestra and Nuns Chorus
Hawaiian War Chant (Length 3:17)
Teresa Bright
I Love L.A.
Randy Newman
You're a Grand Old Flag
Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa
America the Beautiful
Sandi Patty
For more information, please call the Port's Community Relations Division at
(310) 732-0423.
