Pan and zoom video of the BW Pierce birds eye view lithograph of San Pedro and the harbor from 1893 (or, as most frequently identified, circa 1895). The drawing relatively accurately depicts the buildings, streets, railroads, docks and topography (though simplified and with a distorted perspective) of the time as they would have looked if viewed from the sky. Many of the structures are accurate enough to be recognizable from contemporary photographs, Sanborn maps, or from the very rare buildings which still remain to this day (including my own home). The portion of the drawing shown in the video was reprinted a few years later as a give-away promotion by George Peck (San Pedro banker and realty developer). If I recall correctly, the cropped Peck version was again reprinted and given away as a promotion in the 1970s by the Security-Pacific Bank.
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