In the heart of Wilmington sits a little-known treasure, The Banning Museum. Phineas Banning—entrepreneur, the founder of the city of Wilmington, and “the Father of the Port of Los Angeles”—built the 23-room residence in 1864. Subsequent generations lived in it until 1925; in 1927 the residence, stagecoach barn, and the surrounding 20 acres of parkland were acquired by the City of Los Angeles.
A couple of blocks from the Banning House is the Drum Barracks Civil War Museum is housed in the last remaining original wooden building of the 22 structures built as a military post during the Civil War in the Los Angeles area. Drum Barracks, named after Lt. Col. Richard Coulter Drum, Adjutant General of the Department of the Pacific in San Francisco, served as the Union Army headquarters for Southern California and the Arizona Territory from 1861-1871.
Activity level: easy to moderate, some stairs involved. There is no accommodation for wheelchairs.
Website: http://www.drumbarracks.org
https://www.thebanningmuseum.org
Registration: This event is open to UCLARA members and one guest and to Emeriti Association members and 1 guest until June 4, 2019. All registration closes on June 4, 2019. This tour is limited to 30 participants at this time.
Not a member? Join now to participate.
Directions/Parking: The Banning House is located at:
401 East M Street
Wilmington, CA 90744
Take the I405 freeway south and then south on the 110 Freeway towards Long Beach. Exit the 110 at PCH (rte 1) and go west toward Wilmington. Go south (right) on Alondra Blvd and left turn onto East M Street. The Banning House will be about 2 blocks from Alondra Blvd. Street Parking is available on M Street and North Banning Boulevard.
Emergency Contact: The UCLARA requires that you list an emergency contact and telephone number for both you and your guest when you register.
Payment: Online payment is preferred, but if you wish to send a check, make it payable to "UCLARA" and send it to:
Judith Deutsch
3544 South Centinela Avenue, Condo 307
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Cancellations: Cancellations before June 4, 2019 will receive a refund. After June 4, 2019, refunds will be issued only if your space can be filled from the waitlist.
Questions: Email Judith Deutsch
jsdeutsch1@yahoo.com
or call Judith at 310.390.3016. Email is preferred.
