Thread: The Little Cruise Ship Shop Around the Corner

Hi my name is Cara Bertoia I don't want to introduce myself but a great new shop I found. A few weeks ago my husband and I were visiting downtown San Pedro, which has a really neat collection of shops, antique stores and local restaurants. We made our trip on a Friday morning when there was a Farmer’s Market on Sixth Street selling fresh produce. We strolled around the truly unique shops, until we were famished and then we had some great fried chicken and catfish at Porky’s BBQ, which I hear also serves great ribs, for next time.
We were on our way to the Whale and Ale Pub, a favorite of ours, from our cruise ship days. San Pedro was the port where our ship docked, whenever it stopped in Los Angeles and Long Beach is just a few miles down the road.
Well the Pub is only a block from Sixth Street, and on the way we passed a store with the sign ‘Maritime Research Center’. Well since we both love to sail we decided to check it out. Well imagine our surprise when we found a store filled with cruise ship memorabilia. It truly is like walking in a cruse ship museum. I know all Cruise Line Fans would love this shop. There is a menu from the Queen Mary on the night Charles and Di married, and a newspaper from the day the Lusitania sank. They have over a 1,000 pieces on display including art and ship models.
They also have nautical books, Scott F. Gray the owner has written books on the Queen Mary and the QEII. And since it was such a good fit they are now selling copies of my novel Cruise Quarters – A Novel About Casinos And Cruise Ships. What better place to sell a novel about working on cruise ships?
Katherine and Scott are also very friendly and love to chat with their customers.
The address of the shop is: 301 West Seventh Street and the phone number is: 310-521-0175.
Their facebook page is:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Downtown-San-Pedro-7th-Street-Village/135015866513407

Interesting and only a 40 minute drive from my home... I hope to check it out one day...