▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁main ▁channel ▁of ▁the ▁Port ▁of ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁was ▁dynam ited ▁and ▁d red ged ▁away , ▁and ▁the ▁resulting ▁rub ble ▁was ▁used ▁to ▁add ▁ ▁to ▁Terminal ▁Island ' s ▁southern ▁tip . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁the ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁Company ▁built ▁a ▁facility ▁called ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Assembly , ▁having ▁moved ▁earlier ▁operations ▁from ▁Dow nt own ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁The ▁factory ▁remained ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁when ▁manufact uring ▁operations ▁were ▁moved ▁in land ▁to ▁P ico ▁River a . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁a ▁civil ian ▁facility , ▁Allen ▁Field , ▁was ▁established ▁on ▁Terminal ▁Island . ▁The ▁Naval ▁Reserve ▁established ▁a ▁training ▁center ▁at ▁the ▁field ▁and ▁later ▁took ▁complete ▁control , ▁design ating ▁the ▁field ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Base ▁San ▁Pedro ▁( also ▁called ▁Re e ves ▁Field ). ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁the ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Naval ▁Station ▁was ▁located ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁air field . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁Naval ▁Reserve ▁Training ▁Fac ility ▁was ▁transferred , ▁and ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁N AB ▁San ▁Pedro ' s ▁status ▁was ▁down grad ed ▁to ▁a ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁( N AS ▁Terminal ▁Island ). ▁Re e ves ▁Field ▁as ▁a ▁Naval ▁Air ▁Station ▁was ▁dis est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 7 , ▁although ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Long ▁Beach ▁Naval ▁Station ▁continued ▁to ▁use ▁Re e ves ▁Field ▁as ▁an ▁auxili ary ▁air field ▁until ▁the ▁late