Venice Fishing Pier Explained

Venice Fishing Pier
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Venice Fishing Pier is a pier in Venice, Los Angeles, in the U.S. state of California.[1] The pier is part of Venice Beach Boardwalk and attracts between 28,000 to 30,000 visitors daily.[2]

The current concrete structure was completed .[3] The pier was ordered closed in 1983 after waves tore out a concrete ramp to the pier and cut utility lines, and then closed again in November 1986 by the Los Angeles County Department of Beaches and Harbors after county engineers discovered apparently serious structural problems.[4] The pier stood idle until 1997 when it finally reopened after a $4.5-million restoration and after activist pressure from Pier Pressure, a small group of Venice business people and residents.[5]

According to Paste, the pier extends approximately 1,300 feet into the Pacific Ocean.[6]

In 2018 the Venice Oceanarium proposed a new exhibited space for the pier.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: California Coastal Resource Guide . 1987 . University of California Press . 978-0-520-06186-6 . en . 2022-09-17 . 2022-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919194718/https://books.google.com/books?id=84M96URkILgC&pg=PA295&lpg=PA295&dq . live .
  2. Web site: Home Venice Beach City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks . 2024-08-24 . www.laparks.org.
  3. Web site: 2021-06-09 . Where to Explore L.A.'s Most Fascinating Piers, Both Past and Present . 2022-09-17 . KCET . en-US . 2022-02-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220218213337/https://www.kcet.org/shows/socal-wanderer/where-to-explore-l-a-s-most-fascinating-piers-both-past-and-present . live .
  4. Web site: Archives . L. A. Times . 1986-11-19 . County Orders Damaged Pier at Venice Closed . 2024-08-24 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  5. Web site: 2006-02-16 . Venice Pier's Future Still Awash in Doubt . 2024-08-24 . Los Angeles Times . en-US.
  6. Web site: 2016-01-04 . Greetings From Venice Beach, California . 2022-09-17 . . en . 2022-09-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220919194723/https://www.pastemagazine.com/travel/greetings-from-venice-beach-california/ . live .
  7. Web site: Chiland . Elijah . 2018-02-26 . Marine biology-themed pavilion pitched for Venice Pier . 2022-09-17 . Curbed LA . en . 2020-10-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201002220658/https://la.curbed.com/2018/2/26/17042316/venice-pier-aquarium-museum-oceanarium . live .

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