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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 c. 1963. [3]
Commissioned by real estate developer Abbot Kinney as part of his "Venice of America", the pier was 1,600 ft (490 m) long. [1] The Ship Cafe was built at the same time, [2] and was originally intended to be a full-service resort "with sleeping apartments, a restaurant, a kitchen, office and all of the appointments of the modern hotel".
Notable attractions along the Venice Beach Boardwalk include Muscle Beach Venice, [2] the Venice Beach Skatepark, [3] the Venice Art Walls, and numerous volleyball courts. The Venice Beach Boardwalk attracts approximately 28,000 to 30,000 tourists daily, [ 1 ] [ 4 ] attracting approximately 10 million visitors per year [ 5 ] and is the 2nd ...
Special edition of the Venice Daily Vanguard, dated July 19, 1913. A female figure labeled "Prosperity" is gesturing toward the Venice Amusement Pier at bottom left. People strolling by the dance hall on the amusement pier, c. 1900–1920 Crowds between 17th and 34th streets, with roller coaster in background, c. 1900–1920
Rome, Milan, and Venice are full of history, stylish people, and fantastic shopping. But my favorite trips have been to the country's southern parts, from Naples through the Amalfi Coast .
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The canals have since become an expensive residential section and many large, modern houses have been built. The Venice Canal Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982, and as a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument. The Venice Pier's demise came in 1946 when the city did not renew the lease on the tidelands.