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Ruby's Diner is a California-based U.S. chain of casual dining restaurants founded in 1982. The original location was a converted bait shack at the end of the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach . The restaurants are designed with a retro 1940s/1950s atmosphere.
The restaurant is known for its Bohemian look and feel, belly dancing, and poetry readings. [14] View of the coast and Santa Lucia Range from the Nepenthe restaurant terrace. The restaurant became a favorite of Henry Miller. He later lived on Partington Ridge but returned often to the restaurant and became close friends with owner Bill Fassett.
At the foot of the pier is the Junior Seau Pier Amphitheatre, which hosts numerous events throughout the year. The Junior Seau Beach Community Center, also known as the Beach Recreation Center, is a 17,000 square feet (1,600 m 2 ) facility located near the pier that includes a gymnasium, meeting room, stage, and kitchen. [ 4 ]
The Ship Cafe was a landmark of Venice, California, United States, from 1903 to 1946.Built along the Venice Pier over the water off Windward Avenue, the restaurant and event space was known for its sumptuous food and prestigious clientele.
By 1925, with the addition of a third coaster, a tall Dragon Slide, Fun House, and Flying Circus aerial ride, it was the finest amusement pier on the West Coast. Several hundred thousand tourists visited on weekends. In 1923, Charles Lick built the Lick Pier at Navy Street in Venice, adjacent to the Ocean Park Pier at Pier Avenue in Ocean Park ...
It also has an original carousel hippodrome from the 1920s, the Santa Monica Pier Aquarium operated by Heal the Bay, shops, entertainers, a video arcade, a trapeze school, pubs, and restaurants. The pier's west end is a popular location for anglers. The pier is a venue for outdoor concerts, movies, and other activities. [5]
The city council approved a plan to replace the pier with a resort island in Santa Monica Bay. Local activists formed Save Santa Monica Bay and shot down that plan, [9] and in 1973 the city formally revoked a standing order to demolish the pier. [10] The city acquired ownership of the pier in summer 1974. [11]
Pier 39 is a shopping center and popular tourist attraction built on a pier in San Francisco, California. At Pier 39, there are shops, restaurants, a video arcade , street performances , the Aquarium of the Bay , virtual 3D rides, and views of California sea lions hauled out on docks on Pier 39's marina.