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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".
Ship Cafe with Venice Wharf and Pavilion in background, c. 1913 Caricature of Rudie H. Fishbeck, manager of the Ship Cafe, as published in Out West magazine, 1914 The Ship Cafe was owned and operated by series of restauranteurs and businessmen over its 40-plus year history including Marchetti, Tom McFadden and Jim Morjey, Baron Long , Tommy ...
Long Beach Municipal Auditorium and the Rainbow Pier, Long Beach, California, linen-era postcard by Tichnor Bros., produced c. 1930–1945. This is a timeline of piers of Los Angeles County, California, United States, including dates of construction and demolition, and notable events.
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
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.
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The Venice Canal Historic District is embedded in the residential Venice suburb of Los Angeles, California. The historic district is noteworthy for possessing man-made wetland canals, built in 1905 by developer Abbot Kinney as part of his Venice of America .