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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". [3]
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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.
A Banjo Pier is a pier in the shape of a banjo. The most notable example is probably the Banjo Pier in Looe , Cornwall , England ( 50°21′04″N 4°27′04″W / 50.3510°N 4.4512°W / 50.3510; -4.4512 ( Banjo Pier, Looe, Cornwall ) ), as it was the first and thus the prototype for many others around the
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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]
The Lighthouse Café is a nightclub located at 30 Pier Avenue in Hermosa Beach, California.It has been active as a jazz showcase since 1949 and, under the name "The Lighthouse", was one of the best known West Coast jazz clubs from the 1950s through the late 1970s.
The pier's 800 concrete pilings were 18–34 inches (46–86 cm) in diameter; the rest was built out of lumber. [15] [16] The pier measured 285 feet (87 m) by 1,000 feet (300 m), [3] with an "extension" measuring 400 feet (120 m) by 100 feet (30 m). [17] Fraser's Million Dollar Pier was lit up at night by a purported 250,000 incandescent light ...