Venice Fishing Pier

Pier in Venice, Los Angeles, California, U.S.

Venice Fishing Pier

The pier in 2014

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History
Coordinates| 33°58′40″N 118°28′9″W﻿ / ﻿33.97778°N 118.46917°W﻿ / 33.97778; -118.46917

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 and 30,000 visitors daily.[2]

The current concrete structure was completed c. 1963.[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]

## References

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1. ^ California Coastal Resource Guide. University of California Press. 1987. ISBN 978-0-520-06186-6. Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
2. ^ "Home | Venice Beach | City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks". www.laparks.org. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
3. ^ "Where to Explore L.A.'s Most Fascinating Piers, Both Past and Present". KCET. 2021-06-09. Archived from the original on 2022-02-18. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
4. ^ Archives, L. A. Times (1986-11-19). "County Orders Damaged Pier at Venice Closed". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
5. ^ "Venice Pier's Future Still Awash in Doubt". Los Angeles Times. 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
6. ^ "Greetings From Venice Beach, California". Paste. 2016-01-04. Archived from the original on 2022-09-19. Retrieved 2022-09-17.
7. ^ Chiland, Elijah (2018-02-26). "Marine biology-themed pavilion pitched for Venice Pier". Curbed LA. Archived from the original on 2020-10-02. Retrieved 2022-09-17.

## External links

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* California portal

* Media related to Venice Fishing Pier at Wikimedia Commons
* Mission, Venice Pier Project

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