pier
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With the closed-off Pacifica Municipal Pier in the background, local politicians and community members said they’re on the front lines and want to rebuild.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
While rain battered Manhattan during Memorial Day weekend, more than 1,400 people packed into the hangar deck of the USS Intrepid, a World War II aircraft carrier permanently berthed at Midtown Manhattan’s Pier 86.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
The Lancashire pits that George Orwell once wrote about in the Road to Wigan Pier have long closed, with warehouses and logistics hubs replacing them.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The caravan’s first challenge came at the Santa Monica Pier, where there was no room for the cars due to a construction project, World Cup preparations and a Children’s Hospital fundraiser.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Barry and Clyde had jumped on a streetcar and hightailed it to Pier 39, where they could get lost in the crowds.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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