pier
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"It ranges from atrocious to completely useless," said Alan Heseldine, who runs a seafood kiosk on the pier.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
She was checking people in on the pier for a separate boat tour to Sazan on a replica galleon that advertises the opportunity to “be a pirate for a day.”
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
Speed boats and yachts dock along the pier.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
Broadcast partners will set up studios on the city’s iconic pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026
At the pier, John Harvey had claimed his lucky spot at the end.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
The 1982-83 winter season, which coincided with a very strong El Niño, was historically destructive for California’s coast, with storms wrecking the Santa Monica and Seal Beach piers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
From piers to palaces, tourist attractions are getting creative to lure in the trippers.
From BBC ● May 1, 2026
But in 1982-83, when another super El Niño occurred, storms destroyed multiple piers and ripped away a 400-foot section of the Santa Monica Pier.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
These piers would be vulnerable to attack, though, which means they could only be used once a beach was secured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025
We walked along the dock connecting our house to the main pier from which many other piers and bridges stretched to houses in the water.
From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago
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