Balboa Pier
The Balboa Pier is one of the two piers in Newport Beach in the US state of California . The historic building is centrally located on the so-called Balboa Peninsula and protrudes far into the Pacific Ocean .
The pier is a popular place for fishing , strolling, and dining. At the outer end point is a restaurant that is kept in the nostalgic style of the 1940s. From the Balboa Pier you can overlook the city or watch the numerous surfers . On the land side of the building is the palm-fringed Peninsula Park. A little further west is the Newport Pier, another pier.
history
The Balboa Pier was built in 1906 as a sister project to the nearby Balboa Pavilion . The so-called Newport Bay Investment Company wanted to make the area more attractive and thereby attract buyers for the surrounding properties. At that time, the sparsely populated Balboa Peninsula consisted of nothing more than a sea-washed sandbar.
In the same year the city of Newport Beach was founded. From then on, the structure played an important role in the further development of the area. At the same time, the pier received a railway connection through the Pacific Electric Railway . The Balboa Pier was chosen as the southern end point of the line to Los Angeles to Newport Beach. Many holiday guests used the new means of transport and from then on populated the beaches. In 1963, however, the operation of the entire network was stopped in favor of individual traffic.
The impressive wooden structure was damaged several times by storms and therefore often had to be repaired. The El Niño storm also caused considerable damage to Balboa Pier in 1998, but this was quickly repaired. Even today, the pier is a popular leisure destination for locals and holidaymakers. From many different angles there is a wonderful view over the sea and the coastline of Orange County .
Web links
- History of Balboa Piers (English)
- Photos and map at Beach California (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ A b History of the Balboa Pavilion. Balboa Pavilion , accessed May 3, 2009 .
- ↑ James P. Felton: Newport Beach Chronological Timeline. Newport Beach Public Library , accessed May 2, 2009 .
- ^ A Short History of the Pacific Electric. In: www.oerm.org. Orange Empire Railway Museum, April 17, 2008, archived from the original on June 9, 2012 ; accessed on December 26, 2014 (English).
- ^ Dave Brooks: A pair of ocean oddities. (No longer available online.) = Daily Pilot , archived from the original on July 16, 2011 ; accessed on May 15, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Coordinates: 33 ° 35 ′ 59 " N , 117 ° 54 ′ 2" W.