Manhattan Beach Pier

The Manhattan Beach Pier is a pier located in Manhattan Beach, California, on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The pier is 928 feet (283 m) long and located at the end of Manhattan Beach Boulevard. An octagonal Mediterranean-style building sits at the end of the pier and houses the Roundhouse Aquarium. Surfers usually can be seen below the pier. The pier is popular with locals, tourists, photographers, and artists and for fishing. It offers sunsets and vantage points from the shore and hillside. The pier includes the Volleyball Walk of Fame, featuring plaques dedicated to past winners of the Manhattan Beach Open beach volleyball tournament.

History

Pre-history In 1897, the Potencia Company was incorporated to develop land in the area and proposed a seaside resort with wharves and piers. The area was named Potencia, but the city of Manhattan was incorporated in 1912 with the word "Beach" being added in 1927. Two wooden piers were built in 1901, one at Center Street (later renamed Manhattan Beach Boulevard) and one at Marine Avenue called Peck's Pier and Pavilion. The Center Street Pier was long and pylons were made by fastening three railroad rails together and driving them into the ocean floor. It is managed by the County of Los Angeles, Department of Beaches and Harbors. ==Attractions==

Attractions

Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab and Aquarium The Roundhouse Marine Studies Lab and Aquarium is located at the end of the pier, and is free to the public. The Aquarium includes a shark tank, tide pool touch tank with animals common to Southern California, tanks with lobsters, and baby sharks as well as brightly colored, non-native fish and invertebrates. The aquarium reopened on November 5, 2018 with an all-new interior. The octagonal building includes a Spanish tile roof and large gooseneck reflectors to improve lighting. Paddleboard race The Catalina Classic Paddleboard Race to Catalina Island begins here. A sculpture of Duke Kahanamoku flanked by a male knee paddler and a female prone paddler commemorating the race was installed in 2023. ==In popular culture ==

In popular culture

In film • Point Break (1991) – Keanu Reeves buys his surfboard from a shop located on the pier. • Starsky & Hutch (2004) – Starsky (Ben Stiller), can be seen stretching under the pier. • Tequila Sunrise (1988) – Mel Gibson's character lives on the beach near the pier. • A Star is Born (1937) — The closing scenes were filmed beside the pier. Other • Mario Kart Tour (2019) — Players drive under the pier as part of the "Los Angeles Laps" race course. This course was later added to the game Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. ==See also==

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