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By Jennifer L. Krintz

Piers have continuously drawn humans to the mysterious ask yourself of the sea. the facility to doubtless stroll on water with the development of a pier has created for people a feeling of transitority mastery of the majestic and cruel sea. The Southern California coastline has continually attracted travelers from close to and much to adventure the average fantastic thing about the sea coast. Capitalizing at the ordinary and man-made allure of the sea and the excitement pier, Henry Huntington created in Redondo seashore a fantasyland of ask yourself and pleasure for beachgoers within the early twentieth century. As one of many significant opponents to the excitement piers of Santa Monica, Ocean Park, and Venice to the north, the never-ending Pier and later the adjoining Monstad Pier in Redondo seashore drew in millions of holiday makers an afternoon. Pleasure-seekers can nonetheless fish, get pleasure from dinner and song, store, or just take a night walk over the water on today�s Municipal Pier�remnants from the heyday of Redondo Beach�s excitement pier of the early twentieth century.

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