Balboa Pier - 1940 - Newport Beach, CA
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bluesnote
N 33° 36.047 W 117° 54.007
11S E 416487 N 3718256
One of two piers in the city of Newport Beach.
Waymark Code: WMMZ8N
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2014
Views: 2
The plaque is on the right hand side of the pier (north) just a few feet after the first wooden plank. Taken from Wikipedia, "The Balboa Pier is one of two piers located in the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. It is located in a part of Newport Beach called the Balboa Peninsula. The Balboa Pier was constructed in 1906 as a sister project of the Balboa Pavilion. The Newport Bay investment Company wanted to attract lot buyers to an undeveloped spit of sandy land now called the Balboa Peninsula. In order to do so, they built both the Balboa Pavilion and the Balboa Pier. These two structures were built to coincide with the opening of the southern terminus of the Pacific Electric Railway Red Car line from Long Beach to the Balboa Peninsula. The plan worked; multitudes of beachgoers flocked to Balboa, and many purchased lots."
Year built or dedicated as indicated on the structure or plaque: 1940
Full Inscription (unless noted above):
Balboa Pier
1940
City Council
Harry H. Williamson
Mayor
James S. Brown
Irving C Gordon
Lloyd Claire
E. B. Whitson
City Engineer
R. L. Patterson
Mojave Corporation
Contractors
Website (if available): [Web Link]
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