Venice Pier Phase II
Improvements
PROJECT SCOPE
The Venice Pier Phase II
Improvements Project involves essential repairs to the pier's
infrastructure. The scope includes the repair of deck soffits and
pile caps between deck panel 104 near Pier 51 and the Central
Terminal. Additionally, repairs will be made to the piles between
Pile 52 and Pile 65, as well as to piles and pile cap beams in the
Central Terminal area.
Other key work includes repairing the top deck and addressing delamination from Expansion Joint 2 to the Central Terminal. The project will complete all above-deck repairs and any additional necessary work related to the Phase II improvements.
PROJECT FUNDING
One Million Dollars
($1,000,000.00) in Measure A funds.
Muelle de Venice Fase II
Mejoras
ALCANCE DEL PROYECTO
El Proyecto de Mejoras
en el Muelle de Venice Fase II involucra reparaciones esenciales a
la infraestructura del muelle. El alcance incluye la
reparación de los plafones de la cubierta y los
encepados de los pilotes entre el panel de la cubierta 104 cerca
del Muelle 51 y la Terminal Central. Además, se
realizarán reparaciones a los pilotes entre el Pilote 52 y
el Pilote 65, así como a los pilotes y las vigas del
encepado en el área de la Terminal Central.
Otras tareas clave incluyen la reparación de la cubierta superior y el tratamiento de la delaminación desde la Junta de dilatación 2 hasta la Terminal Central. El proyecto completará todas las reparaciones sobre la cubierta y cualquier otro trabajo adicional necesario relacionado con las mejoras de la Fase II.
FINANCIAMIENTO DEL PROYECTO
Un
Millón de Dólares ($1,000,000.00) en fondos de la
Medida A.
Attention:
The Venice Beach Boardwalk is now OPEN, including Boardwalk stores and restaurants.
About Venice Beach
Venice Beach is the busiest facility operated by the Department of Recreation and Parks. This iconic site attracts visitors from all over the world and it is estimated that approximately 28,000 to 30,000 people visit the Venice Beach Boardwalk and adjacent Recreation and Parks property on a daily basis. The Boardwalk, also known as Ocean Front Walk, is the second most-visited destination in Southern California, with an average of over ten (10) million visitors per year. It is known as one of the region’s most popular tourist attractions.
The Venice Beach Boardwalk stretches over two (2) miles and hosts hundreds of street vendors and performers along with numerous privately owned restaurants and food venues. The Venice Beach Recreation Center offers various activities including but not limited to basketball, paddle tennis and handball tournaments, body building at the world famous Muscle Beach Venice gym, and other special events.
Venice Beach also offers a fishing pier, a world renowned skate plaza, bike path, two (2) children's play areas and provides a variety of services for the culturally diverse population that visits throughout the year. Film productions are also very popular at Venice Beach and occur year round. All of the sports courts, skate plaza, pier and other amenities are open to the general public on a daily basis.
Birth of "Venice of America" (1890-1906)
In the 1890’s, one man’s dream of a renaissance resort and amusement park transformed a deteriorating marshland west of Los Angeles, California, into the "Coney Island of the Pacific". Despite disbelief and opposition, the dreams of Abbot Kinney materialized in grand style.
- 1891 - Kinney and Ryan purchase land and sell lots at Ocean Park.
- 1905 - Kinney constructs Venice of America, canals and piers.
- 1911 - Fraser builds "Million Dollar" amusement pier in Ocean Park.
- 1920 - Abbot Kinney dies; Abbot Kinney amusement pier burns.
- 1924 - Ocean Park pier complex burns.
- 1925 - Los Angeles annexes Venice.
- 1930 - Oil discovered in Venice.
- 1946 - Venice amusement Pier closed.
- 1958 - Pacific Ocean Park opens after old Ocean Park remodled.
- 1964 - Los Angeles tears down 550 buildings in historic Venice.
- 1967 - Pacific Ocean Park goes bankrupt.
- 1977 - Venice regains popularity as "Roller Skating Capital of the World."
Venice Beach
1800 Ocean Front Walk
Venice, CA 90291
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