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When the pier was renamed "Belmont Veterans Memorial Pier" in 2005 an inscription was added at the entrance: "The people of Long Beach dedicate this pier to the men and women of our nation's armed forces, as a tribute to their love of country and a memorial to their sacrifice." [4]
The Port of Long Beach was founded on 800 acres (3.2 km 2) of mudflats on June 24, 1911, at the mouth of the Los Angeles River. [7] In 1917, the first Board of Harbor Commissioners was formed to supervise harbor operations. Due to the booming economy, Long Beach voters approved a $5 million bond to improve the inner and outer harbor in 1924. [8 ...
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The amusement zone surrounding the Pike, Silver Spray Pier, was included along with additional parking in the post-World War II expansion; it was all renamed Nu-Pike via a contest winner's submission in the late 1950s, then renamed Queen's Park in the late 1960s in homage to the arrival of the Queen Mary ocean liner in Long Beach. 1979 was the ...
The Henry Ford Bridge, also known as the Badger Avenue Bridge, is a bridge located in Los Angeles County, Southern California.It carries the Pacific Harbor Line railroad across the Cerritos Channel to Terminal Island from San Pedro, to serve the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach.
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Short title: Panoramic view of the Long Beach pier, Los Angeles, 1925, detail 1; Source: California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection)
Panoramic view of the Long Beach pier, Los Angeles, 1925, detail 1; Source: California Historical Society (contributing entity), California Historical Society Collection, 1860-1960 (collection) Fixture name: CHS-8036-p/CHS-8036-p.tiff: Original transmission location code: CHS-8036-p/CHS-8036-p.tiff: IIM version: 4