Balboa Pier

The Balboa Pier is one of two piers in Newport Beach in the U.S. state of California. The historical building is centrally located on the so-called Balboa Peninsula and extends far into the Pacific Ocean.

The pier is a popular place for fishing, strolling and eating. At the outer end point is a restaurant, which is decorated in a nostalgic style of the 1940s. From the Balboa Pier you can overlook the city and watch the many surfers. On the land side of the building lies the palm fringed Peninsula Park. A little further west is the Newport Pier another pier.

History

The Balboa Pier was built in 1906 as a sister project of the nearby Balboa Pavilion. The so-called Newport Bay Investment Company wanted to give as the land more attractive and thereby attract buyers for the surrounding properties. The sparsely populated Balboa Peninsula existed at the time of no more than just a meerumspülten sandbank.

In the same year also saw the founding of the city of Newport Beach fell. From now on, the building played a significant role in the further development of the area. At the same time received the pier by the Pacific Electric Railway a railway connection. As the southern end of the line to Los Angeles to Newport Beach you chose the Balboa Pier. Many holiday makers used the new means of transport and populated from now on the beaches. In 1963, however, the operation of the entire network has been set for the benefit of individual.

The impressive wooden structure was pulled several times by natural disasters in affected and therefore often had to be repaired. So also the storm El Niño Balboa Pier added in 1998 to considerable damage, but these were quickly eliminated. Today, the pier is a popular leisure destination for locals and tourists. From many different angles there is a magnificent view over the sea and the coastline of Orange County.