Dreamy Day at Huntington Beach Pier
by Joan Carroll
Title
Dreamy Day at Huntington Beach Pier
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photograph
Description
It was a sunny and somewhat cool day on the beach at Huntington Beach California but it still the sand got hot and the sun was bright. There was a hazy misty look off in the distance which inspired my treatment of this image. The Huntington Beach Pier is a municipal pier located in Huntington Beach, California. At 1,850 feet (560 m) in length, it is one of the longest public piers on the West Coast. The pier is on the California Register of Historical Resources. One of the main landmarks of Huntington Beach, also known as "Surf City, USA", the pier is the center of the city's prominent beach culture. The design of the pier replicates the architectural form of the original 1914 structure which was eventually damaged by an earthquake and a hurricane. The new concrete pier uses reinforced steel, coated with epoxy, to protect it from the corrosive effect of the damp salt air. It is also built to withstand 31-foot (9.4 m) waves or a 7.0 magnitude earthquake and uses an increased space between piles to accommodate surfers - as requested by the City. The pier slopes gently up toward the seaward end in a straight line which alternates with three octagonal platforms and one rotated square (108 feet on a side) that forms a diamond at the pier's seaward end. Hopefully these design elements will keep the pier the center of activity for many years to come.
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May 15th, 2014
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