Getting there: The Santa Monica Pier is about 15 miles from downtown Los Angeles. Take Interstate 10 west, exit onto Fourth Street and then head west on Colorado Avenue.

An iconic view of the Santa Monica Pier in the 21st century Credit: Photograph by Unsplash/Courtesy Angel City Press Excerpted from “Santa Monica Pier: America’s Last Great Pleasure Pier” by James ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A beloved symbol of the Los Angeles area is marking a major milestone this week. On Friday, the Santa Monica Pier will celebrate ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re going to be anywhere near the Santa Monica Pier on Monday, you might notice something different. The difference? The ...

When we meet on a video call for this interview, Santa Monica Pier’s executive director and historian James Harris is in his office, a former apartment in the historic merry-go-round building that ...

It feels like every few months there’s a reason to celebrate the Santa Monica Pier…and why not. When a structure as iconic as this is still standing after more than a century, it’s going to have ...

Getting engaged on the Pacific Wheel, or first developing feelings for someone while playing a lively game of Skee-Ball, or finding common ground with a new pal during a spontaneous ride on the Santa ...

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On a recent Thursday, there were only a handful of people wading, swimming, or body boarding in the ocean just north of the Santa Monica pier. “It's just fun, it's got a good break and there's nobody ...