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Balboa Pier
Fishing Pier
on
Pacific Ocean
on
Balboa Pier Trail
in
Newport Beach
,
CA
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The Balboa Pier is one of two piers located in the city of Newport Beach, Orange County, California. It is located in a part of Newport Beach called the Balboa Peninsula. The Balboa Pier was constructed in 1906 as a sister project of the Balboa Pavilion. The Newport Bay investment Company wanted to attract lot buyers to an undeveloped spit of sandy land now called the Balboa Peninsula. In order to do so, they built both the Balboa Pavilion and the Balboa Pier. These two structures were built to coincide with the opening of the southern terminus of the Pacific Electric Railway Red Car line from Long Beach to the Balboa Peninsula. The plan worked; multitudes of beachgoers flocked to Balboa, and many purchased lots. The pier is a popular fishing spot. The fish caught from the pier consist…
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Fishing Pier
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Pacific Ocean
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California Coastal Sage and Chaparral
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Southern California/Northern Baja Coast
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Los Angeles Plain
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