Million Dollar Pier - St. Pete

by Jonathan Morrill

Original - Sold

Price

$350

Dimensions

20.000 x 16.000 x 0.500 inches

Title

Million Dollar Pier - St. Pete

Artist

Jonathan Morrill

Medium

Painting - Acrylic On Canvas

Description

After a year of construction, the Million Dollar Pier was opened on November 25, 1926
with 10,000 people in attendance.
The pier extended 1,452 feet into the bay with the bridge measuring 100 feet in width.
At the head of the pier stood a building named the Casino,
a Mediterranean Revival architecture structure.
The Casino had hosted a central atrium for vehicles, an open air ballroom and theater,
and an observation deck.
Along its base and approach the pier also accommodated a beach, a solarium,
and a streetcar line.
In July 1927, the radio station WSUN began operation on the second floor
of the Casino in the Shrine Club.
In 1952, the Railroad Pier was demolished ending the pier era for industrialism.
In the mid 1960s, the pier began to become neglected sparking different groups
to suggest replacements for the pier altogether,
though all were shot down by the city council.
Due considerable repairs and renovations that would be needed to upkeep the pier,
the demolition of the Million Dollar Pier Casino structure started in July 1967
and was completed in the same year by the Cuyahoga Wrecking Company.

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March 3rd, 2020

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