Ferris Wheel Reflection

by Jerry Cowart

Title

Ferris Wheel Reflection

Artist

Jerry Cowart

Medium

Photograph - Fine Art Photography Print

Description

Ferris Wheel Lights Reflection At The Beach Pier Fine Art Photography Print

I took this shot at he Santa Monica pier in California. I went there to capture the mood and beauty of the of night shots of the Ferris and pier lights reflections in the water and the sand.

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This photo was taken with Canon Mark II with a Canon 28-135 lens

My photographs have been featured in over 46 Fine Art America groups

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Original signed photograph, digital file and all rights to this photo can be purchased for $950.00

The Santa Monica pier Ferris wheel uses 160,000 energy-efficient LED (light-emitting diode) lights that'll "provide 75 percent greater energy savings than the previous incandescent bulbs...With the adaptation of its solar-power application, the Pacific Park wheel will continue to be the world's only solar-powered Ferris wheel.

Santa Monica Pier History
The current Santa Monica Pier is actually two adjoining piers. The long and narrow City-owned Municipal Pier was built in its present location around 1908, primarily to carry sewer pipes beyond the breakers and had no amenities. The short and wide adjoining Pleasure Pier to the south was built by Charles I. D. Looff in 1916 to serve as an amusement park. The Pleasure Pier was then purchased by Walter Newcomb in 1943 and the name was changed to Newcomb Pier. The City acquired the Newcomb Pier in 1953.

In 1973, due to the overall general decline of the Santa Monica Pier, Council ordered its demolition to make way for a new resort hotel. Local citizens were outraged by this Council order and successfully passed a ballot initiative in that same year to save the Santa Monica Pier.

In 1975, the Santa Monica Pier was designated as a County of Los Angeles Historical Landmark, followed by the City�s landmark designation in 1976. In 1988, the Looff Hippodrome, which is one of the original structures of the Pleasure Pier and presently houses the Pier�s Carousal, received the distinction of being Santa Monica�s first National Historic Landmark.

In 1983, severe winter storms destroyed 100,000 square feet of the west end of the Santa Monica Pier. In response to this natural disaster and in an effort to save and restore the Santa Monica Pier, the City formed the Pier Restoration and Development Task Force, which later became the Pier Restoration Corporation (PRC), to assist in orchestrating the reconstruction and redevelopment work. The Santa Monica Pier reconstruction work was completed in 1991.

Presently, there are 413,056 square feet of area on the Santa Monica Pier platform. There are a number of restaurants, fast food establishments, small retail shops, an arcade, an amusement ride area. The west end of the Santa Monica Pier is used for fishing and houses the Harbor Guard office and a display area for pier history and marine related issues, a bait shop, and a restaurant. The Santa Monica Pier is owned by the City and leases space to individual operators.

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