Pacific Park Papers

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It’s the Ferris wheel seen ‘round the world’ and it could be all yours for your next production. Since releasing guidance for film production in June, FilmLA reports that they have issued over 1,200 film permit applications from nearly 1,000 unique projects. While these numbers represent just half the volume reported a year earlier, the […]

The Santa Monica Pier Ferris Wheel will be lit red, white, and blue on Wednesday, November 11 in recognition of Veterans Day. Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans, that is, persons who have served in the United States Armed Forces. It coincides […]

The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf serves up fresh new holiday flavors this fall on the Santa Monica Pier Each winter The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf rolls out new and exciting flavors that evoke your childhood memories of candy canes and cupcakes being baked around the house for the holidays. This year you can […]

The Santa Monica Pier has been a popular fishing sport for both amateurs and seasoned anglers for more than a century and continues to be a popular place to catch perch, bass, and mackerel. Even before the Pier opened in 1909, fishing has been a favorite activity for locals looking for a place to fish […]