Redondo Pier

The western shore of Los Angeles, from Malibu south to the Palos Verdes Peninsula, consists of a long series of  beaches - including Santa Monica, Venice, Dockweiler, Manhattan, Hermosa, and Redondo. I'm sure geography purists, surfers, and many Angelinos might choose to divide these up differently, but I think this captures the basic idea.

AERIAL VIEW

The Redondo Beach Pier is located at the northern end of the southernmost of these beaches, just south of the large marina complex that separates it from Hermosa Beach to the north.

The Redondo Pier is not just your typical single pier, but a strange triangle of intersecting piers, reflecting some history of multiple structures and numerous reconstructions (these things tend to attract both storms and fires).

I have nothing to add about the beach itself, other than wanting to point out that getting to it was neither encouraged nor easy. I guess you have to head south from the pier itself to do that.