The world's charming historic piers and boardwalks
Jacqui Agate
18 November 2024
Wonders on the water
Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec/Wikimedia Commons/CC0 | Hemis/Alamy Stock Photo
Then: Ryde Pier, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK
The Print Collector/Getty Images
Now: Ryde Pier, Ryde, Isle of Wight, England, UK
MikeIOW/Shutterstock
Then: Atlantic City Boardwalk, New Jersey, USA
Irving Underhill/Library of Congress/Corbis/VCG/Getty Images
Now: Atlantic City Boardwalk, New Jersey, USA
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Then: Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton, England, UK
The Print Collector/Getty Images
Now: Brighton Palace Pier, Brighton, England, UK
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Then: Ahlbeck Pier, Ahlbeck, Germany
Library of Congress/Wikimedia Commons/CC0
Now: Ahlbeck Pier, Ahlbeck, Germany
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Then: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA
Los Angeles Times/UCLA Library/CC BY 4.0
Now: Santa Monica Pier, Santa Monica, California, USA
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Then: Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France
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Now: Promenade des Anglais, Nice, France
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Then: Vetch’s Pier, Durban, South Africa
piemags/AN24/Alamy Stock Photo
Now: Vetch’s Pier, Durban, South Africa
Frank Kahts Durban/Alamy Stock Photo
Then: Llandudno Pier, Llandudno, Wales, UK
Hulton Archive/Getty Images
Now: Llandudno Pier, Llandudno, Wales, UK
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Then: Riegelmann Boardwalk, Coney Island, New York City, New York, USA
Library of Congress/CC0
Now: Riegelmann Boardwalk, Coney Island, New York City, New York, USA
Audley C Bullock/Shutterstock
Then: Zhanqiao Pier, Qingdao, China
HMS Suffolk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Now: Zhanqiao Pier, Qingdao, China
asiastock/Shutterstock
Then: Terrasse Dufferin, Québec City, Québec, Canada
Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec/Wikimedia Commons/CC0
Now: Terrasse Dufferin, Québec City, Québec, Canada
Hemis/Alamy Stock Photo
Then: Copacabana Promenade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lebrecht Music & Arts/Alamy Stock Photo
Now: Copacabana Promenade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Then: Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Unknown/Wikimedia Commons/CC0
Now: Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Kristopher Kettner/Shutterstock
Then: Clevedon Pier, Somerset, England, UK
National Science and Media Museum/Flickr/CC0
Now: Clevedon Pier, Somerset, England, UK
bojangles/Shutterstock
Then: Swanage Pier, Dorset, England, UK
Hulton-Deutsch Collection/CORBIS/Corbis/Getty Images
Now: Swanage Pier, Dorset, England, UK
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Then: Naples Pier, Naples, Florida, USA
Public Domain
Now: Naples Pier, Naples, Florida, USA
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