Originally the 500 foot Boardwalk to the S.S. Palo Alto, a famous party ship converted from a WW 1 experimental tanker made of poured concrete that featured a beautiful white-linen restaurant, a heated pool, carnival booths and the main deck was an exotic dance floor. I still meet people who say their parents used to go there to dance and dine overlooking the ocean. Now it is simply a gigantic 435 foot bird perch.
The pier, along with the ship, was badly damaged in the gigantic storms of 2018 and now the birds own the end of that too. No word if it will ever be repaired, or will just be allowed to continue to deteriorate.
This painting was captured with the finest French acrylics over a 6 by 8 inch gallery wrap canvas by local artguy Vern Scharf, and protected for the ages with multiple coats of deliciously glossy varnishes.
