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Santa Monica Pier Honors First Responders In Coronavirus Fight
Santa Monica Pier is honoring first responders working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
SANTA MONICA, CA — Santa Monica Pier is honoring first responders on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic by lighting up the Wheel at Pacific Park in blue.
The famed Ferris wheel is dotted with encouraging messages saying: "Thank you Doctors, Thank You Nurses, Thank You Medical Staff."
The special light dedication starts each night at dusk, from 7:30 p.m., until midnight.
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Watch the special light display on Pacific Park's live camera. The live web cam streams live 24/7 from multiple locations on the pier.
The Santa Monica Pier and Pacific Park remain closed following the city's emergency order to close parks and public locations in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's unclear when the park will reopen and the statewide stay-home order will be lifted.
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The ferris wheel at @PacificPark on the #SantaMonica Pier now radiates blue to honor front-line medical staff helping us through the #COVID19 crisis.
This special light programming runs nightly from dusk (about 7:30 p.m.) to midnight. View it here: https://t.co/Zt061Y3yg8 pic.twitter.com/4ab4TgktjH
— City of Santa Monica (@santamonicacity) April 14, 2020
The Santa Monica Pier ferris wheel lit up to honor our medical workers
Who says L.A. is not magical? @OurSantaMonica pic.twitter.com/6PqeUQaCqu
— Beatrice Cardenas (@RealBetyCardens) April 11, 2020
The Solar Ferris Wheel
on the #SantaMonica Pier
Rocking the Red White & Blue!
#Flashback #California #ThursdayThoughts pic.twitter.com/BPQlRWbvD5
— Tom Hall (@TomHall) April 9, 2020
4 frames of Santa Monica from this past summer. I spent June-August shooting the pier. A couple of months ago these felt like photos of nothing. Now they are something. Crazy to think it might be awhile before we see views like this again. pic.twitter.com/8qvIWCHGLt
— Stephen Vanasco (@StephenVanasco) April 15, 2020
Empty LA
Santa Monica Pier 7pm | Downtown LA 9pm#coronapocolypse pic.twitter.com/taYxqh1ADJ
— HUNTER WE!SS (@Hunter_Weiss) April 9, 2020
never taking the santa monica pier dancers for granted ever again
— San Woo (@cuatemon) April 16, 2020
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