Revitalizing the Redondo Beach waterfront

Waves crash against the rocks at the Redondo Beach Pier, an area that would get an upgrade under a development plan. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

June 8, 2013 3:32 PM PT

Redondo Beach leaders and a new developer are hoping to partner on a new $300-million project to revitalize the city’s aging waterfront. A revamp is decades overdue, say city leaders. But the developer, city leaders and residents are all treading carefully after the legacy of previous efforts to develop the area, which ignited bitter fights about the density, size and types of development in the area.
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Old Tony’s, on the Redondo Beach Pier, opened in 1952. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

As patrons enjoy cocktails, JoAnne Kurman performs at Old Tony’s on the Redondo Beach Pier. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Sea gulls wait for their next meal on the Redondo Beach Pier. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A young boy locks his bike outside the Fun Factory at the Redondo Beach Pier. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Massiah Love, 16 months, sits in his mother’s lap at Kegs next to the Redondo Beach Pier. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A man walks by the shops and restaurants on the Redondo Beach Pier. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

A view of the shops next to the Redondo Beach Pier. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

Fishermen are reflected in the window of the Redondo Coffee shop on the Redondo Beach Pier. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)

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Revitalizing the Redondo Beach waterfront

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