I lived on the Beach and use to go to this as a kid. They had fights every Friday night. The fact that they said "pier" has nothing to do with the location. It was on Pine Tree Drive and 42 st which was renamed Arthur Godfrey Dr.
micheal
06-Feb-2010 06:58
The Miami Beach Servicemens Pier was the most famous of the recreational centers in southern Florida. The pier welcomed both servicemen and women. It featured dances, swimming, and fishing, but also provided mathematics classes, Spanish lessons, concerts, chess lessons, bridge, gin rummy, and parchesi games, jig-saw puzzles, ping-pong, pianos for individual use, quiet areas, radio shows, drawing materials, boxing matches, and floor shows from local night clubs. Celebrities appearing at the pier for the benefit of the troops included Bob Hope, Orson Welles, and Rita Hayworth. Over four million allied troops availed themselves of the piers services during the war.
michael
05-Feb-2010 06:53
based on other photos, also the fact that it does say "pier", it is quite likely that this is the south beach fishing pier when it had structure on it. Old photos of the pier show 2 large buildings, one at the entrance area, the other at the end (curved roof on that one).
Likely the grassy area here later became part of pier park.