Rotten to its Core: Lessons from the Long Beach Pier Collapse of 1913

This May 24^th will mark the 111^th anniversary (1913) of the Long Beach Pier Collapse (also called the Municipal Auditorium Empire Day) Disaster that left more than 37 dead, injuries to hundreds more and led to the City of Long Beach enacting a special tax on assessed property value in order to pay for the resulting lawsuits against the city.

Photo by Gra…