Ferry Building Marketplace. The Sea Lions | Pier 39 Marina. An Introduction to Our World Famous Residents When did they arrive? On October 17, 1989, the San Francisco Bay Area was hit by a major earthquake. While the PIER 39 Marina sustained very little physical damage at the hands of Loma Prieta, the impact on business was immediate and devastating. Tourists, the mainstay of San Francisco’s economy, stayed away, locals cocooned in their own neighborhoods, while the local boating community focused on relief services. Coupled with an already declining economy, there seemed little hope of a swift recovery. In December of ’89, one large male California Sea lion arrived at PIER 39 Marina's West Harbor. Due in part to the available dock space, plentiful herring supply and the PIER 39 Marina’s protected environment, the sea lions soon took over K dock and became an international story. De l'hotel vers Alacatraz à pied.
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