Whatcom House · Little Squalicum Park, Bellingham

The Little Squalicum Pier

About 3 minutes. Opening photos: Genaro Shaffer. Narration is an AI voice. Pictures come from City of Bellingham documents unless marked otherwise. Also on YouTube: watch on Whatcom House.

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County aerial photo of the Little Squalicum Pier, spring 2024
Aerial photo, spring 2024: Whatcom County, Pictometry

2022 and 2024: the outer pier came down

City aerial photo, spring 2022: the full old pier County aerial photo, spring 2024: the outer pier is gone
Spring 2022Spring 2024

Drag across the photo. The old pier ran about 1,980 ft (measured on the 2022 photo); the pier today is about 1,250 ft (City: 1,248 ft). No 2025 or 2026 aerial is published yet, so no aerial shows the new railings.

Aerial photos: City of Bellingham, Whatcom County, EagleView (2022); Whatcom County, Pictometry (2024).

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