A $100 million, privately financed project has transformed the historic, but long-neglected, Chelsea Piers into a major center for public recreation and waterfront access. Located between 17th and 23rd Streets, this 30-acre waterfront entertainment complex is now a Mecca for outdoor enthusiasts and those looking for a good workout. However, to call Chelsea Piers just an athletic facility doesn't do justice to this amazing complex. Sports medicine facilities, restaurants, shops, television and movie studios (Silver Screen Studios) and a marina where visitors can catch several Manhattan sightseeing cruises like Spirit Cruises and the Chelsea Screamer, also comprise Chelsea Piers.
The athletic facilities at Chelsea Piers are broken up into various sections, each located on a different pier: The Golf Club, The Sports Center, Sky Rink, The Roller Rinks, The Field House, Surfside 3 Maritime Center, AMF Chelsea Piers Bowl and more are all easily accessible.
The pier was first opened in 1910 and originally served as New York's premier passenger ship terminal for more than 50 years. It served as the embarkation point for soldiers departing for the battlefields of World Wars I and II. By the 1950s it became a bustling cargo terminal.
Chelsea Piers was the intended destination of the famous ship, Titanic, due to arrive on April 16, 1912. Obviously, the ill-fated ship never arrived, but the 675 survivors who were rescued by the Cunard liner Carpathia, arrived at Chelsea Piers on April 20th
Eventually, airline travel and short docks diminished the usefulness of Chelsea Piers as a terminal. And by the late 1970s, Chelsea Piers was a nasty combination of various warehouse and parking facilities. Pier 60 was the New York City Tow-pound, Pier 59 was a repair shop for sanitation trucks, and Pier 62 was a U.S. Customs Impound Station. The area remained an eye sore, a general dump, until the early 1990s, when Chelsea Piers Management was awarded the rights to lease the area and to develop and operate a sports and entertainment facility on the premises.
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