Well before the turn of the 21st century, Trinidad had become gentrified; far removed from its humble, fishing village roots.

Nothing symbolized this change more pointedly than the razing of the old hand-built wooden pier...

...and its replacement by a modernist sculpture of prefab polymer pilings, polished aluminum railings, and machine-poured concrete.

A new century has dawned in Trinidad Bay...

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