On Wednesday, Crabtree said emergency repair work performed overnight along the seawall held and successfully provided additional protection to the neighborhood.
Parks, Recreation and Marine and Public Works crews continued cleanup and recovery work Wednesday, while city crews planned to keep assessing conditions and making necessary repairs throughout the day.
The seaside boardwalk between 63rd Place and 68th Place will remain closed to the public while repairs continue, Crabtree said. Officials asked people to avoid the area so crews can work safely. The Claremont parking lot at 5400 E. Ocean Blvd., which had also been affected by the storm response, has fully reopened.
Residents Describe Homes Shaking
Residents described a frightening several days as waves generated by Marie hundreds of miles offshore slammed into the Peninsula.
Dennis Poulsen, who built his beachfront home in 2005, told the Long Beach Post that the erosion exposed the backside of the seawall, something he had never previously seen. Its condition was worse than he expected. “It just has no muscle left to fight,” Poulsen told the outlet.