Holden Beach pier building demolished after more than 70 years

HOLDEN BEACH, NC (WWAY) — A Holden Beach landmark has been knocked down after being closed for several years.

The Holden Beach pier building has been demolished after standing for more than 70 years.

The building and pier had been closed to the public since 2022 due to concerns over a lack of repairs.

Holden Beach commissioners voted 3-0 during a meeting on January 28th to demolish the building.

Jackie and Richard Crabtree worked at the pier in the 1970s and early 80s.

They say it’s tough seeing a symbol of Holden Beach gone.

“These people that live here now don’t realize what this place was, what it meant to thousands of people that lived here before, Jackie said.”

“We’re going to miss it, seeing it, you know, being able to walk in the pier (building), walk on the pier,” Richard said. “Something we’re missing.”

A civil lawsuit was filed against Holden Beach’s Board of Commissioners relating to that January meeting, claiming the board did not have a majority of it’s members present.

The suit claims that violates state law.

The town has not yet said where a replacement building or repairs to the pier will be done.