Editing Navy Pier (section)

=== Later use ===
[[File:Navy Pier NW.jpg|thumb|Navy Pier looking north-west in 2022]]In 1959, the [[St. Lawrence Seaway]] opened and increased commercial shipping activity at the pier for a short time, though business died down and left for more modern facilities at [[Lake Calumet]]. In 1976, the East End buildings were renovated and for a brief period the pier was alive again, home to summer events like [[ChicagoFest]]. But maintenance was not done and the pier went into decline.

In 1989, the City of Chicago had the [[Urban Land Institute]] (ULI) reimagine uses for the pier. The [[Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority]] (MPEA) was created; its responsibility was to manage and operate Navy Pier as well as [[McCormick Place]]. The MPEA undertook the redevelopment, incorporating some of ULI's recommendations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org|title=Encyclopedia of Chicago|website=www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org|access-date=April 24, 2016}}</ref> In 1995, Navy Pier was redesigned and introduced to the public as a mixed-use venue incorporating retail, dining, entertainment and cultural spaces.