) ▁State ▁within ▁a ▁state ▁Deep ▁state ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁alleg ed ▁system ▁É min ence ▁gr ise ▁Power ▁behind ▁the ▁throne <0x0A> </s> ▁L yth am ▁Pier , ▁a ▁pleasure ▁and ▁working ▁pier , ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁the ▁se as ide ▁town ▁of ▁L yth am , ▁Lanc ash ire , ▁England ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁in ▁the ▁face ▁of ▁res erv ations ▁from ▁local ▁residents . ▁The ▁pier ▁under w ent ▁several ▁renov ations ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s ▁before ▁being ▁badly ▁dam aged ▁by ▁a ▁storm ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁during ▁which ▁two ▁b arg es ▁coll ided ▁with ▁the ▁structure ▁and ▁split ▁it ▁in ▁two . ▁A ▁fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 8 ▁resulted ▁in ▁extensive ▁damage ▁to ▁the ▁pav il ion , ▁which ▁was ▁not ▁re built , ▁although ▁the ▁pier ▁itself ▁was ▁re open ed ▁several ▁months ▁later . ▁Following ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁decl ine ▁it ▁was ▁closed ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁shortly ▁before ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁The ▁pier ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁despite ▁the ▁protest s ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁local ▁residents . ▁ ▁Pl ans ▁to ▁re build ▁the ▁pier ▁were ▁discussed ▁by ▁local ▁coun c ill ors ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁with ▁the ▁L yth am ▁St ▁An nes ▁C iv ic ▁Society ▁opposed ▁to ▁any ▁such ▁plan ▁and ▁no ▁further ▁progress