During the Second World War Scheveningen was part of the Atlantikwall with the Germans using the pavilion as a storage facility as well as placing arms ammunition on the pier.

On 17 September 1959 the current structure, designed by Dutch architects Hugh Maaskant and Dick Apon from Rotterdam, was opened by the then mayor of The Hague, Hans Kolfschoten.

[2] The company invested about 20 million euros in the pier, refurbishing the main span and one island, constructing a restaurant and casino.

The project developer Kondor Wessels Groep en Danzep BV bought the pier in October 2014[4] and planned to introduce various new features.

On 19 July 2015, the upper deck of the pier was partly reopened, though safety concerns limited attendance to a maximum of 800 people at the same time.