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Lick and Ocean Park Piers, Santa Monica, California

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Description: Panoramic image of the Lick Pier and Ocean Park Pier beyond a crowd of beachgoers and umbrellas at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California. The "Chute the Chutes" ride can be seen at the end of the Ocean Park Pier as well as signs for the "Egyptian Ballroom," "Dome Theatre," "Rosemary Theatre," "Tango-Jumbo," "Frank's Place," and "Alber's Waffle Flour." The Bon Ton Ballroom and Giant Dipper roller coaster on Lick Pier are seen at center and the Hotel Denver, with a sign for "Tacoma Brew," and Ocean Park Bathhouse (with Moorish-style towers) are seen along the boardwalk at far right.
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Date: 1929
Call number: photCL 555

Crowds at beach, Lick Pier and Ocean Park Pier, Venice and Santa Monica

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View of people on beach and boardwalk, with shops at right. In the distance is Lick Pier (mostly in Venice) and just beyond it, the Ocean Park Pier in Santa Monica. Signs for businesses read "Creighton Hotel," "Denver Hotel," "Ocean Park Pier," "Tango-jumbo," "Dome Theatre," and "Albers waffle flour." View also shows passengers on the Venice electric tram, with canopy, riding on the concrete promenade.

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Aerial detail of remains of Pickering and Lick Piers in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California

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Aerial view looking east showing remains of Pickering and Lick Piers in Ocean Park (now a neighborhood of Santa Monica, California), after fire destroyed them on January 6, 1924. The Bon Ton Ballroom can still be seen in bottom right of image. Ocean Park Municipal Auditorium is still standing next to remains of Giant Dipper roller coaster.

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Aerial view of remains of Pickering and Lick Piers in Ocean Park, Santa Monica, California

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Detailed aerial view looking east showing remains of Pickering and Lick Piers in Ocean Park (now part of Santa Monica, California), after fire destroyed them on January 6, 1924. The Bon Ton Ballroom is seen in center of image with the newly built Giant Dipper roller coaster. Ocean Park Municipal Auditorium is still standing next to remains of the original Giant Dipper roller coaster.

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Aerial view of Pickering and Lick Piers, Ocean Park, California

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Detailed aerial view looking east towards Ocean Park, California (now a neighborhood in Santa Monica), showing the Blarney Racer Roller Coaster on Pickering Pier in upper left of image and the Dome Theatre and Zip Roller Coaster on Lick Pier in right half of image.

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People on the Ocean Front Walk at Lick Pier, Ocean Park

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Image of people at the Ocean Front Walk on Lick Pier at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California.

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Ocean Park Pier, Santa Monica

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Image of people walking along the Ocean Park Pier with the Dome Theater at center and the Lighthouse slide at left with the Toonerville Fun House across from it, at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California.

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Lick and Ocean Park Piers, Santa Monica, California

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