Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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Image of Bob's roller coaster and the Ship Cafe on the Venice Pier, 1947, before being razed.
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Image of the Dragon Bamboo Slide ride and the Ship Cafe on the Venice Pier, 1947, before being razed.
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View of heavy equipment and workers tearing down the Venice Pier in 1947, in Venice, California, with the remains of the Dragon Bamboo Slide ride at left.
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People traveling the Ocean Front Walk near the Denver Hotel at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California, with signs that read "entrance hot water in every room, shore barbecue and Denver Hotel." Amusement rides on the Venice Pier in the distance include two tall rides, Flying Circus and Dragon Bamboo Slide from left to right, and the Some Kick roller coaster is seen at the end of the pier.
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Image of a crowd watching a performance of some kind on the Venice Pier in Venice, California. The tall tower at right has lettering that says "Dragon Bamboo Slide," and a sign across from it says: "Flying Trains." Other signs say "the Fun House" and "Penny Arcade" and "Fire hazard. Do not smoke on ferris wheel."
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Aerial view of the Abbot Kinney Pier at Venice in Los Angeles, California. The Ship Cafe is seen at center between the Auditorium at right and the dance hall at left. A portion of the Big Dipper roller coaster is at upper left of image.
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