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People traveling the Ocean Front Walk near the Denver Hotel, Ocean Park

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Description: 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.
Type: Visual Materials(Opens in new tab)
Date: approximately 1926
Call number: photCL_555_01_1550_5
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Ocean Park

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Image of buildings and amusement rides from the piers at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California. Domes from the Ocean Park Bath House and second Dome Theater on Ocean Front Avenue are seen at far left and center. The Giant Dipper roller coaster on Lick Pier is at right and the Hi-Boy roller coaster on the Ocean Park Pier is at left. Signs for "Marine Furniture Co." and the "Jones Hotel Cafe & Grill."

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Venice Pier being razed

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Image of amusement rides Dragon Bamboo Slide and Bob's roller coaster and the Ship Cafe restaurant on the Venice Pier, 1947, before being razed.

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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 Front Walk, Ocean Park

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Image of a crowd of people on the Ocean Front Walk next to the Ocean Park Pier at Ocean Park in Santa Monica, California. There is a banner in the foreground for "Ocean Park Doc Carvers Diving Horses- Free staring June 26," and the marquee on the Rosemary Theater at left reads "Now playing Lon Chaney & Preview Tonite" with a poster for the movie "The Unknown." Additional signs include "Dancing," "Ocean Park Pier Dome Theatre," and "Egyptian Ball Room."

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Ocean Front Walk and Thompson Scenic Railway ride, Venice, California

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View of Ocean Front Walk in Venice, California, with St. Mark's Hotel building colonnades on left, and a sign for "Dr. Fuller." At right is the entrance to "The L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway Co." roller coaster on the Abbot Kinney Pier in Venice, California.

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Lick and Ocean Park Piers, Santa Monica, California

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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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People traveling the Ocean Front Walk near the Denver Hotel, Ocean Park

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