Daily: 10 A.M.–5 P.M.
Closed on Tuesdays
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, CA 91108
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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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Image of people on the boardwalk and the beach next to the Santa Monica Municipal Pier and Looff Pleasure Pier with the Ocean Park Pier in the distance in Santa Monica, California. A sign for "bowling and billiards" is visible next to the Looff Hippodrome in front of the Blue Streak roller coaster; the Aeroscope ride can be seen behind the left side of the Hippodrome.
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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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Detailed aerial view looking east showing Looff's Pleasure Pier, with the Blue Streak Racer roller coaster, Aeroscope ride, and Hippodrome, and southern edge of Palisades Park in Santa Monica, California. The beach south of the pier hotels and other buildings are visible.
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A panoramic view of the beach, Pike, and pier in Long Beach, taken from just south of the beach, facing northeast. There are hundreds of people and dozens of umbrellas on the beach, and a large number of people in the water as well. The spiral slide in the center and the buildings along the shore are part of the Pike amusement park. A pier extends into the water on the far right. Writing in white in the lower left corner reads "1763 W Vernon Ave ; Aerograph Co ; L.A. ; 675".
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