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A sketch of Santa Monica and the Pier, 1875 An early Santa Monica Pier, 1877 The pier with Pacific Park on the left, 2006 Anglers on the Santa Monica Pier, 2009 Santa Monica Pier at dusk, 2010 View of the pier and Pacific Park from the beach at night, 2012 The Ferris wheel and roller coaster lights at night, 2009 View of the Municipal Pier from ...
During the 1930s, the pier was mainly used as a ferry landing, while most of the pier was closed down and its attractions sold off. [5] Over the next several decades the city of Santa Monica proposed various plans to tear down Newcomb Pier. The city council approved a plan to replace the pier with a resort island in Santa Monica Bay.
Pacific Ocean Park was a 28-acre (11-hectare) nautical-themed amusement park built on a pier at Pier Avenue in the Ocean Park section of Santa Monica, California in 1958. Intended to compete with Disneyland, it replaced Ocean Park Pier (1926–1956). After it closed and fell into disrepair, the park and pier anchored the Dogtown area of Santa ...
Police said five people were in custody -- although none had yet been charged with any crimes -- after a 'mutual combat situation' on the sand down by the waterline near Lifeguard Tower 14.
Police say a June brawl near Santa Monica Pier started after a vendor sexually battered several women.
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Park centered on sports amenities that shares access with the Santa Monica-Malibu School District Marine Park 1406 Marine Street Park with recreational amenities; includes the Marine Park Community Garden Memorial Park 1401 Olympic Boulevard: Park with indoor gym and outdoor sports facilities. Ocean View Park 2701 Barnard Way
In addition to Santa Monica and the Pike, Looff built and operated amusement parks and carousels at Ocean Park, Redondo Beach, Venice Beach, and Santa Cruz, as well as Griffith Park in Los Angeles (still in operation) which coincidentally is the carousel that helped inspire Walt Disney to design and eventually build Disneyland and Disney World. [2]