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The amusement zone surrounding the Pike, Silver Spray Pier, was included along with additional parking in the post-World War II expansion; it was all renamed Nu-Pike via a contest winner's submission in the late 1950s, then renamed Queen's Park in the late 1960s in homage to the arrival of the Queen Mary ocean liner in Long Beach. 1979 was the ...
The Pike amusement park in Long Beach, California featured Sal, Sam and Blackie over the center of its Laff In The Dark dark ride. Laffing Sal was a fixture at the Balboa Fun Zone in Newport Beach, California when it opened in 1936. Decades later, the park's management learned that Funni-Frite Inc. of Pickerington, Ohio still had the original ...
Long Beach: 1948–1972 The Pike: Long Beach: 1902–1979 Playland at the Beach: San Francisco: 1913–1972 Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark: Newberry Springs: 1962–2004 Formerly Lake Dolores Waterpark Santa's Village: Lake Arrowhead: 1955–1998 Now reopened as SkyPark at Santa's Village Santa's Village: Scotts Valley: 1957–1979 Scandia Amusement ...
Elmer J. McCurdy (January 1, 1880 – October 7, 1911) was an American outlaw who was killed in a shoot-out with police after robbing a train in Oklahoma in October 1911. . Dubbed "The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up", his mummified body was first put on display at an Oklahoma funeral home and then became a fixture on the traveling carnival and sideshow circuit during the 1920s through the 1
This is a list of Long Beach historic landmarks. These sites have been designated as historic landmarks in the Long Beach Municipal Code. The city of Long Beach has recognized certain buildings and neighborhoods as having special architectural and historical value. The City Council designates historic landmarks and districts by city ordinance.
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Long Beach, California – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000 [67] Pop 2010 [68] Pop 2020 [69] % 2000 % ...
Palm Beach has long enforced strict rules about filming in the town. Productions must fill out and file a commercial motion picture filming permit application with the Town Clerk, then pay a ...