Venice, CA - Municipal / Ocean Park Pier & Beach

Description: Venice, CALIFORNIA - Municipal / Ocean Park Pier & Beach - Roller Coaster, Water Tower: Venice is a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles within the Westside region of Los Angeles County, California, United States. Venice was founded by Abbot Kinney in 1905 as a seaside resort town. It was an independent city until 1926, when it was annexed by Los Angeles. Venice is known for its canals, a beach, and Ocean Front Walk, a 2.5-mile (4 km) pedestrian promenade that features performers, fortune-tellers, and vendors. The Venice Investment Company and West Coast Theaters acquired Pickering's beach property for $2,000,000 just two weeks after the disastrous 1924 pier fire. The sale was a windfall for Pickering, who took a terrible loss and would have had difficulty financing a new concrete and fireproof pier that Santa Monica would have insisted upon. The new owners got a 50-year lease on the beach property, or at least they thought they did. Lick, whose pier resided across the Venice boundary line, was able to begin reconstruction almost immediately. Work on his pier progressed rapidly, and by May 14th the Bon Ton Ballroom was opened. Caryle Stevenson and his orchestra entertained nightly and all day on weekends. Lick's new pier was basically the same layout as his old pier; the Bon Ton Ballroom, Dodge'em ride and a few concessions on the south side of the pier with space for a roller coaster behind. Lick needed a new coaster for the summer, so he contracted Prior and Church to rebuild their famous Giant Dipper coaster on the site formally occupied by the Zip. The 85 feet high ride opened July 4, 1924. By fall 200 men began working on the 960 foot long, 275-foot-wide Ocean Park concrete pier. Work progressed steadily and the owners expected it to open for Easter. They built the structure entirely of reinforced concrete and steel. The pier, too, was fireproofed with a concrete deck. Eight fire hydrants were connected to a 200,000-gallon tank on the roof of the Dome Theater. Construction took a few months longer than expected. The Ocean Park Pier celebrated its grand opening with a ten-day festival beginning on Saturday August 29, 1925. 100,000 people visited the pier on opening day. This Linen Era postcard (1930-45) is in good condition. Gardner-Thompson Co. Las Angles, California. No. 45680. California Scenic Views.

Price: 9 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2024-12-28T02:08:01.000Z

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