Amusement Park

Contains 910 photos

Firth Wheel
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Firth Wheel

[The Old Firth Wheel at the Cliff House. Taken in 1908 - S.F.] Located on Merrie Way above Sutro Baths.

Lincoln Park / Ft. Miley
View S from Sutro Heights
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View S from Sutro Heights

View south from Sutro Heights toward Ocean Beach. Great Highway, Playland, Topsy's Roost, Big Dipper Rollercoaster, Chutes, Windmills. Esplanade completed to Lincoln Way, Lurline / Olympic Pier at right. Many automobiles parked on Great Highway. [Great Highway at the Beach San Francisco. Piggott Photo 31]

Richmond
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

Playland at the Beach. Streetcar terminal on La Playa. Elevated view south. Shoot the Chutes ride at right.

Sutro Heights
Cabrillo Streetcar Loop
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Cabrillo Streetcar Loop

Elevated view west. The end of the B-line was a loop at Cabrillo and Great Highway between the 2 blocks of Playland. Fun House, Midway at left. Laff In The Dark ride at lower right. Five Muni B-Line streetcars, including #206 and #203. Same as SFMTA Archive photo D4310.

Richmond Outer
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

Elevated view south to fanciful architecture on cafe at southeast corner of Great Highway and Cabrillo St. Fun House in background. Billboard reads 'These Leaders say No on Right to Work.' 'No on Proposition 18.'

Ocean Beach
Playland
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Playland

Laffin' Sal in window of Fun House, at Cabrillo and La Playa.

Ocean Beach
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

Playland at the Beach. Great Highway and Balboa. View east with Kiddieland buildings in foreground.

Ocean Beach
Ocean Beach Esplanade
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Ocean Beach Esplanade

View northeast from near foot of Cabrillo St. Sutro Heights, Great Highway, Skateland, and Ocean Beach Pavilion as the 'Edgewater' in background. Entrance to underground restroom in foreground.

Ocean Beach
Fillmore Chutes
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Fillmore Chutes

Barkers at the Chutes attractions The Crazy House and Panoramascope. This incarnation of the Chutes was at Turk and Fillmore from 1909 to 1911.

Western Addition
Playland
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Playland

Playland, Lindy Loop ride, no people.

Richmond
Playland at the Beach
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Playland at the Beach

Playland at the Beach. View south on La Playa between Cabrillo and Balboa, Market Street Railway (MSRy) 5-line streetcar #901 approaching, Big Dipper roller coaster, Fun House, Whitney Brothers administration building.

Richmond
Balboa & La Playa
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Balboa & La Playa

Elevated view north to two SF Municipal Railway (Muni) 5-line streetcars at terminus behind Playland. Shoot the Chutes ride and corner of Skateland at left. Sutro Heights in background. The Surf bar at right.

Richmond
La Playa & Fulton
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La Playa & Fulton

View northeast across intersection to Market Street Railway (MSRy) 7-line streetcar #155 with American flag approaching Fulton St. Playland Motor Boats ride in background right.

Ocean Beach
La Playa & Cabrillo
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La Playa & Cabrillo

View northwest to Municipal Railway (Muni) 5-line streetcar #665 on a fan trip to mark the end of rail service on the 5-line, southbound on La Playa crossing Cabrillo Street. Playland at the Beach and B-Line terminus (Cabrillo Loop) in background. (Former Market Street Railway (MSRy) streetcar #265 was renumbered to #665 to avoid duplication after the 1944 merger)

Richmond
Balboa & La Playa
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Balboa & La Playa

View south toward Market Street Railway (MSRy) 5-line streetcar at Playland At the Beach terminus, looking south on La Playa. Shoot the Chutes ride at right.

Sutro Heights