Outsidelands

Contains 13662 photos

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Playland at the Beach

Playland, Great Highway and Ocean Beach. Aerial view looking east. Balboa St. at left, Cabrillo St. at right.

1940 Ocean Beach

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Playland at the Beach

Harrison Ryker aerial photo of Playland and surrounding blocks. Originals at SFPL, digitized by David Rumsey

1938 Ocean Beach

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Playland at the Beach

Aerial view looking northeast. Skateland present (opened 1947) and Chutes ride present (demolished 1950)

1949 Ocean Beach

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Chutes at the Beach

[Largest Pulley in the world] Boat haul pulley for the Shoot the Chutes ride. John Friedle, left & Arthur Looff, right.

1920 Richmond

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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.

1937 Sutro Heights

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Playland at the Beach

Sleigh Ride Roller Coaster, the least know of the Playland rides. It ran parallel to the Shoot the Chutes ride and over Noah's Ark.

1927 Richmond

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Playland at the Beach

The Big Dipper roller coaster opened in 1922 and was demolished in 1955.

1935 Richmond

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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.

1940 Richmond Outer

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Playland at the Beach

Midway entrance and Fun House on south side of Cabrillo St near Great Highway. MUNI B-line streetcar at right.

1940 Ocean 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.'

1958 Ocean Beach