Playland at the Beach
Great Highway and Cabrillo. Wartime crowds on sidewalk
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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.
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Chutes at the Beach
Dodg-Em (a bumper car ride) and Ship-A-Joy
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Chutes at the Beach
Elevated view east to Noah's Ark attraction
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Bathing beauties on Shoot the Chutes ride. Not the typical riders for this water ride.
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Playland at the Beach
"Shoot the Chutes" ride was a boat ride that ended with a splash down in a pool. Boats were hauled through a tunnel, up an incline, then realsed down the other side. The ride was situated on the block between Balboa and Cabrillo.
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Chutes at the Beach
Group of women at Cabrillo Street streetcar turnaround
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Great Highway
Auto on Great Highway near Cabrillo. Chutes in background, Loof Carousel at right.
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Kiddie rides. Big Dipper in the Background
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Playland at the Beach
Kiddie Rides on Great Highway on the southern block of Playland
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Playland at the Beach
Lindy Loop and crowds up the midway on the northern block of Playland
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Playland at the Beach
Northern midway, view to south past concession games booths at right.
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Playland at the Beach
Midway. The midway was an open area just north of Cabrillo. This photo dates from the war years based on the large numbers of sailors in uniform. The merry-go-round, Rock-o-Plane, and backside of the Coffee Shop are visible.
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Playland at the Beach
"This is IT" cafe. Early view of Whitney's food concessions, home of the iconic chocolate-dipped It's It ice cream cookie sandwich
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Topsy's Roost Advertising Auto
Promotional automobile for Topsy's Roost parked on the Great Highway, Cliff House in the background.
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