Studio Portrait
Man Pouring Champagne. A portrait taken at Rodney Jones Studio, La Playa & Balboa.
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Studio Portrait
Third Cliff House painted backdrop. A portrait taken at Rodney Jones Studio, La Playa & Balboa Streets.
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Ocean Beach
View south from the Cliff House. Left to right: Playland, Big Dipper Roller Coaster, windmills, Lurline Pier
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Great Highway & Balboa
Olympic Club runner at finish line, possibly in Bay to Breakers race? (Duplicate: wnp14.2978)
Ocean Beach
Playland at the Beach
Harrison Ryker aerial photo of Playland and surrounding blocks. Originals at SFPL, digitized by David Rumsey
Ocean Beach
Chutes at the Beach
[Largest Pulley in the world] Boat haul pulley for the Shoot the Chutes ride. John Friedle, left & Arthur Looff, right.
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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.
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Playland at the Beach
The Big Dipper roller coaster opened in 1922 and was demolished in 1955.
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Playland at the Beach
A photo montage of different Playland attractions
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Laffin' Sal
Animated mannequin located in the Fun House at Playland at the Beach
Ocean Beach
Balboa & Great Highway
Chutes at the Beach. View northeast towards from Esplanade towards Ocean Beach Pavilion (as "Hawai Land"), Surf Building, and Tumble Bug ride. Sutro Heights in the background.
Ocean Beach
Playland Demolition
Northern block of Playland demolished, only the Olympic Salt Water pump house remains
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Playland at the Beach
Restaurants facing Great Highway. The Hot House Mexican restaurant and "It", home of the famous It's It ice cream cookie sandwich.
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Playland at the Beach
Great Highway and Cabrillo. Wartime crowds on sidewalk
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Chutes at the Beach
Dodg-Em (a bumper car ride) and Ship-A-Joy
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