View S from Sutro Heights
\"A2621 6-8-30 Great Highway\" View south from Parapet, Sutro Heights. Ocean Beach Pavilion, Great Highway, Esplanade, Ocean Beach
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View S from Sutro Heights
Chutes at the Beach, Great Highway packed with cars, esplanade, Ocean Beach.
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View S from Sutro Heights
View south from Sutro Heights towards Playland, Great Highway, Esplanade and Ocean Beach. "2422 3-9-30 Great Highway & Esplanade S.F. CAL"
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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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Playland at the Beach
Laff in the Dark ride, northeast corner of Cabrillo & La Playa
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Playland at the Beach
Kiddie Rides, Balboa and Great Highway.
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Playland
Playland, Lindy Loop ride, no people.
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Playland at the Beach
Chutes at the Beach. Tipsy Town, a walk through attraction that featured off kilter construction and optical illusions.
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Playland at the Beach
Great Highway and Cabrillo, Midway Entrance
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47th & Balboa
Collapse of street from Olympic Salt Water pipe break on 47th Avenue between Balboa and Anza Streets.
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Playland at the Beach
Seaplane Ride in the middle of Playland's north midway.
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Odd Fellows Cemetery
View north to men grading Odd Fellows Cemetery. CWA (Civilian Works Administration) workers moving earth while leveling former Odd Fellows Cemetery for Rossi Playground. Columbarium in center distance. Roosevelt Junior High (now Middle) School at far left.
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Odd Fellows Cemetery
View north to CWA (Civilian Works Administration) workers moving earth and leveling former Odd Fellows Cemetery during construction of Rossi Playground. Roosevelt Junior High (now Middle) School, Columbarium in background.
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Odd Fellows Cemetery
CWA (Civilian Works Administration) Workers moving earth and leveling former Odd Fellows Cemetery during construction of Rossi Playground. View to southwest.
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Playland at the Beach
Strikers at Cabrillo and La Playa. San Francisco's general strike of 1934 also affected Playland. Here strikers stand guard in front of the administration building.
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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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Balboa near La Playa
Rocket Speedway ride at corner of Balboa St. & La Playa. View northeast. Gustav Moeller house on ridge behind.
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Playland at the Beach
Ferris Wheel on midway, north of Cabrillo St. Sutro Heights in left background
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Playland at the Beach
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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