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Identifier	clloy_028
Title	Amusement Row showing ball room, Venice, Cal.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1921
Subject (Topic)	Dance halls--California--Los Angeles; Amusement rides--California--Los Angeles; Piers--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Bobs (Los Angeles, Calif.); Roller coaster)
Subject (Place)	Venice (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, Loyola Marymount University Library.
Collection Identifier	http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/kt9489r2nz
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/dlp/copyright.htm
Publisher	M. Kashower Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of the main walkway of the Venice Amusement Pier. Tn the foreground on the left is the Dance Hall; to the right is "The Bobs" roller coaster entrance. American and British flags hang from poles extending out from the buildings.
Historical Background	The new Venice Amusement Pier, built after the fire of 1920, was officially opened to the public on Independence Day, 1921." The Venice Pier offered a plethora of rides, games, and other activities, and included roller coasters, a 99-foot Dragon Slide, a new Ship Cafe, Noah's Ark, a merry-go-round, a racing derby, and many other activities. The new Venice Dance Hall was designed by architect Lawrence Furniss. Its dance floor could accommodate 800 couples, and there were loges for spectators. "The Bobs" was a twister style roller coaster designed by Frederick Church and Harry Traver. In 1946 the city council decided to tear down the Venice pier. The pier was slowly demolished, and what was not demolished by 1946 was destroyed by a fire in 1947.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 431; Written in lower right corner of front: "14513"
Additional Notes	Printed on textured paper.
Metacollection Identifier	http://digitalcollections.lmu.edu
Source	Werner Von Boltenstern Postcard Collection