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Identifier	clloy_030
Title	Amusements on the Pier, Venice, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	1922
Subject (Topic)	Boardwalks--California--Los Angeles; Piers--California--Los Angeles; Amusement rides--California--Los Angeles; Confectioners--California--Los Angeles
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, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Publisher	Western Publishing & Novelty Co.
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	View of the Amusement rides Noah's Ark and The Big Dipper on the eastern end of Venice pier; Leiningers Salt Water Taffy can be seen to the west of Noah's Ark.
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. Noah's Ark was a funhouse complete with maze and funhouse mirrors for children. The Ark rocked like a boat and the outside featured Noah, his children, and animals. The Ark was used in Charlie Chaplin's movie, The Circus. Behind Noah's Ark is "The Giant Dipper" roller coaster, a twister style roller coaster designed by Frederick Church and Harry Traver, who were also the designers of the "Race Through the Clouds" and the "The Bobs" roller coasters also located on the Venice Pier. In 1946 the city council decided to tear down the Venice pier. The pier was slowly demolished, and what was not demolished was destroyed by a fire in 1947.
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: A-91662; Series number: V-23
Additional Notes	Date from publisher's serial number; Printed on textured paper.
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection