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Identifier	clloy_035
Title	The L. A. Thompson Scenic Railway, Venice, California
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1911
Subject (Topic)	Roller coasters--California--Los Angeles; Amusement rides--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Thompson Scenic Railway (Roller coaster : Los Angeles, Calif.);
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	Jack Parsons
Place of Publication	Los Angeles, Cal.
Language	eng
Description	A view of four roller coaster trains traveling the track of the L. A. Thompson Scenic Railway roller coaster. Mountains and tunnels provide the main scenery of the ride.
Historical Background	Ocean Front Walk was developed in the early 1900s along with the rest of the Venice area, then a part of the city of Ocean Park. The Thompson Scenic Railway was a roller coaster built in 1910 by the L. A. Thompson Company. Located at the west end of Ocean Front Walk on the north end of the Venice Pier, it extended out into the ocean on the west end and featured mountain scenery at the east end. The ride was removed in 1919.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "On the road of a Thousand wonders."
Publisher's Identifier	Publisher's serial number: 49501
Additional Notes	Approximate date from postmark
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection