Old timers, remember Pacific Ocean Park (POP)? This home movie will take you right back there.

I was born in '58 so I can barely remember going there. I know my family went there numerous times. Thanks for the link Steve.

 

I was born in 1969. In Anaheim. As a youngster I went to the "Local Places" (Disneyland, and Knott's) often. When I was about six or seven we took a trip to POP. What I was treated to, after looking forward to see the place I was told about, was an urban ruin. It had closed some years before, and was abandoned, burned down and falling apart. It was a bit of a disappointment.

 

Thanks for the link Steve...I believe we are the same age...I remember the time well. love the dress back then!

 

Loved POP.

 

Very cool. Thanks. In 1982 I moved from Iowa to Santa Monica. I had heard stories Pacific Ocean Park. From the film It looks much bigger than I thought it was.

Does anyone know the peak of it's glory days?

 

The deserted park is featured in the final episode of THE FUGITIVE, "The Judgment, Part 2".

Harry

 

Here's a couple of neat POP pictures I found.

Some futuristic cars from their "Autopia."


And here is "Electro" the robot from the Westinghouse exhibit.
Electro was originally shown at the '39 NY Worlds Fair.

 

Cool little reel Steve. The band I was in played the Cheetah in 1968, "The Mothers of Invention" were the head liners. If I remember right this club was right next to POP. Those are the good old days.

 

I remember the diving bells. For a little kid I was jazzed. I wanted to be an oceanographer for a long time after that.

 

Thanks, Steve. Now I feel really old.

 

In 1966 we lived in Odessa, Tx and visited L.A. for a month or so. We went to P.O.P. park. and out of my 4 sisters I was the only one afraid to ride the roller coaster. They made fun of me for quite a while. Great memories however.

 

Hated the place!
Well not really...more of a Love/Hate kinda thing. I got lost in the Mirror Maze and ended up sitting on the floor crying until my Dad came and got me. Not sure who was more embarrassed. By the way I walked through the Mr.Toad ride by myself just the other night. Peter Pan as well.

 

The rise and spectacular fall of Venice Beach's Pacific Ocean Park
A new book by Christopher Merritt and Domenic Priore (with a brief foreword by Beach Boy Brian Wilson) chronicles the fantastical life and spectacular death of this incredible seaside park. "Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles' Space-Age Nautical Pleasure Pier" (Process Media; $34.95) tells the story of P.O.P. in words, but also lots of pictures — as well as concept drawings, era silk-screen posters, postcards, vintage family snapshots and newspaper articles.

Click on the above link for audio commercials etc.

...more @ http://www.latimes.com/entertainmen...-fall-pacific-ocean-park-20140727-column.html

 

^ If it's anywhere near as amazingly in-depth as Chris Merritt's book on Knott's Berry Farm, Knotts Preserved, it'll be teriffic.