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Playland (also known as Playland-at-the-Beach and Whitney's Playland, beginning in 1928 [1] – some say 1926 [2]) was a 10-acre (40,000-square-meter) seaside amusement park located next to Ocean Beach, in the Richmond District at the western edge of San Francisco, California, along Great Highway, bounded by Balboa and Fulton streets. [1]
Coyote Point Park, San Mateo: 1922–1923 Pacific Ocean Park: Santa Monica: 1958–1967 Pierpoint Landing: Long Beach: 1948–1972 The Pike: Long Beach: 1902–1979 Playland at the Beach: San Francisco: 1913–1972 Rock-A-Hoola Waterpark: Newberry Springs: 1962–2004 Formerly Lake Dolores Waterpark Santa's Village: Lake Arrowhead: 1955–1998
The museum's move sparked protests by San Francisco locals. An online petition was created opposing it, with over 12,000 signatures. Many of the protesters believed that the money was unavailable to fund the move and renovations, and many had strong feelings about the museum's historical and nostalgic significance from its history at Playland ...
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It became popular during the 1920s and spread quickly from coast to coast, as evidenced in pictures of Chutes at the Beach in San Francisco, a park that operated from 1903 - 1928 (when it became Playland at the Beach). Over a century later, there are still a handful of locations that are in operation, mostly in the Northeastern US.
Airplane Coaster, Playland Park, 1928–1957; Bobs, Riverview Park, 1924–1967; Cyclone Racer, The Pike, 1930–1968; Thunderbolt, Savin Rock, 1925–1938; Tornado, Coney Island, 1926–1977; The 1922-built Big Dipper at Playland in San Francisco (1922–1955) was at one time said to be an early Prior and Church coaster.
The iconic Playland opened in 1928 in the Lower Hudson Valley, NY. In 1987, the 280-acre park was designated a National Historic Landmark.
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