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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]
Ocean Beach is a beach on the west coast of San Francisco, California, United States, bordering the Pacific Ocean. It is adjacent to Golden Gate Park, the Richmond District, and the Sunset District. The Great Highway runs alongside the beach, and the Cliff House and the site of the former Sutro Baths sit at the northern end.
After eight years of design work and construction, Playland-Not-At-The-Beach opened on May 31, 2008. Playland-Not-At-The-Beach was featured on the local San Francisco television show Eye on the Bay on November 23, 2009. [4] Just as Playland at the Beach closed on Labor Day in 1972, Playland-Not-At-The-Beach closed on Labor Day in 2018 after ...
Ontario Beach Park Rochester: 1885–1919 Today Ontario Beach Park is a county park. It was taken by eminent domain which forced the closure of the amusement park. Playland Park Freeport: 1920s–1930s Rockaways' Playland: Rockaway Beach, Queens: 1902–1987 Roseland Park: Canandaigua: 1925–1985 Sea Lion Park: Coney Island, Brooklyn: 1895–1903
El Cerrito, California (Playland-Not-At-The-Beach, Museum of Fun closed 2018) San Francisco, California (1027 Market Street) This parlor was reported as "Closed for Remodeling" in 2005. It was the last known Fascination parlor not located in a park or resort area, and paid winners money instead of prize credits.
Laff-in-the-Dark dark ride, The Pike, Long Beach, California, current location unknown; Lagoon Fun House in Farmington, Utah, current location unknown [8] [9] [10] Playland at the Beach in San Francisco (closed in 1972 and Laffing Sal's head and hat were stolen. J.
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The It's-It was invented in 1928 by George Whitney, one of the original business owners when San Francisco's Playland at the Beach opened across the Great Highway from Ocean Beach. [1] [4] One version of the name's origins is that Whitney was experimenting and cried out "It's-It!" when he hit on the combination of a sandwich of vanilla ice ...