Murder
Mystery
Map
Cyclone
Racer 1
People on car 2
End
of ride 3
Municipal
Auditorium & Rainbow Pier
U.S.
Navy
Marine and...
SUMMERTIME AT THE PIKE
Part Two
Short Stories 1
Page 2
Page 3
Page 4
Page 5
Page 6
(Excerpts from
E-Mailed stories)
Rainbow Pier
Short Stories
(Excerpts from
E-Mails)
Background: All About
The Webmaster
Coming Soon
Early Rides
Pike
Home Page
God Bless America!
Welcome to The
Pike, its rides and history.
The Pike in Long
Beach, California, from 1902 to 1979.
Visit the Cyclone Racer, Charles I.D.
Looff's carousel, Majestic-Lido
Ballroom and
other
rides.
Solve the Elmer McCurdy Murder
Mystery and visit The Plunge.
The
Pike at Night with the Rainbow Pier in the Background.
"The Pike, in Long Beach since
1902, had its
beginning as a beach and bath house resort. It was located at the end
of the very fashionable red car
electric line from Los Angeles. Crowds came from all parts
of the country to enjoy the beautiful beaches and bath house and pool.
This area gradually grew into a real old-fashioned amusement park with
fun and games and thrill rides that fit every age group. As the years
passed, the park kept pace with new and modern rides including a
brand-new cyclone racer. But it still retained its old-fashioned air of
the country carnival with fun for all, and no admission fee." (From THE
PIKE PASSBOOK).
Imagine going to Disneyland at the beach, and it’s free to get in and has no lines. The Pike was like that and much more in its time. When the silent film industry started in the 1900’s, The Pike built eight theaters to show the films. When ballroom dancing became popular, The Pike had many ballrooms from which to choose. Whether it was your childhood memory or your first date, those lucky enough to have visited it will always remember The Pike.
Photographs taken at night in 1959 by Lou Mellencamp
Webmaster Note: When I was younger back in the late '40s and early '50s, my brother, Max, and I would take the red car down to the Pike or Rainbow Pier and spend the day for 10 cents, the hard part being saving a dime to get back home.
Coming
Soon
4/29/09
More
new
photos, the Queen Mary & Spruce Goose plus a Pike e-store
so you can buy Pike art.
See "Latest Updates" on the next page for what's new.
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by
Paul Prosise
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