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For more 2001 photos click here Photo taken 8/5/01 "For 90 years, Looff's building, which once housed a carousel and later a gaming hall, was open every day, every week, on every holiday. It closed only once: July 1, 1918, the day Charles L.D. Looff, its master craftsman died. Today, exactly 83 years after its one dark day, the Looff's Lite-a-Line building closed forever, and the last of Long Beach's historic Pike amusement park will be demolished this week to make way for condominiums, a parking garage and a mall". Above is from a story by Stephen Lynch in The Orange County Register: July 1, 2001   The gazebo peaked roof is all that is left of Looff's Lite-a-Line building that was the center of the Pike, seen here with the Long Beach Convention Center and Hyatt Hotel in the background. The roof will be attached to a new visitors' center. Note: Looff's Lite-A-Line still exists. It is located at Looff's 2500 Long Beach Blvd. Long Beach, California (562) 436-2978 The exact same tables, etc. have been restored to original status and are operating on a daily basis. The hours are as follows: Sun. - Thurs. 10:30 am to 1:00 am Fri. & Sat. 10:30 am - 2:00 am 365 days of the year, rain or shine.   For more 2001 photos click here Photo taken 8/5/01 For your information the GPS readings recorded by Jim King for the Lite-a-Line build are: North 33 degrees, 45 minutes, 57 seconds West 118 degrees, 11 minutes, 42 seconds or 33.7596, -118.1870 (hddd.dddd) (just in case urban legends say there's gold buried under the building we'll know where to start looking).   Top of Page Return to The Pike Home Page Return to Millikan Home Page Design & Updates by Paul Prosise Screenmagic.com E-mail Entire contents of this Web site © copyright 2002 by Paul Prosise. All rights reserved.