Four Southern California Amusement Theme Parks 1959

I normally do not post commercial slides, but these four slides are way too cool not to post. This is from a set of slides published for tourists to Los Angeles in 1959. The slides show four different Southern California amusement parks or theme parks. The first is the Long Beach Pike in its later glory. It is starting to turn into a seedier park like Coney Island did, but still has some nice attractions and a seaside vibe. The second is a nice shot of the architecture at Marineland of the Pacific with its very cool straight lines. The third is Pacific Ocean Park and the iconic front entrance made to look like a shell with bubbles and the signature seahorse which is found on souvenirs, brochures, tickets and employees uniforms. And for those who miss Disneyland slides, a great overhead view of Tomorrowland, Main Street and Fantasyland. The image really shows how much land was backstage between Tomorrowland and Main Street. No wonder the imagineers were always trying to add something there.