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Order Number	00076481
Title	Pike in Long Beach, then and now
Photographer	Sergieff, Mike.
Collection ID	Herald Examiner Collection
Location/Accession	HH_b021_f5_i28-7
Date	1988
Physical Description	1 photographic print :b&w ;29 x 36 cm.
Notes	Title supplied by cataloger.
Historical Data	The Pike in Long Beach existed as a popular entertainment destination from 1902 until 1979. The Cyclone Racer, a dual-track (two trains could run at the same time), racing wooden roller coaster was created by Fred Church and built in 1930 by Harry Traver. It ran until September 1968.
Description	Photograph caption reads, "Al Brown, family owned the Long Beach Pike, holds historic photos at the site of the amusement park." Photograph dated February 11, 1988.
Subject	Amusement parks--California--Long Beach. Amusement rides--California--Long Beach. Roller coasters--California--Long Beach. Pike, The (Long Beach, Calif. : Amusement park). Long Beach (Calif.). Los Angeles Herald-Examiner photographs. Herald-Examiner Collection photographs.
Format	Photographic prints
Credits	Made accessible through a grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation.
Reproduction Information	Images available for reproduction and use. Please see the Ordering & Use page at http://tessa.lapl.org/OrderingUse.html for additional information.
Sub-Collection Name	Los Angeles Herald Examiner Photo Collection