The Story of the Legendary Pacific Ocean Park

The Venice Historical Society (VHS) has scheduled a classic evening focusing on the legendary Pacific Ocean Park, the space age nautical pleasure pier and, briefly, a SoCal pop culture phenomenon.

POP would not have come into being at all, had founder Charles Strub not tiffed with Walt Disney over who would be boss at Disneyland. So Strub awakened to the idea of his own G-rated fun park. This is that story. POP rides weren’t just thrills but adventures. Marc Wanamaker and Domenic Priore will bring all that back.

Domenic Priore’s book, co-authored by Christopher Merritt, titled Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles’ Space Age Nautical Pleasure Pier will be on sale.

This exciting presentation is scheduled for Tuesday, April 28th, at 7:00 pm, and will be held at S.P.A.R.C. (Old Venice Police Department Building), 685 Venice Boulevard, Venice, California, 90291.Snacks will be available. Tickets are $5 for VHS members and $10 for non-members. Seating is limited.

For further information call 310-967-5170 and visit the society’s website at www.venicehistorical.org.  Free parking just east of the building or on the street.