Ocean Beach - San Diego, CA
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bluesnote
N 32° 44.819 W 117° 15.199
11S E 476268 N 3623266
A seaside neighborhood in San Diego, California.
Waymark Code: WM16JCD
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 08/12/2022
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Taken from Wikipedia, "The northern end of Ocean Beach was dominated in the early 20th century by the Wonderland Amusement Park, which opened on July 4, 1913 and was constructed on eight oceanfront acres at Voltaire and Abbott streets. It boasted a large roller coaster, dance pavilion, menagerie, roller skating rink, merry-go-round, children's playground, a petting zoo with a variety of animals including 500 monkeys, and 22,000 lights outlining the buildings. However, Wonderland went bankrupt in 1915 due to competition from the Panama-California Exposition in Balboa Park and was sold at auction. It closed in 1916 after winter storms damaged the roller coaster. The name "Wonderland" lives on in some Ocean Beach business names as well as the title of a documentary series on KPBS television hosted by Ocean Beach native Noah Tafolla."
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