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San Francisco's Playland at the Beach The Golden Years

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ISBN-10: 1610351932

ISBN-13: 9781610351935

Edition: 2013

Authors: James R. Smith

List price: $32.95
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Comprehensively documented and illustrated, this is the definitive and authoritative look at one of America’s landmark amusement parks, Playland at the Beach, a glamorous park that is still revered by San Franciscans more than 40 years after it closed. A dearly loved part of old San Francisco, the park incorporated rides, dining, sight-seeing, socialization, and its pioneering attractions inspired the designers of the amusement parks that followed. A companion piece to San Francisco’s Playland at the Beach: The Early Years, this keepsake covers the years 1945 to 1972, showcasing both the height of Playland’s postwar popularity and its decline, closure, and destruction during its final…    
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Book details

List price: $32.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Linden Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/1/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Size: 11.00" wide x 8.60" long x 0.30" tall
Weight: 1.188
Language: English

James R. Smithis a California historian and the author ofSan Francisco’s Lost Landmarksas well as a number of historical articles. He is a member of the California Historical Society, the San Francisco History Association, the San Francisco Museum & Historical Society, and the Library Fund at the University of California, Berkeley and is active in the preservation and promotion of history and historical lore. He is a frequent lecturer and discussion leader at universities, historical societies, libraries, and bookstores. He lives in San Francisco.W. Lane Rogersis an award-winning historian, a columnist for thePhoenixnewspaper, and the author of several books, includingCrimes &…