1916 Lunsford

James W. Lunsford The Ocean and the Sunset, The Hills and the Clouds: Looking at Santa Monica, illustrated by Alice N. Lunsford, 1983, 1943, 1942, 1941, 1940, 1933, 1921, 1913, 1912, 1880

Santa Monica Pier-Arcadia Terrace

     "The Santa Monica Pier is probably the city's best-known and most widely recognized landmark. Although now entirely owned by the city, it was originally two different and separately owned structures until the city purchased the adjoining privately owned and operated Newcomb Pier. The original Santa Monica Pier portion is the oldest and longest wood piling pier in California. Initially constructed around 1912, though some argue for 1880, it is 1,640 feet long, including the concrete bridge extension, the roadway, and the upper- and lower-deck fishing areas.* The former Newcomb Pier, built in 1916, is that portion south of the roadway that contains most of the major amusement structures, including the Carousel Building.

     "Unfortunately, some portions of the Pier were severely damaged in the disastrous winter storms of 1983."

Santa Monica Pier-Arcadia Terrace

     "2. The Carousel or Merry-Go-Round. This uniquely recognizable building, built in 1916 as the Hippodrome, houses not only the recently renovated Merry-Go-Round but also a large collection of color photographs documenting the restoration process. The Merry-Go-Round, created in 1922 by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, includes forty-four hand-carved horses. Initally installed in Cumberland Park, it was brought to Santa Monica in 1947 to replace the horses of the original 1916 Merry-Go-Round."

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 Kelyn Roberts 2017