Fred E. Basten Santa Monica Bay: The First 100 Years, A pictorial history of Santa Monica, Venice, Ocean Park, Pacific Palisades, Topanga and Malibu, Douglas-West Publishers: Los Angeles, CA, 1974, 227 pp., 1974, 1956, 1953, 1950s, 1926, 1921,
"The Crystal Beach Bath House and Plunge, an open-air attraction located at the foot of Hollister Avenue, was removed in the '50s."
Page 183 shows a aerial view of the coastline from Ocean Park to Malibu.
"Santa Monica Municipal Auditorium, 1953. Dedicated on October 25, 1921, the auditorium opened with a performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Mikado by the Los Angeles Opera Company, featuring Lawrence Tibbett. The huge hall was used for community programs until the late 1950s when it was remodeled for the General Electric exhibit and Administrative Offices as part of Pacific Ocean Park. It was destroyed by fire on July 12, 1974." p. 184
pp. 188 and 189 Muscle Beach 1956.
p. 190 Santa Monica Municipal and Newcomb piers, mid-1950s.
p. 191: "Expanding and remodeling the Ocean Park Pier in the late '50s prior to reopening as Pacific Ocean Park (POP). Until the new amusement center opened, the pier's carnival atmosphere, complete with fun houses and arcades, was the main attraction."