Jeffrey Stanton Venice of America: 'Coney Island of the Pacific,' Donahue Publishing: Los Angeles, CA, 1987, 176 pp., 1965, 1964, 1963, 1960s, 1959, 1958, 1956
"But Santa Monica in 1965 began its Ocean Park urban renewal project. There was wholesale demolition of nearby buildings and closings of streets leading to the park. The entire area was disordered while they were building two large apartment towers. A street leading to . . . " p. 165
[p. 166 Rock-O-Plane and Mr. Octopus]
[p.167 Flying Dutchman and Flying Fish]
[p.168 Westinghouse Enchanted Forest]
[p. 169 Union 76's Ocean Highway and Skyway; Paratrooper ride; Twin Diving Bells]
[p. 170 Sea Circus; Entrance to Mystery Island]
". . . the park would be open one week, then deliberately closed the next. Customers often called from nearby phone booths to complain that they could see the park but couldn't figure out how to get there. Attendance dropped to 621,000 in 1965 and 398,700 in 1966. Roberts paid bills rarely, not even his modest lease rent to Santa Monica."