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., 1973, 1968, 1966, 1964, 1961, 1958, 1935, 1910
p. 192 "Pacific Ocean Park offered fun and excitement for everyone visiting the Ocean Park Pier. Featured attractions included international restaurants, a glittering midway, a sky ride and roller coaster, and underwater diving bell, and a jungle ride through an 'erupting volcano.' 1964.
pp. 192, 193. The Civic Auditorium was built in 1958 and held the Academy Awards from 1961 until 1968.
p. 202 Santa Monica freeway Opening Day, 1966.
p. 203 Mural in Ocean Park now lost.
p. 208 Santa Monica Municipal Pier, 1973.
"The Pier's Famed Merry-go-round, built about 1910, was brought by Walter Newcomb in 1935 and brought from the east coast to Santa Monica.