Authors and historians Marc Wanamaker and Domenic Priore will tell the story of Pacific Ocean Park (POP) 28 April, 7 pm at SPARC, 685 Venice Blvd.
Jill Prestup, president of Venice Historical Society says: “POP would not have come into being at all, had founder Charles Strub not tiffed with Walt Disney over who would be boss at Disneyland. So Strub awakened to the idea of his own G-rated fun park. This is that story. POP rides weren’t just thrills but adventures. Marc and Domenic will bring all that back.
Domenic’s book, co-authored by Christopher Merritt, titled “Pacific Ocean Park: The Rise and Fall of Los Angeles’ Space Age Nautical Pleasure Pier” will be on sale.
Price will be $5 for members and $10 for nonmembers.
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