Please join us on Tuesday, November 30 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. for a screening of Tom Wyrsch's
Remembering Playland, a full-length documentary about San Francisco's legendary amusement park, Playland at the Beach, that was located next to Ocean Beach and torn down in 1972.
The screening will be in the Koret Auditorium, in the lower level of the Main Library, San Francisco Public Library, at 100 Larkin Street. Q & A with the filmmaker Tom Wyrsch and local Playland historian Marvin Gold to follow.
In the meantime, don't forget to place a hold on James R. Smith's forthcoming book,
San Francisco's Playland at the Beach: The Early Years; or check out Marilyn Blaisdell's
San Francisciana: Photographs of Ocean Beach and Playland.
To view more photographs of Playland from the San Francisco Historical Photograph Collection, click
here.
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| 1950 Sanborn map showing a portion of Playland site. v. 5 sheet 532. |
In 1970, when I heard that Playland was to be razed soon, I went to my parents' home 6 blocks away, "rescued" a box of prize tickets collected over the years, won from Ski Ball, we redeemed them at the merchandise stand. Got my parents a brand new set of pots & pans with the tickets.
ReplyDeleteAnon, I still love Skee-Ball and play whenever I find it! Most "modern" Skee-Ball lanes are far shorter, no?
ReplyDeleteI am unable to make this due to work. I see in the catalog (http://sflib1.sfpl.org/record=b2356453~S1) that the video is for library use only.
ReplyDeleteIs the video available to watch on in the 6th floor History Center?
Hi Jason,
ReplyDeleteYup, you can watch 'Remembering Playland' here in the SF History Center. We're open Tu-Th 10a-6p, Fr Noon-6p, Sa 10a-6p, Su Noon-5p.
You might want to call ahead of time to make sure the equipment isn't in use, since we only have one DVD player.