#TBT time, Long Beach! Built in 1902, The Pike had its humble beginning as a beach and bathhouse resort (with the bathhouse later being called The Plunge). Located at the end of a red car electric line from Los Angeles, the space grew into a full-on amusement park. In the 1950s, as The Pike began to face competition from other SoCal amusement parks, the owners held a re-naming contest and “Nu-Pike” won. By 1969, it was then named Queens Park until it closed in 1979. This video is from a history

#TBT The Pike! 🎢🎡Founded in 1902 it was a happening amusement zone. Along the shoreline south of Ocean Boulevard with several independent arcades, food stands, gift shops, a variety of rides and a grand bath house. It was most noted for the Cyclone Racer (1930–1968), a large wooden dual-track roller coaster, built out on pilings over the water. (Video courtesy of a history series called "I remember Long Beach") | Long Beach Local News