Uploaded February 2012 | Updated September 2026, 18 hours ago
Baby Boomers Tribute "Pacific Ocean Park in Color" 1958-67
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Pacific Ocean Park was a twenty-eight acre nautical-themed amusement park built on a pier at Pier Avenue in the Ocean Park section of Santa Monica, California, which was intended to compete with Disneyland. "And Disneyland and POP is worth a trip to L.A." is a line from the Beach Boys' song "Amusement Parks U.S.A." from their 1965 album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!). After it closed and fell into disrepair, the park and pier anchored the Downtown area of Santa Monica.
Mostly High Quality Color Photos Santa Monica Beach California Pier Amusement Disneyland rides attractions Tourism Sand Travel 1958 1967 Waves Rides Diving Bell Mystery Island Sky Ride Roller Coaster Surfing
Baby Boomers Tribute "Pacific Ocean Park in Color" 1958-67
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Pacific Ocean Park was a twenty-eight acre nautical-themed amusement park built on a pier at Pier Avenue in the Ocean Park section of Santa Monica, California, which was intended to compete with Disneyland. "And Disneyland and POP is worth a trip to L.A." is a line from the Beach Boys' song "Amusement Parks U.S.A." from their 1965 album Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!). After it closed and fell into disrepair, the park and pier anchored the Downtown area of Santa Monica.
Mostly High Quality Color Photos Santa Monica Beach California Pier Amusement Disneyland rides attractions Tourism Sand Travel 1958 1967 Waves Rides Diving Bell Mystery Island Sky Ride Roller Coaster Surfing
![Baby Boomers Tribute Heroes | Sierra Nevada Pack Trip (Mid-1970s)
Baby Boomers Tribute Heroes | Sierra Nevada Pack Trip (Mid-1970s)
These are my familys original photographs from a pack trip into the Sierra Nevada during the mid-1970s. [74 0r 75?] Joining me were our neighbors, the Imbelloni family (Mark, Ralph, and John), another neighborhood friend my age, and a few others. For many of us, this was our first experience leading pack horses deep into the mountains.
Our destination was a high-country lake where we hoped to catch fish to help supplement our food for the trip. Lets just say... the fishing didnt go quite as planned. I still remember the long hike back to the trailhead and being absolutely famished by the time we reached the cars.
Nearly fifty years later, I restored and enhanced these original photographs using modern AI-assisted tools to repair age-related damage, improve detail, and carefully extend parts of the scenery where needed for a modern widescreen presentation—while trying to stay as faithful as possible to the original photographs.
Its been a pleasure bringing these memories a little closer to the present. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I enjoyed rediscovering it, and Id love to hear what you think.
Music: My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys performed by Willie Nelson. Courtesy of Columbia Records. Used here to accompany this personal, non-commercial family history project. Baby Boomers Tribute Heroes | Sierra Nevada Pack Trip (Mid-1970s)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/IYISEdTt3Hg/mqdefault.jpg)









