In the 23rd installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid head down to the water. To be specific, Santa Monica, California.

Where CBS tried to get in the theme park business by radically

reimagining a 30-year-old amusement pier.

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

What was the original name of the first amusement pier in this location

What nearby amusement park did Abbott Kinney build

What was the first attraction on “The Million Dollar Pier”

Who narrated POP’s 1958 guidebook and made an appearance in the Park

What were the only two rides added to POP

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