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This started as a delving into the historic Long Beach Pike. Today we are acknowledging that history is much more exciting when it is viewed in the context of the...
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This started as a delving into the historic Long Beach Pike. Today we are acknowledging that history is much more exciting when it is viewed in the context of the rest of the world. The name change to The Mystery of History reflects this.
The Long Beach Pike was the first amusement zone in the West Coast. It was the West Coast version of Coney Island, and like Coney Island, it was a destination for tens of thousands on any weekend day. It was a time before automobiles. Visitors arrived, first by horse and buggy, then by the Pacific Electric Red Car. Join Paul Miranda and Trish Tsoiasue in this journey down the memory lane of time.
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The Long Beach Pike was the first amusement zone in the West Coast. It was the West Coast version of Coney Island, and like Coney Island, it was a destination for tens of thousands on any weekend day. It was a time before automobiles. Visitors arrived, first by horse and buggy, then by the Pacific Electric Red Car. Join Paul Miranda and Trish Tsoiasue in this journey down the memory lane of time.
The Mystery of History
The Mystery of History
My Intro to the Pacific Electric Red Car
23 MAY 2023 · Learning a little about the pacific electric red car. There is a nice KTLA article here.
https://www.kcet.org/shows/lost-la/where-to-find-remnants-of-l-a-s-red-car-system
With Patricia (Squigglemom) Tsoiasue and LeClair Pearson.
About the image: Photograph of a Pacific Electric Railway car in Long Beach on opening day of the Long Beach line, July 4, 1902. The electric railroad car is at center and resembles a streetcar. A long arm reaches from the top of the car to an overhead wire. The car is dark-colored and bears the number 219, as well as the words "Long Beach". There are many people in the car and entering the car through doors at the front and back. Two young boys are watching in the foreground at left. A two story building can be seen in the background at left.
Source: “University of Southern California. Libraries” and “California Historical Society”
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The Day The Municipal Auditorium Came Down
9 FEB 2023 · In 1975, the Municipal Auditorium came down. Paul Miranda remembers the day that happened.
Paul Miranda has some great memories of the auditorium and the city's mural from the auditorium.
Paul and Trish co-wrote a book that tells his memories of growing up in the 1930s and 1940s.
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Beach-Pike-1930s-1940s/dp/B0BH3CFXGV
Municipal Auditorium Memories and the Beginning of Television with KTLA
9 FEB 2023 · In this episode, Paul shares his memories of the Municipal Auditorium in the 1930s and of KTLA's role in television history in the 1940s.
We get a nice view of what it was like to be one of the few people with a television in the 1940s.
Paul talks about early KTLA programming.
He spends some time talking about Kathy Fiscus (Katherine, Ann Fiscus), a 3 year old child who fell into a well in San Marino in 1949. The story transfixed the nation. I was surprised that Paul remembered her name!
We talk about some of the famous people who played at the Municipal Auditorium.
Frank Sinatra, Steve Lawrence, Cecile de Mille, Eydie Gourme, Elvis Presley.
Paul's memories of the Long Beach Pike can be found here:
https://www.amazon.com/Long-Beach-Pike-1930s-1940s/dp/B0BH3CFXGV
Municipal Auditorium, Rainbow Lagoon, Spit and Argue Club, Pine Ave Pier and Breakwater - Paul Miranda
29 JAN 2023 · In this episode, Paul and Trish talk about the Municipal Auditorium, including the mural that is now at 3rd Street and the Promenade.
Paul shares about the historic Municipal Auditorium, the Rainbow Pier, and talks about the Spit and Argue Club, the day the Rainbow pier came down and touches on the breakwater.
Paul and Trish have written a book, called https://www.amazon.com/Long-Beach-Pike-1930s-1940s/dp/B0BH3CFXGV/ref=sr_1_2?crid=RAL6EDFLIF8T&keywords=long+beach+pike&qid=1667220165&qu=eyJxc2MiOiIyLjE1IiwicXNhIjoiMS45MiIsInFzcCI6IjEuMDAifQ%3D%3D&s=books&sprefix=long+beach+pike%2Cstripbooks%2C292&sr=1-2!
Pine Ave Pier Destroyed - Paul Miranda
21 JAN 2023 · Paul Miranda lived and worked on the Long Beach Pike in the 1930s and 1940s. At that time, it grew from being the first Amusement Zone on the West Coast of the United States, into a destination that hosted many tens of thousands a day on weekends.
He saw much from his 3rd story bedroom and from his workplace at Mon's Cafe.
This is part of a series first inspired by a book that was written by Paul Miranda and Patricia Tsoiasue about his youth on the Pike.
In this episode he shares the day the Pine Avenue Pier came down in a storm.
To purchase the book on Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/Long-Beach-Pike-1930s-1940s/dp/B0BH3CFXGV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B8JZ60FH1DXC&keywords=long+beach+pike+30s+and+40s&qid=1673108555&sprefix=long+beach+pike+%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1.
Looff Carousel Burned - Paul Miranda
14 JAN 2023 · Paul Miranda lived and worked on the Long Beach Pike in the 1930s and 1940s. At that time, it grew from being the first Amusement Zone on the West Coast of the United States, into a destination that hosted many tens of thousands a day on weekends.
He saw much from his 3rd story bedroom and from his workplace at Mon's Cafe.
This is part of a series first inspired by a book that was written by Paul Miranda and Patricia Tsoiasue about his youth on the Pike.
In this episode he shares the day he saw the Looff Carousel burn.
To purchase the book on Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/Long-Beach-Pike-1930s-1940s/dp/B0BH3CFXGV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B8JZ60FH1DXC&keywords=long+beach+pike+30s+and+40s&qid=1673108555&sprefix=long+beach+pike+%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1.
Long Beach Pike in the 1930s and 1940s - Paul Miranda
7 JAN 2023 · Paul Miranda lived and worked on the Long Beach Pike in the 1930s and 1940s. At that time, it grew from being the first Amusement Zone on the West Coast of the United States, into a destination that hosted many tens of thousands a day on weekends.
He saw much from his 3rd story bedroom and from his workplace at Mon's Cafe.
This is part of a series first inspired by a book that was written by Paul Miranda and Patricia Tsoiasue about his youth on the Pike.
To purchase the book on Amazon,https://www.amazon.com/Long-Beach-Pike-1930s-1940s/dp/B0BH3CFXGV/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3B8JZ60FH1DXC&keywords=long+beach+pike+30s+and+40s&qid=1673108555&sprefix=long+beach+pike+%2Caps%2C144&sr=8-1.
This started as a delving into the historic Long Beach Pike. Today we are acknowledging that history is much more exciting when it is viewed in the context of the...
show more
This started as a delving into the historic Long Beach Pike. Today we are acknowledging that history is much more exciting when it is viewed in the context of the rest of the world. The name change to The Mystery of History reflects this.
The Long Beach Pike was the first amusement zone in the West Coast. It was the West Coast version of Coney Island, and like Coney Island, it was a destination for tens of thousands on any weekend day. It was a time before automobiles. Visitors arrived, first by horse and buggy, then by the Pacific Electric Red Car. Join Paul Miranda and Trish Tsoiasue in this journey down the memory lane of time.
show less
The Long Beach Pike was the first amusement zone in the West Coast. It was the West Coast version of Coney Island, and like Coney Island, it was a destination for tens of thousands on any weekend day. It was a time before automobiles. Visitors arrived, first by horse and buggy, then by the Pacific Electric Red Car. Join Paul Miranda and Trish Tsoiasue in this journey down the memory lane of time.
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| Author | Patricia Tsoiasue |
| Organization | Patricia Tsoiasue |
| Categories | History |
| Website | - |
| handmadepenguin@gmail.com |
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