Remembering Playland at the Beach

Story of San Francisco's famous 10-acre seaside amusement park, Playland at the Beach.

Remembering Playland at the Beach — Plot

A full length documentary about San Francisco's famous 10-acre seaside amusement park, Playland at the Beach. Located next to Ocean Beach, it was torn down in 1972 to make way for a condominium development. Gone now for more than 3 decades, it remains one of the city's lost treasures. Includes Laffing Sal, the Fun House, the Carousel, the Big Dipper, the Diving Bell, Dark Mystery, Limbo, Fun-tier Town, and much, much more, all through the eyes of the people that were there. Written by Tom Wyrsch

• Release date
• March 16, 2010
• Runtime
• 60 min
• Director
• Tom Wyrsch