Urban Archeology with BigBro, Sabu & Tangaroa (WARNING: Image heavy! About 4 megs...) - General Tiki

J JOHN-O Tiki Socialite Dogtown, USA Joined: May 16, 2008 Posts: 2721	J JOHN-O Posted posted on Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:25 PM On 2011-09-14 18:19, TikiG wrote: A-ha! That A-frame, thatched roof building housed the "Gift Shop Mystic Isles" or "Pacific Island Gifts" - either way a gift shop. One half of the building (backside) housed the "Hula Horseshoe Game." The "...Whip" is actually P.O.P.'s version of a standard Scrambler flat-ride, in P.O.P.'s instance called the "Jungle Whip" - obscured in the postcard view. Hope this helps to clarify! Is this the building that everyone is referring to?... An attraction map of POP shows this building near a ride called "Mrs. Squid" (hidden?). Did that become "The Whip"? Obviously that's the iconic "Mr. Dolphin" ride in the background. Taken from Jeffrey Stanton's book "Venice California, Coney Island of the Pacific".

On 2011-09-14 18:19, TikiG wrote:
A-ha!

That A-frame, thatched roof building housed the "Gift Shop Mystic Isles" or "Pacific Island Gifts" - either way a gift shop. One half of the building (backside) housed the "Hula Horseshoe Game."

The "...Whip" is actually P.O.P.'s version of a standard Scrambler flat-ride, in P.O.P.'s instance called the "Jungle Whip" - obscured in the postcard view.

Hope this helps to clarify!

Is this the building that everyone is referring to?...

An attraction map of POP shows this building near a ride called "Mrs. Squid" (hidden?). Did that become "The Whip"? Obviously that's the iconic "Mr. Dolphin" ride in the background.

Taken from Jeffrey Stanton's book "Venice California, Coney Island of the Pacific".

Post #608426 by JOHN-O on Wed, Sep 28, 2011 11:25 PM