The photo above shows crowds flocking to one of the sold-out showings of the documentary “Remembering Playland” at the Balboa Theater in San Francisco. The documentary will be released on DVD in the near future. It will be available for purchase at Playland-Not-at-the-Beach.
Playland-Not-at-the-Beach recently was featured in an hour-long program on KQED Radio. You can listen to it here:
http://www.kqed.org/epArchive/R201003191000
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Playland-Not-at-the-Beach nonprofit Museum of Fun, open to the public every Sat, Sun and school holiday. Open evenings for private events 365 days a year. 10979 San Pablo Avenue, El Cerrito, CA 94530 (510) 592-3002. http://www.playland-not-at-the-beach.org . Admission $10 for kids (to 13), $10 for seniors (55 and up), and $15 for general admission. Admission includes 34 free pinball machines, penny arcades, carnival games, treasure hunts, miniature dioramas, and surprises around every corner. ACE members receive a $5.00 discount on admission upon presentation of their ACE membership cards.
— Thanks go to Richard Tuck for contributing to this article.
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