Pierpoint Landing

Pierpoint Landing
Location	Long Beach, California, USA
Opened	1948 (1948)
Closed	1972 (1972)

Pierpoint Landing was a sportfishing, eating and entertainment complex located at the end of Pier A in Long Beach, California, and what is now Pier F. In operation from 1948 to 1972, it was at one time the largest sportfishing operation in the world, attracting two million anglers annually.

The facility comprised several kiddie rides, a seal tank, souvenir shops, entertainments such as a spin art concession, and a 6,000-car parking lot. It housed restaurants and bars, as well as picnic tables where customers could consume food from on-site seafood vendors such as the Fish and Shrimp Shanty. The name Pierpoint Landing survives today as that of a sportfishing company located across the channel near the Long Beach Aquarium.

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Defunct amusement parks in California

Amusement parks	Chutes Park Corriganville Movie Ranch Frontier Village Idora Park J's Amusement Park Marshal Scotty's Playland Park Neverland Ranch Santa's Village (Lake Arrowhead / Scotts Valley)

Seaside parks	Neptune Beach Pacific Ocean Park Pierpoint Landing The Pike Playland (San Francisco) Wonderland Amusement Park (San Diego)

Water parks	Lake Dolores Waterpark Manteca Waterslides Wild Rivers (Irvine)

Animal parks	Busch Gardens (Pasadena / Van Nuys) Gay's Lion Farm Griffith Park Zoo Japanese Village and Deer Park Jungleland USA Lion Country Safari (Irvine) Marineland of the Pacific

Also see	Currently operating amusement parks of California

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