Links To Other WEB Sites

Venice, California Sites

• Venice California History Site
  History articles of Venice's amusement piers, canals and historic town; timelines, click-on maps that bring up historic photos of amusement rides and historic buildings, plus a current series of maps illustrated by the author's postcard photos. Based on an illustrated history book by the author of the site.
• Venice Beachcam
  For people heading to Venice who wish to see what the weather is like or how crowded the boardwalk is. A video camera updates the view every 10 minutes. In addition Don Westland showcases artists and his site offers a modern tour of the beach and Venice's famous Ocean Front Walk.
• Venice of America: The Community Home Page
  This site has lots of links to Community and Commercial Web-sites including shops, services, food, art & travel. Thre is also a community calendar which can be posted to.
• Virtual Venice
  This site has a very useful list of books written about Venice, mostly fiction, but some non-fiction. It also tries to cover Venice history with lots of antique postcard images by topic.
• Venice 1926 Amusement Pier - 3D Simulation
  This site has a downloadable module of Venice's amusement pier for use in Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 (PC game simulation). You can actually experience the pier and ride its three roller coasters. Remarkable 2004 program from Atari and a dedicated fan, Mark Paul Sebar, who has also simulated Long Beach's defunct Nu-Pike, and Busch Gardens in the San Fernado Valley. If you don't have the game, just look at the simulation images for each of the parks.
• Pacific Ocean Park 1958 Amusement Pier - 3D Simulation
  This site has a downloadable module of the Pacific Ocean Park amusement pier for use in Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 (PC game simulation). You can actually experience the pier and ride its roller coaster, and other rides. Remarkable 2004 program from Atari and a dedicated fan, Mark Paul Sebar, who has also simulated Long Beach's defunct Nu-Pike, and Busch Gardens in the San Fernado Valley. If you don't have the game, just look at the simulation images for each of the parks.
  NOTE:Simulation requires both Soaked and Wild add-on programs
• Venice Proposed 2000 Amusement Pier - 3D Simulation
  This site has a downloadable module of a proposed Venice Amusement Pier for the year 2000 designed by Jeffrey Stanton in a 1988 AIA competition. The amusement pier is for use in Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 (PC game simulation). You can actually experience the all of the pier's amusment rides including the roller coaster, flume ride, parachute jump, dark ride, and water slide area. Remarkable 2004 program from Atari and a dedicated fan, Mark Paul Sebar, who has also simulated Long Beach's defunct Nu-Pike, and Busch Gardens in the San Fernado Valley. If you don't have the game, just look at the simulation images for each of the parks.
  NOTE:Simulation requires both Soaked and Wild add-on programs