Mission Beach Roller Coaster - View this location on map Constructed in 1925, this is one of two large wooden scaffolded roller coasters with structural integrity that remain on the West Coast. The 'Earthquake' roller coaster, as it is also called, is the only one on the West Coast by noted coaster builders Prior and Church. It is the prime survivor and most visible symbol of the Mission Beach Amusement Center, the centerpiece of sugar-heir John D. Spreckels' ambitious early 20th-century recreational development. 3000 Mission Boulevard, San Diego, California Historical, Kids

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