tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8104650016862984399..comments2024-03-28T00:37:20.261-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Marineland of the PacificMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22193415977450906402017-08-15T13:07:25.078-07:002017-08-15T13:07:25.078-07:00@ JG-
Actually the existing "campus" is...@ JG-<br /><br />Actually the existing "campus" is now the <b>Terranea Resort</b>: http://www.terranea.com/ Not exactly an Oceanarium, but a far cry from what could have been erected on that site. <br /><br />HBJ is just one symptom of Capitalism, run amok. And [at least] in some ways, we are all responsible. Or, to put it another way: <i>"We have met the enemy and he is us."</i>.<br /><br />Again, thank you all for your comments.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-82158165668023316512017-08-15T12:00:42.656-07:002017-08-15T12:00:42.656-07:00Well, ask Google anything you want to know.
Willi...Well, ask Google anything you want to know.<br /><br />William Pereira was the designer. He might be better known to readers (or subscribers) as the architect of the Transamerica Pyramid Tower in San Francisco.<br /><br />And the existing campus is now a sad ruin.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-88362207704718183372017-08-15T11:49:39.102-07:002017-08-15T11:49:39.102-07:00As Ken said, the original Modern style of Marinela...As Ken said, the original Modern style of Marineland was notable and sticks in my memory today. Does anyone know the architect? The main building is very reminiscent of the Parker Center (Dragnet HQ) by Welton Beckett.<br /><br />https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&tbm=isch&source=hp&biw=1082&bih=653&q=welton+becket+buildings&oq=welton+beck&gs_l=img.1.3.0j0i24k1l6.2326.4480.0.7801.11.11.0.0.0.0.131.1233.0j11.11.0....0...1.1.64.img..0.11.1226...0i5i30k1.GU1PN8608Ps#imgrc=UWvivaJpDsceeM:<br /><br /><br />We only made one visit, but I vividly remember the show and the "portholes" looking into the giant tank.<br /><br />It's a shame it's gone, but I always felt bad for the whales. Somehow, the Monterey Aquarium doesn't raise the same feelings for the fish in those tanks. Not sure why.<br /><br />Thanks to Nanook and Major for the look back.<br /><br />JGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-18336467323507333362017-08-15T10:13:40.964-07:002017-08-15T10:13:40.964-07:00Thanks Steve! I, too, fondly remember Marineland.Thanks Steve! I, too, fondly remember Marineland.Steve DeGaetanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04947550539650692495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-68035803877452251672017-08-15T07:53:02.804-07:002017-08-15T07:53:02.804-07:00Nice stuff Nanook. We always got a day at Marinela...Nice stuff Nanook. We always got a day at Marineland on our twice a year trips to Disneyland in the late 50s-60s. We always went to Marineland after we went to Disneyland...sort of a slow withdrawal from the magic and back into the real world. Many fond memories of that place.DrGoathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02687607103991307668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-63217363698995925432017-08-15T07:13:27.658-07:002017-08-15T07:13:27.658-07:00These are really nice postcards of Marineland of t...These are really nice postcards of Marineland of the Pacific, Steve. I seem to remember that television and film producer Irwin Allen was involved via Twentieth Century Fox in some sort of activity at Marineland in the mid 1970's but that it didn't work out for some reason or other.<br /><br />Thank for the link to the article. Definitely underhanded and unfortunate in how HBJ handled the situation with Marineland in the transporting of the sea mammals and closure of the park. Also, I didn't realize Taft was involved in Marineland at one time either.<br /><br />I've always loved the architectural style of the Oceanarium and the location on the Palos Verdes is gorgeous. The Marineland postcards are beautiful to see in person too as I have a few of them myself. I always liked the color palette used at Marineland.<br /><br />Thanks again for sharing more from your postcard collection, Steve. It's always a treat.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17427288177444205732017-08-15T01:15:28.129-07:002017-08-15T01:15:28.129-07:00Nice vintage postcards, Steve! The purchase of Ma...Nice vintage postcards, Steve! The purchase of Marineland by the owners of Sea World and the days leading up to the park's closure, have always sickened me! Corky was pregnant at the time they moved her and she miscarried just a few months later. And Orky died the following year. I know Sea World has changed hands now, but I still have never been to that park and I don't have any plans to in the future. So there!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing these, Major and Steve. Hey, Major Steve! Oh wait, that was Colonel Steve, played by Mr. Majors. Nevermind!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com