Seaside Park (Ventura)
Seaside Park | |
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Ventura County Fairgrounds | |
Location | 10 West Harbor Boulevard Ventura–Downtown/Beach train station |
Website | www |
Seaside Park (commonly known as the Ventura County Fairgrounds) is an event venue in
The original 65 acres (26 ha) were donated to the
Events and activities
Fairgrounds
The 31st District Agricultural Association is a state
Events are held throughout the year, including trade shows, conventions, concerts, and festivals.[2] The year-round facility has convention facilities, demonstration halls, equestrian facilities which include an 110,000 square feet (10,000 m2) arena, and administrative offices. The California Strawberry Festival is an annual 2-day event held on the third weekend in May.[4] Although the original race track and grandstand are long gone,[5] the Ventura Raceway is hosted at the fairgrounds when the fair is not in season.[6]
The Thousand Oaks shooting at the Borderline dance bar in November 2018 was a month before the last gun show of the year at the fairgrounds. While considering the 2019 season, the fair board only approved the first two gun shows of the new year with the desire to prepare a policy before approving the three additional gun shows requested by the company that produces them.[7][8] A state law was passed prohibiting the sale of firearms and ammunition on state property such as Seaside Park effective January 1, 2023.[9]
Public recreation
The Omer Rains Bike Trail lies outside the fairgrounds fence running along the beach and river levee.[10] Connecting the San Buenaventura State Beach to the south and Emma Wood State Beach to the north, the path is on the Pacific Coast Bicycle Route and also serves as an access point for California Coastal Trail.[11] Surfing is popular here with its point break that produces distinctive waves.[12][13]
X Games
History
Eugene P. and Orpha Foster envisioned a miniature
Historical uses
Around 1901,
For many years,
Modern projects
The bike path along the shore was refurbished in 1989. Within a couple of years that path was again damaged by
In popular culture
In 1922, a
In 1927, Racing Romeo, a saga about a young race car driver starring football great Red Grange, used the fairground track.[28]
See also
- Billy Jones Wildcat Railroad
- Eastlake Park Scenic Railway
- Long Beach and Asbury Park Railway
- Venice Miniature Railway
- Urbita Lake Railway
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ventura County Fairgrounds
- ^ a b "Ventura County Fairgrounds".
- ^ Mosk, Matthew (October 19, 1993). "Fairground Hopes Off-Track Betting Is More Addictive Than Smoking : Recreation: Gamblers at Watch and Wager halls may find cigarettes no longer welcome after a board vote today". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Varela, Brian J. (February 1, 2023). "Strawberry Festival is back with new location". Ventura County Star. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
- ^ "History of Ventura County Fair & Seaside Park". The Fillmore Gazette. August 5, 2009.
- ^ Kisken, Tom (April 10, 2023). "Reports point to possible safety hazards at Ventura County Fair grandstands; repairs planned". Ventura County Star. Retrieved April 10, 2023.
- ^ Karlamangla, Soumya (December 14, 2018). "After Thousand Oaks mass shooting, anti-gun activists target gun shows". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ Martinez, Arlene. "Ventura County Fair board to vote on the future of gun shows at fairgrounds". Ventura County Star. Retrieved May 27, 2019.
- ^ Kisken, Tom (July 23, 2022). "New law bans gun shows at Ventura County Fairgrounds; opponents promise court challenge". Ventura County Star. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- California Department of Parks and Recreation. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
- ^ "California Coastal Trail Hiker's Guide: Ventura County Section 4 Map". Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
- ^ a b Martinez, Arlene (May 2, 2016). "As El Niño ebbs, plan to move Surfers Point bike path in Ventura moves forward". Ventura County Star. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Plascencia, Anthony (August 9, 2018). "Your guide to Ventura County beaches". Ventura County Star. Archived from the original on July 18, 2019. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
- ^ a b Woods II, Wes (July 14, 2023). "Ventura skateboarder Curren Caples ready for hometown X Games". Ventura County Star. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Kisken, Tom (July 13, 2023). "Building the Summer X Games: Ramps, courses come to life at Ventura County Fairgrounds". Ventura County Star. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ Woods II, Wes (July 24, 2023). "Ventura officials want to see X Games return". Ventura County Star. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
- ^ Schofield, Mildred Ranger. "A BRIEF HISTORY OF EUGENE P. FOSTER" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Babe Ruth Field
- ^ Pastore, Eric; Pastore, Wendy. "DigitalBallparks.com Ventura". Retrieved November 20, 2013.
- ^ Barboza, Tony (January 16, 2011). "In Ventura, a retreat in the face of a rising sea". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Downing, Jim; Blumberg, Louis; Hallstein, Eric (2014). Reducing Climate Risks with Natural Infrastructure | Case study 5: Surfers Point Managed Retreat (PDF) (Report). San Francisco: The Nature Conservancy. p. 16. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 23, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- ^ Davis, Gail (September 12, 2000). "Rock Delivery Shores Up Surfers Point". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ "Restoring Surfers' Point: Partnership's Persistence Pays Off". U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit. August 6, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
- ^ Xia, Rosanna (July 7, 2019). "The California coast is disappearing under the rising sea. Our choices are grim". Retrieved July 8, 2019.
- ^ Martinez, Arlene (January 23, 2019). "Beach access at Surfers Point in Ventura soon to grow". Ventura County Star. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- ^ Palmer, Phillip (February 18, 2023). "Here's how one beach in Ventura County is trying an innovative strategy to combat erosion". ABC7 Los Angeles. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
- ^ Carlson, Cheri (June 12, 2023). "Ventura gets $16M to move crumbling path, parking lot farther from crashing waves". Ventura County Star. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ a b Hulse, Jane (January 2, 1997). "Ventura Ready for Its Close-Up". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 5, 2018.