The camera has drifted right to the words 'ISLAND' and 'TRAIN' and the pole at the end of the sign.
1959 · Pacific Ocean Park, California, United States
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The left half of the Mystery Island Banana Train sign at Pacific Ocean Park, circa 1959, seen from below against a pink sky — Pacific Ocean Park, California, 1959
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Left side of the Mystery Island Banana Train sign at Pacific Ocean Park, Santa Monica, circa 1959, in silhouette against a pink and violet sky.
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The stick-built lettering in close view, just before the film's colour cools from pink to blue-grey.
1959 · Pacific Ocean Park, California, United States
Still image · $49
The end of the shot: 'BANANA TRAIN' readable in full, with a peaked tent top and a palm frond below the sign.
1959 · Pacific Ocean Park, California, United States
Still image · $49
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Pacific Ocean Park California-1959: Mystery Island Banana Train Sign Silhouetted Against a Pink Sky
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Source format: 8mm home movie.
Browse the collection: 1959 United States.
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Period detail
The stick-built tropical lettering, the wire of small bulbs and the saturated pink colour of the 8mm stock fit a late-1950s amusement park, and the ride named operated only between 1958 and 1967.
Film character
Grainy 8mm colour with strong pink and violet saturation, a mid-shot shift to cooler blue-grey, soft letter edges and gentle handheld drift.
Historical context
Pacific Ocean Park ran from July 1958 to October 1967, and the Banana Train was a plantation-themed train ride with a simulated volcano and earthquake.
Research note
No people appear; the sign shows an attraction name from a defunct private amusement park, so any trademark or property interest in the name and design should be assessed separately from the film's copyright.
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