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PINKAPALOOZA

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1,2,3) The Fall Out Boys  perform on L.A.’s legendary Santa Monica Pier during Victoria’s Secret PINK'S PINKAPALOOZA on July 17. 2008. Victoria’s Secret PINK is celebrating the launch of their back-to-school collection. 4) Danny Masterson (AKA DJ MomJeans) spin everyone’s favorite summer tunes during PINKAPALOOZA. Masterson is an actor known for his role as Steven Hyde in 'That '70s Show.' 5) A girl and her mother check-out Victoria’s Secret mascot on the Santa Monica Pier. 6) The Pacific Wheel's LED reader board promotes  Victoria’s Secret PINK'S PINKAPALOOZA  event.

Posted on Friday, July 18, 2008 at 12:34AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Surf or Swim

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Los Angeles County lifeguard Carla Cano, 36, installs a Surf/Swim sign at Santa Monica Beach on Wednesday, July 08, 2008. Cano has been a lifeguard for the past 15 years.
Posted on Monday, July 14, 2008 at 07:52AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

A Generation Ahead

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The lights from the Pacific Wheel reflect off the Pacific shore-line on Sunday, June 8, 2008. The Pacific Wheel has 160,000 LED lights.  LED lights use light-emitting diodes as a source of illumination rather than electrical filaments or gas and have high light output with lower power consumption and have much longer lifetimes, such that they do not require replacement.

Posted on Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 01:56AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Night Light

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160,000 LED lights shine on the new Pacific Wheel on Monday, June 2, 2008.

Posted on Tuesday, June 3, 2008 at 06:35PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

The Reveal

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1) First Lady of California, Maria Shriver, (left) speaks after receiving a $65,000 check for the Special Olympics during the dedication ceremony at Pacific Park on Wednesday, May 28, 2008, while  Chairman of the Special Olympics Board, Patrick McClenahan (right) (CBS2/KCAL9) and two of their athletes (middle) give support. 2) Mary Ann Powell, CEO of Pacific Park, presents Bobby and Maria Shriver with a $65,000 check for the Special Olympics.  3) Mary Ann Powell and Santa Monica Mayor Herb Katz push the button to starts the fireworks and light show.  4,5) Maria Shriver with son Christopher, 10, (right) and his friends are the first passengers to ride the new Ferris wheel on Wednesday night. 6) Fourth-grader Christopher Schwarzenegger 10, shoots baskets at Pacific Park after riding on the Ferris wheel. 7,8,9) A spectacular firework show lights up the evening sky during the Pacific Wheel dedication ceremony on Wednesday. The new Ferris wheel cost $1.5 million and is the only solar-powered Ferris wheel in the world. It has 160,000 LED lights and is 75 percent more energy efficient than its predecessor. The previous wheel was auctioned on Ebay for $132,000, with half the proceeds going to the Special Olympics. The previous wheel was purchased by real estate developer Grant Humphreys, chief executive officer of Humphreys Real Estate Investments in Oklahoma City. Over the last 12 years, more than 3 million people rode the wheel. The Pacific Wheel appeared in 105 photo shoots, 71 television commercials, 69 television shows, 28 films -- including the current hit "Ironman" -- and 13 music videos, according to Pacific Park.

Posted on Wednesday, May 28, 2008 at 01:39AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Pacific Park: Phase Two

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DAY 9 - THE NEW WHEEL  (top) Dan Light, (left) customer service representative form Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc. and Jim Quaintance, (right) Maintenance Manager of Pacific Park, wire-up the new Pacific Wheel on Tuesday, May 12, 2008. The Pacific Park Maintenance Team with help from the John S Meek Company Crane Team install Pacific Wheel's new axle, hubs and some sweep bars on Tuesday. (above) The Pacific Park staff look on as the crane lifts the wheels' axle into place.
Posted on Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 10:59AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , , , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

Operation Pacific Wheel

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DAY ONE: (TOP)  Pile drivers from John S Meek Company Inc. 'Shore' (make a road) a crane into Pacific Park on Monday, May 5, 2008. (ABOVE) Dan Light, customer service representative form Chance Rides Manufacturing, Inc., Jim Quaintance, Maintenance Manager of Pacific Park and Jeff Sicat, Pacific Park Maintenance Supervisor, unload the new Ferris Wheel from a semi-truck on Monday, May 5, 2008.

 

 

Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 02:02PM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in , | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint

SOLD!

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The Pacific Wheel spins on Friday, April 25, 2008.  After ten days on the E-Bay auction block, the Pacific Wheel sold to the highest bidder, Grant Humphreys, CEO of Humphreys Real Estate Investments, for $132,400.00  on Friday.  Fifty percent of the winning bid will be donated to Special Olympics Southern California. The Pacific Park’s high-flyin’, 90-feet-tall, famous Ferris wheel, which weighs 122,000 pounds, is 30 feet wide, reaches speeds of 3 RPM, includes 20 gondolas with a maximum six riders per car, accommodates up to 800 riders per hour and illuminates with 5,392 light bulbs. The Pacific Wheel debuted May 1996 with the opening of Pacific Park and was adapted as the world’s first solar-powered Ferris wheel in November 1998. The nine-story tall Pacific Wheel was later selected “Best Solar System” in the Reader’s Digest Best in America 2006. The Ferris wheel originally cost approximately $800,000. It has become a Southern California icon over the past 12 years and has provided more than 3 million rides over the beautiful Santa Monica bay. The new Ferris wheel costs $1,500,000.00 and features over 160,000 LED lights which use 75% less energy than the current wheel’s lights.

Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 at 05:30AM by Registered CommenterFabian Lewkowicz in | CommentsPost a Comment | EmailEmail | PrintPrint