I rode that (all wood) roller coaster a few times. The pike in Long Beach was still a lot of fun even into the mid-60's before it got really run down.
.... if I recall correctly, from Seaside, Oregon born and raised. She was a Finn, lots of Finnish people lived there at one time for the fishing industry. Her story is fascinating. Was a forward thinker business-wise, tried to license the Vampira character, got screwed by the TV networks.
I have an unused ticket book from "The Pike", not really sure from what year but probably from the late 50's early 60's Mick