Andrew
04-16-2008, 10:29 PM
Santa Monica Pier's Ferris wheel up for auction on eBay (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/15/state/n150931D41.DTL&feed=rss.business) -- SFGate/AP
Want to be a big wheel? Here's the auction for you.
A 10-day eBay auction began Tuesday for a nine-story-tall Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier. The great wheel overlooking the ocean has provided some 3 million rides since it was installed at Pacific Park in 1996 and has been seen in hundreds of movies, TV shows, photographs and commercials.
In 1998, it was modified to become the world's first solar-powered Ferris wheel. Next month, however, the Pacific Wheel will be dismantled and replaced by a $1.5 million modern model.
Want to be a big wheel? Here's the auction for you.
A 10-day eBay auction began Tuesday for a nine-story-tall Ferris wheel at the Santa Monica Pier. The great wheel overlooking the ocean has provided some 3 million rides since it was installed at Pacific Park in 1996 and has been seen in hundreds of movies, TV shows, photographs and commercials.
In 1998, it was modified to become the world's first solar-powered Ferris wheel. Next month, however, the Pacific Wheel will be dismantled and replaced by a $1.5 million modern model.