Yesteryear: Playland Pier

From Old School Coeur d'Alene, Kimi Coles provides this Ross hall photo of the old Playland Pier at what is now Independence Point, east of Coeur d'Alene's City Beach. Of special interest is the boy on the bike at the lefthand edge of the photo. He went on to become an Idaho legislator. Can anyone guess who he is?
Question: What can you tell us about Playland Pier?