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2. Riverview Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   Riverview Park was an amusement park in Chicago, Illinois, which operated from 1904 to 1967.It was located on 74 acres (30 hectares) bound on the south by Belmont Avenue, on the east by Western Avenue, on the north by Lane Tech College Prep High School, and on the west by the North Branch of the Chicago River. [2]

3. The Bobs (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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   The Bobs (roller coaster) / 41.940663; -87.692439. The Bobs was a wooden roller coaster located at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois. It was built in 1924 and was demolished with the rest of the park in 1967. The Bobs was built by Prior and Church and designed by Fred Church. According to professional review of the blueprints the Bobs had a ...

4. Flying Turns (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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   Flying Turns roller coaster at Riverview Park, Chicago, 1968. Flying Turns is the name of a specific model of bobsled roller coaster.John Norman Bartlett, a British aviator in World War I, came to North America after the war with an idea for a trackless wooden chute, full of twists like a bobsled course, with toboggan-like cars, based on a bobsled ride that operated in Europe.

5. Flying Cars - Wikipedia

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   Flying Cars. The Flying Cars was an attraction at Riverview Park in Chicago, Illinois, that was introduced in 1954. [1] The attraction consisted of a barrel with a track inside for cars to ride freewheeling. The cars were held onto the drum by a rail and floating clamp system. As the drum would spin, the single person cars would follow the ...

6. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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   Riverview Park: Chicago: 1904–1967 Sans Souci Park South Side, Chicago: 1899–1913 Shireland: Hampshire: 1988–1991 White City: Chicago: 1905–1950s The White City Amusement Park ended operation in 1933, however, the White City roller rink was closed in 1949. Then changed name to Park City, which closed in 1958.

7. White City (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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   White City (Chicago) White City (sometimes listed as White City Amusement Park in print advertisements) was a recreational area located in the Greater Grand Crossing and Woodlawn community areas on the south side of Chicago from 1905 until the 1950s. [1] At the time of its opening, on May 26, 1905, it was claimed to be the largest park of its ...

8. National Amusement Park Historical Association - Wikipedia

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   1978. Location. P.O. Box 871. Lombard, IL 60148-0871. Members. over 500. Website. www .napha .org. The National Amusement Park Historical Association (NAPHA) is an international organization dedicated to the preservation and enjoyment of the amusement and theme park industry – past, present and future.

9. Category:Defunct amusement parks in Illinois - Wikipedia

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   W. White City (Chicago) Categories: Amusement parks in Illinois. Defunct amusement parks in the United States by state or territory. History of Illinois.