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Jantzen Beach Amusement Park was a popular amusement park from 1928 to 1970 in Portland, Oregon, on Hayden Island in the middle of the Columbia River. "The Coney Island of the West" opened on May 26, 1928, as the largest amusement park in the nation, covering over 123 acres (50 ha) at the northern tip of Portland.
Jantzen Beach Center opened September 28, 1972, [2] on the site of the former Jantzen Beach Amusement Park which operated from 1928 to 1970. The C. W. Parker carousel, built in 1921, is the only surviving ride from the amusement park and was located inside the mall by the food court until 2012. [3]
It was later moved to Venice Beach, California, where it began operating in 1921. [4] In 1928, the carousel was repossessed and its parts were relocated to Portland for the opening of Jantzen Beach Amusement Park. [5] Since then, the park became a shopping mall, Jantzen Beach Center.
After the opening of the bridge, streetcar service opened Hayden Island to amusement park developments due to its beaches and strategic location. Jantzen Beach, the last operating amusement park, closed in 1970. Tomahawk Island, just off the east tip of Hayden Island, became another amusement park—Lotus Isle—for a few years in the 1930s.
Jantzen Beach Seaplane Base was a private seaplane base and airport located on Hayden Island in Portland, Oregon, United States. It featured a mile long landing area on the Columbia River and a 3,000 foot by 300 foot gravel runway. The park was owned and operated by the Jantzen Beach Amusement Park.
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The loss of Vanport is considered a factor in the eventual closing of the Jantzen Beach Amusement Park on Hayden Island in 1970. [26] Several acres of the former city became "West Delta Park" which is now the Portland International Raceway.