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  2. Melrose Park, Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Melrose Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States.It is a suburb of Chicago.As of the 2020 census it had a population of 24,796. [2]The suburb was the home of Kiddieland Amusement Park from 1929 until 2010 (it closed in September 2009 before it was demolished in 2010 and the sign of Kiddieland was relocated to the Melrose Park Public Library; a Costco warehouse store now stands ...

  3. Kiddieland Amusement Park - Wikipedia

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    Kiddieland Amusement Park (stylized as " KiDDieLAND ") was an amusement park located at the corner of North Avenue and First Avenue in Melrose Park, Illinois. It was home to several classic rides including the Little Dipper roller coaster, which opened in 1950. The park closed on September 27, 2009, and was demolished in 2010 to make way for a ...

  4. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    Kiddieland Amusement Park: Melrose Park: 1929–2009 Demolished in 2010 Kiddytown Norridge: 1953–1964 Luna Park: Chicago: 1907–1911 Old Chicago: Bolingbrook: 1975–1980 Paul Boytons Chutes Park South Side, Chicago: 1894–1907 Playland Park Justice: 1950–1979 Riverview Park: Chicago: 1904–1967 Sans Souci Park South Side, Chicago: 1899 ...

  5. Boomers! Parks - Wikipedia

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    www.boomersparks.com. Boomers Parks (stylized Boomers! until 2018) is a chain of family entertainment centers which feature indoor activities such as carousels, kiddie swings, restaurants, and video game arcades, and outdoor activities such as miniature golf, kiddie rides, bumper boats, batting cages, go-karts, kiddie roller coasters, and laser ...

  6. Melrose Park station (Illinois) - Wikipedia

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    Melrose Park station in September 2016. Melrose Park is a Metra commuter railroad station in Melrose Park, Illinois, a western suburb of Chicago. It is served by the Union Pacific West Line. Trains go east to Ogilvie Transportation Center in Chicago and as far west as Elburn, Illinois. Travel time to Ogilvie is 23 to 29 minutes, depending on ...

  7. Maywood Park - Wikipedia

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    Galt. Maywood Park was a horse racing venue located in Melrose Park, Illinois, United States, about 12 miles from downtown Chicago. It was used for harness racing. It had a capacity of 33,297 people and was built in 1946. The track was a half-mile oval. The track closed in 2015. [1]

  8. Multi-Coloured Swap Shop - Wikipedia

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    Multi-Coloured Swap Shop, more commonly known simply as Swap Shop, is a British children's television series that aired on BBC1 from 2 October 1976 to 27 March 1982. It was groundbreaking in many ways: by broadcasting on Saturday mornings, being live, being three hours in length, and using the phone-in format extensively for the first time on TV.

  9. Joey Aiuppa - Wikipedia

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    Angeline Zito. Allegiance. Chicago Outfit. Conviction (s) Skimming. Criminal penalty. 28 years imprisonment (1986) Joseph John Aiuppa (December 1, 1907 – February 22, 1997), also known as " Joey O'Brien " and " Joey Doves ", was a Chicago mobster who became a leader of the Chicago Outfit from 1971 until his skimming conviction in 1986.