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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 ]
It was a private park. [36] Silver Beach Amusement Park: St. Joseph: 1891–1971 Six Flags AutoWorld: Flint: 1984–1994 [37] Tashmoo Park: Algonac: 1897–1951 Toledo Beach Amusement Park: La Salle Township: 1907–1962 Demolished, now the Toledo Beach Marina [38] [39] Wenona Beach Amusement Park: Bangor Township: 1887–1964 Walled Lake Park ...
The hotel was built in 1892 [1] by Warren Leland [2] and was one of many speculative hotels built to accommodate the hordes of tourists drawn by the upcoming Columbian Exposition of 1893. [1] It contained 450 rooms, with 175 bathrooms. [3] The property extended to Lake Michigan. [4] The building resembled the Hyde Park Hotel and probably shared ...
This roadway was built on landfill in the area that had been the private beach for the hotel. While new public beaches serving the Edgewater neighborhood were eventually created, they did not replace the hotel's own beach. After the hotel was cut-off from the lake by the new drive, a swimming pool was added in 1953. In 1960, in order to compete ...
Riverside Amusement Park (Chicago), Illinois; Riverside Amusement Park (Estes Park), Colorado (1923–1970) Riverside Amusement Park (Hutchinson), Kansas (1908–early 1930s) Riverside Amusement Park (Indianapolis), Indiana (1903–1970) Riverside Amusement Park (Joplin), Missouri; Riverside Amusement Park (La Crosse), Wisconsin (1990–present ...
This is a summary of notable incidents that have taken place at various independently owned amusement parks, water parks or theme parks.This list is not intended to be a comprehensive list of every such event, but only those that have a significant impact on the parks or park operations, or are otherwise significantly newsworthy.
Luna Park was an amusement park that was in operation in Chicago, Illinois, from 1907 to 1911. Located on the plot of a former picnic grove at the corner of 51st and Halsted Streets, [ 1 ] it was owned by an investment group led by boxing promoter James "Big Jim" O'Leary (son of Mrs. O'Leary of Great Chicago Fire fame).
The Waukesha Beach Railway was formed on August 27, 1894, with $75,000 in capital. [1] The railway was built by C. E. Loss & Company of Chicago. The first summer resort season on the railway opened on June 15, 1895, [2] while the railway was formally opened on June 25, 1895.