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The park's namesake, a gunpowder magazine from 1818, is in the park. It is the oldest building in the Charles River Reservation . There was a swimming beach at the park in the early and mid 20th century, attracting about 60,000 swimmers in a season, [ 3 ] but swimming in the Charles River became dangerous due to pollution, and was forbidden in ...
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The former site of Idylwild Park is on the Speed River in Cambridge. A portion, along the southern bank, is now a conservation area that is owned and managed by the GRCA. [6] [7] Riverside Park, Cambridge's largest park, is on the banks of the Speed River. [8] Linear Park, in Cambridge, lies at the confluence of the Speed and Grand rivers. [9]
Name Address Coordinates Government recognition (CRHP №) Image Armoury Ainslie Street South Cambridge ON : Federal () More images: Black Bridge 8 Black Bridge Road
The 1960s was a popular period for stock car racing at Riverside Park. NASCAR began to hold events at Riverside Park Speedway in 1976. [13] In 1968 the park added its first steel coaster called the Wildcat and in 1977, Riverside Park added its first looping roller coaster, The Loop Coaster, later known as Black Widow.
Riverside, also known as "Area 7", is a neighborhood of Cambridge, Massachusetts bounded by Massachusetts Avenue on the east, River Street on the south, the Charles River on the west, and JFK Street on the north. In 2005 it had a population of 11,201 residents in 3,341 households, and the average household income was $40,753.
Riverside Park is classified by the Parks Department as a community park covering 253.17 acres (102.45 ha). [147] The primary section of Riverside Park is the tiered slopes between the Henry Hudson Parkway and Riverside Drive from 72nd Street to 125th Street, designated as both an official New York City landmark and a NRHP site.
Cambridge City Council uses the term 'park' when describing the common: Midsummer Common is classified as a Common located in an urban landscape in the centre of the city. The landscape setting affords opportunities to hold large events in a variety of formats. [5] Jesus Green was separated from Midsummer Common in 1890 when Victoria Avenue was ...