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  2. Riverview Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    Riverview closed in 1967. Urban myths endure, describing the park's "seedy" atmosphere in the 1960s, as it coincidentally became more integrated. [6] Contemporaneous articles in black publications, such as the Chicago Defender, described black patrons being subject to both latent and overt racism; the most overt being a longstanding attraction (not owned by Riverview) but by an outside ...

  3. The Bobs (roller coaster) - Wikipedia

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    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 maximum height of 64.75 feet (19.74 m), a drop of 59 ...

  4. Riverview Park - Wikipedia

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    Riverview Park (Baltimore), a former Maryland amusement park; Riverview Park (Chicago), a former Illinois amusement park; Riverview Park (Detroit), Michigan, an alternative name for Electric Park, a former amusement park; Riverview Park & Zoo, in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada; Riverview Park (Iowa), a former amusement park in Des Moines, Iowa

  5. LeBron James, Rajon Rondo and other NBA stars who coach at ...

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    NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. — Every year, several NBA players flock to Riverview Park Activities Center two hours outside of Atlanta to watch and help coach the next generation of young talent coming up.

  6. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States

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    The park was named DandiLion Park from 1968–1977. [99] Rainbow Falls Family Amusement Park Plover: 1988–2004 Ravenna Park Shorewood: 1872–1916 Riverview Park & Waterworld Wisconsin Dells: 1968–2011 Storybook Gardens Wisconsin Dells: 1956–2011 [100] Thumb Fun Amusement Park Fish Creek: 1961–1998 [101] Waukesha Beach Pewaukee: 1893–1949

  7. Riverview Park (Iowa) - Wikipedia

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    Riverview Park was an amusement park in Des Moines, Iowa, from 1915 to 1978.What began in pre-1915 as a zoological garden and trolley destination in an area of Des Moines known as Highland Park would become Riverview Amusement Park, a popular family entertainment oasis in early Iowa history.

  8. Category:Former buildings and structures in Chicago - Wikipedia

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  9. Flying Cars - Wikipedia

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    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.