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Defunct Illinois railroads (7 C, 271 P) Pages in category "Defunct companies based in Illinois" The following 89 pages are in this category, out of 89 total.
Defunct Amusement Parks of Illinois Over 80 defunct Illinois amusement parks: history and photos. Defunct amusement parks; 10¢ A Ticket: The Stories & Glories of Old Amusement Parks, WBGU-PBS documentary about 21 amusement parks located in Northwest Ohio since the 1800s; Abandoned amusement park ruins on moderndayruins.com "Old Amusement Parks ...
Defunct companies based in New York (state) (11 C, 177 P) Defunct companies based in North Carolina (4 C, 71 P) Defunct companies based in North Dakota (4 C, 2 P)
Pages in category "Defunct amusement parks in Illinois" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
According to the National Amusement Park Historical Association, there are approximately 1,000 defunct amusement parks in North America, with a significant number being in the United States. [1] The primary reasons for amusement park closures in the early-20th century included the advent of the Great Depression , destruction by fire, incidents ...
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 ...
Now at the Volo Museum in Volo, Illinois. Log Jammer 1992 2009 Being relocated to Santa's Village AZoosment Park after sitting in storage at Wisconsin's Little Amerricka. Was planned to reopen as Yule Tide Plunge in 2022, but plans have not progressed as of 2024. Merry-Go-Round 1949 2009 Relocated to Sonny's Place in Somers, Connecticut in 2017.
This is a list of properties and districts in Illinois that are on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 1,900 in total. Of these, 85 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in all of the state's 102 counties. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted November 22, 2024.