Author: Dolores Haugh
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143963145X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Through an extensive collection of never-before published images, author Dolores Haugh chronicles the tale of this impressive chapter of Chicago history. Every summer from 1904 to 1967, for 63 years, Riverview - the world's largest amusement park - opened its gates to millions of people from all walks of life. For three generations, the Schmidt's family park offered rides, shows, food, and music to men, women, and especially children. Riverview survived depressions, two World Wars, labor disputes, Prohibition, and a World's Fair that threatened to take a great deal of its business. Riverview Amusement Park tells the story of Riverview's growth from 22 acres and three rides to 140 acres and more than 100 attractions. Through an extensive collection of never-before published images, author Dolores Haugh chronicles the tale of this impressive chapter of Chicago history. Known as the "Roller Coaster Capital of America," Riverview remained a Chicago landmark until it was unexpectedly closed in 1967.
Riverview Amusement Park
Author: Dolores Haugh
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738533070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Open every summer from 1904 to 1967, tells the story of the the world's largest amusement park and how it grew from twenty-two acres and three rides to 140 acres and more than one hunred attractions.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738533070
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Open every summer from 1904 to 1967, tells the story of the the world's largest amusement park and how it grew from twenty-two acres and three rides to 140 acres and more than one hunred attractions.
Laugh Your Troubles Away
Author: Derek Gee
Publisher: Sharpshooters Productions, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
LAUGH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY traces the history of the park with postcards, vintage ads, and rare photos. It's the product of years of research by Derek Gee and experiences of co-author Ralph Lopez, who worked at the park for 11 years. This unique mix makes LAUGH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY the most comprehensive history of Riverview available today.
Publisher: Sharpshooters Productions, Incorporated
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
LAUGH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY traces the history of the park with postcards, vintage ads, and rare photos. It's the product of years of research by Derek Gee and experiences of co-author Ralph Lopez, who worked at the park for 11 years. This unique mix makes LAUGH YOUR TROUBLES AWAY the most comprehensive history of Riverview available today.
Riverview Amusement Park
Author: Dolores Haugh
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143963145X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Through an extensive collection of never-before published images, author Dolores Haugh chronicles the tale of this impressive chapter of Chicago history. Every summer from 1904 to 1967, for 63 years, Riverview - the world's largest amusement park - opened its gates to millions of people from all walks of life. For three generations, the Schmidt's family park offered rides, shows, food, and music to men, women, and especially children. Riverview survived depressions, two World Wars, labor disputes, Prohibition, and a World's Fair that threatened to take a great deal of its business. Riverview Amusement Park tells the story of Riverview's growth from 22 acres and three rides to 140 acres and more than 100 attractions. Through an extensive collection of never-before published images, author Dolores Haugh chronicles the tale of this impressive chapter of Chicago history. Known as the "Roller Coaster Capital of America," Riverview remained a Chicago landmark until it was unexpectedly closed in 1967.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 143963145X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
Through an extensive collection of never-before published images, author Dolores Haugh chronicles the tale of this impressive chapter of Chicago history. Every summer from 1904 to 1967, for 63 years, Riverview - the world's largest amusement park - opened its gates to millions of people from all walks of life. For three generations, the Schmidt's family park offered rides, shows, food, and music to men, women, and especially children. Riverview survived depressions, two World Wars, labor disputes, Prohibition, and a World's Fair that threatened to take a great deal of its business. Riverview Amusement Park tells the story of Riverview's growth from 22 acres and three rides to 140 acres and more than 100 attractions. Through an extensive collection of never-before published images, author Dolores Haugh chronicles the tale of this impressive chapter of Chicago history. Known as the "Roller Coaster Capital of America," Riverview remained a Chicago landmark until it was unexpectedly closed in 1967.
Curious Toys
Author: Elizabeth Hand
Publisher: Mulholland Books
ISBN: 9780316485883
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turn-of-the-century Chicago in "this rich, spooky, and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of Henry Darger and Erik Larson alike." (Sarah McCarry) In the sweltering summer of 1915, Pin, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a carnival fortune-teller, dresses as a boy and joins a teenage gang that roams the famous Riverview amusement park, looking for trouble. Unbeknownst to the well-heeled city-dwellers and visitors who come to enjoy the midway, the park is also host to a ruthless killer who uses the shadows of the dark carnival attractions to conduct his crimes. When Pin sees a man enter the Hell Gate ride with a young girl, and emerge alone, she knows that something horrific has occurred. The crime will lead her to the iconic outsider artist Henry Darger, a brilliant but seemingly mad man. Together, the two navigate the seedy underbelly of a changing city to uncover a murderer few even know to look for.
Publisher: Mulholland Books
ISBN: 9780316485883
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An intrepid young woman stalks a murderer through turn-of-the-century Chicago in "this rich, spooky, and atmospheric thriller that will appeal to fans of Henry Darger and Erik Larson alike." (Sarah McCarry) In the sweltering summer of 1915, Pin, the fourteen-year-old daughter of a carnival fortune-teller, dresses as a boy and joins a teenage gang that roams the famous Riverview amusement park, looking for trouble. Unbeknownst to the well-heeled city-dwellers and visitors who come to enjoy the midway, the park is also host to a ruthless killer who uses the shadows of the dark carnival attractions to conduct his crimes. When Pin sees a man enter the Hell Gate ride with a young girl, and emerge alone, she knows that something horrific has occurred. The crime will lead her to the iconic outsider artist Henry Darger, a brilliant but seemingly mad man. Together, the two navigate the seedy underbelly of a changing city to uncover a murderer few even know to look for.
Riverview Park
Author: Bill Kooker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amusement parks
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Amusement parks
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Riverview Park and the Commerce of Amusement
Riverview, Gone But Not Forgotten
Author: Chuck Wlodarczyk
Publisher: Schori Press
ISBN: 9780911694079
Category : Amusement parks
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Publisher: Schori Press
ISBN: 9780911694079
Category : Amusement parks
Languages : en
Pages : 117
Book Description
Theme Park Babylon
Author: Dale M. Brumfield
Publisher: Hjh Media
ISBN: 9780578570297
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The March 27, 1980 opening of Burkewood Fun Park's 30th season disintegrates from happy anticipation into an inexplicable morass of sabotaged rides, near-drownings, nitwit managerial decisions, tainted food and freak accidents, as experienced by a brand new employee on his first day.
Publisher: Hjh Media
ISBN: 9780578570297
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
The March 27, 1980 opening of Burkewood Fun Park's 30th season disintegrates from happy anticipation into an inexplicable morass of sabotaged rides, near-drownings, nitwit managerial decisions, tainted food and freak accidents, as experienced by a brand new employee on his first day.
The Riverview Murders
Author: Michael Raleigh
Publisher: Diversion Books
ISBN: 1626816239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
“The mystery fiction that Sara Paretsky fashions from Chicago’s South Side is fully matched in Raleigh’s gritty North Side tales” (Publishers Weekly). Margaret O’Mara’s brother disappeared decades ago. But now that his last known associate has just been found dead, O’Mara hires PI Paul Whelan to investigate. Whelan makes the rounds through seedy bars and dilapidated apartment buildings, discovering connections to a long-gone Chicago amusement park that was once the site of another murder. Soon, Whelan is navigating his way through dark pasts, deep secrets, and a mystery that may cost him his life. “What makes this riveting private-eye yarn work is a mixture of superior Chicago atmosphere, with the ghost of the legendary Riverview amusement park lurking in the shadows; great dialogue; and compassionately drawn characters.” —Booklist
Publisher: Diversion Books
ISBN: 1626816239
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
“The mystery fiction that Sara Paretsky fashions from Chicago’s South Side is fully matched in Raleigh’s gritty North Side tales” (Publishers Weekly). Margaret O’Mara’s brother disappeared decades ago. But now that his last known associate has just been found dead, O’Mara hires PI Paul Whelan to investigate. Whelan makes the rounds through seedy bars and dilapidated apartment buildings, discovering connections to a long-gone Chicago amusement park that was once the site of another murder. Soon, Whelan is navigating his way through dark pasts, deep secrets, and a mystery that may cost him his life. “What makes this riveting private-eye yarn work is a mixture of superior Chicago atmosphere, with the ghost of the legendary Riverview amusement park lurking in the shadows; great dialogue; and compassionately drawn characters.” —Booklist
The American Amusement Park
Author: Dale Samuelson
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760309817
Category : Amusement parks
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A photographic retrospective covers more than 100 years of images from the history of the American amusement park.
Publisher: Motorbooks International
ISBN: 0760309817
Category : Amusement parks
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
A photographic retrospective covers more than 100 years of images from the history of the American amusement park.