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Cleveland Amusement Park Memories by David Francis and Diane Francis (2005, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherGray & Company, Publishers

ISBN-101886228892

ISBN-139781886228894

eBay Product ID (ePID)43432844

Product Key Features

Book TitleCleveland Amusement Park Memories

Number of Pages128 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

TopicUnited States / MidWest / East North Central (Il, in, Mi, Oh, Wi), Special Interest / Amusement & Theme Parks, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)

IllustratorYes

GenreTravel, History

AuthorDavid Francis, Diane Francis

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.3 in

Item Weight11.4 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-022253

Dewey Edition22

ReviewsGives a photo-filled history of all the local parks that existed in the 1940s through 1970s . . . Methodically details the racial and class obstacles that amusement parks crashed through during their peak years., Chronicles the history and trends of Cleveland amusement parks with 192 beautiful black-and-white photos, dating from the 1890s to the 1970s. The reader also gets vivid firsthand accounts of people who either worked at the parks or frequented them., Another aspect that adds a surprisingly personal dimension to the text is the inclusion of a series of quotes from park employees and guests.

Dewey Decimal791/.06/80977132

Table Of ContentIntroduction Euclid Beach Park Luna Park Geauga Lake Park Puritas Springs Park Cleveland's Other Parks White City Memphis Kiddie Park Geneva-on-the-Lake Cleveland Zoo Kiddie Park Acknowledgments For Further Reading Photo Credits

SynopsisNortheast Ohioans who grew up visiting amusement parks in the 1940s through 1970s will cherish the memories and memorabilia captured in this vivid, nostalgic portrait of days gone by. Includes: Euclid Beach Park, Luna Park, Geauga Lake Park, Puritas Springs Park, White City, Memphis Kiddie Park, Geneva-on-the-Lake, and others., Northeast Ohioans who grew up visiting amusement parks in the 1940s through 1970s will cherish the memories captured in this book, which includes Euclid Beach Park, Luna Park, Geauga Lake Park, Puritas Springs Park, White City, Memphis Kiddie Park, Geneva-on-the-Lake, and others. Those boisterous, colorful, exciting meccas fulfilled the fantasies of entertainment-hungry Clevelanders. Each park had its own personality, its own alluring smells and sounds. At Euclid Beach it was the stately sycamores and the unforgettable odor of the lake and of damp earth beneath the pier. At Puritas Springs, the odor of warm oil on the chain of the Cyclone coaster. The chatter of Monkey Island at Luna Park, the sharp reports of the Shooting Gallery at Geauga Lake. David and Diane Francis, authors of several books on amusement park history, including "Cedar Point: The Queen of American Watering Places," draw on their own extensive archive and on the memories of fellow park buffs to create a vivid, nostalgic portrait of days gone by., Disocver classic lost and historic amusement parks of Northeast Ohio from the 1940s through 1970s--most now long gone, including ... Euclid Beach Park Luna Park Geauga Lake Park Puritas Springs Park White City Memphis Kiddie Park Geneva-on-the-Lake and more! Those boisterous, colorful, exciting meccas fulfilled the fantasies of entertainment-hungry Clevelanders. Each park had its own personality, its own alluring smells and sounds. At Euclid Beach it was the stately sycamores and the unforgettable odor of the lake and of damp earth beneath the pier. At Puritas Springs, the odor of warm oil on the chain of the Cyclone coaster. The chatter of Monkey Island at Luna Park, the sharp reports of the Shooting Gallery at Geauga Lake. David and Diane Francis, authors of several books on amusement park history, including "Cedar Point: The Queen of American Watering Places," draw on their own extensive archive and on the memories of fellow park buffs to create a vivid, nostalgic portrait of days gone by.

LC Classification NumberGV1853.3.O3F73 2004