Detroit's Lost Amusement Parks.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McCauley, Joseph.

Series:

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Amusement parks--Michigan--Detroit.

Detroit (Mich.)--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (234 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Arcadia Publishing Inc., 2023.

Summary:

Arthur Gaulker, a successful real estate scion, gathered investors to create Electric Amusement Park in 1906. Gaulker's park was located near the Belle Isle Bridge just a few miles from downtown Detroit. Morris Wolff opened his Wolff's Park in 1906 directly across the street from Electric Park. Both parks spent lavishly and went bankrupt within a few years; however, other parks replaced them. By 1927, city officials had grown tired of the noise and widespread gambling, so they closed down the parks. Eastwood Park, Jefferson Beach Amusement Park, Edgewater Park, Walled Lake Park, and Bob Lo Park filled the void for years. Big bands got the parks through the Depression, multiple wars, and an onslaught of televised entertainment. However, costly fires, local opposition, and corporate competition became too much for the local parks, most of which were family-owned. Bob Lo Park, which closed in 1993, was the last to go out of business.

Contents:

Cover Page

Half Title Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. Detroit's Original Amusement Parks

2. Reincarnated Amusement Parks

3. Jefferson Beach Amusement Park

4. Michigan State Fair

5. Walled Lake Amusement Park

6. Eastwood Park

7. Edgewater Park

8. Bob-Lo Amusement Park.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781439677872

1439677875

OCLC:

1403279517