Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park From the White City Beautiful to a Century of Fun / by David Forsyth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Forsyth, David, 1977- author.

Series:

Timberline books.

Timberline Books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Denver (Colo.)--Social life and customs.

Denver (Colo.).

Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.)--History.

Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (321 p.)

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2016

Place of Publication:

Boulder : University Press of Colorado, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"In Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park, author David Matthew Forsyth details the history of the park, from its construction through its centennial, exploring how it has weathered a century of metropolitan growth, technological innovation, and cultural shifts. "-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : in search of blooming gardens

Lakeside, an amusement enterprise

Just take a trip out to jolly Lakeside

Lakeside, the white city beautiful

Keeping Lakeside's bright lights shining

Benjamin Krasner and Lakeside's new setup

Lakeside speedway and the roaring bugs of speed

The wild chipmunk vs. the mouse

The stockers take over at Lakeside speedway

Lakeside amusement park, public nuisance?

Lakeside, the most entertaining city in America

Conclusion : a century of fun at Lakeside Amusement Park.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-60732-431-8

OCLC:

947118290