Maryland's Amusement Parks

Maryland's Amusement Parks
ISBN-10
073851795X
ISBN-13
9780738517957
Category
History
Pages
128
Language
English
Published
2005
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Author
Jason Rhodes

Description

From Ferris wheels to roller coasters to tunnels of love, everyone has a favorite amusement park memory. For nearly 130 years, many of those memories have been made at Maryland's amusement parks. Today, only five exist, but throughout history, nearly three dozen have been part of Maryland's landscape. Images of America: Maryland's Amusement Parks offers a glimpse of those parks and how they helped millions quench their thirst for recreation. Maryland's first recorded amusement park, Cabin John Park in Montgomery County, opened in 1876, serving as a training ground for such industry luminaries as Scenic Railway and roller coaster pioneer L.A. Thompson and carousel carver Gustav Dentzel. More than a century later, Maryland's oldest park, Trimper's Rides and Amusements in Ocean City, is a virtual museum of amusement park history with operating rides dating to 1902. Some favorite parks, including Glen Echo, Gwynn Oak, Pen Mar, Tolchester Beach, and The Enchanted Forest, did not last as long, but their memories live on through more than 200 images in this volume.

Get the book

Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Search the book
eBay.com
eBay.com
Search the book

Similar books

  • The Enchanted Forest: Memories of Maryland's Storybook Park
    The Enchanted Forest: Memories of Maryland's Storybook Park
    By Janet Kusterer, Martha Anne Clark

    Across from the pigs was the Merry Miller's House. It was a cute little house, with mice all around it singing songs—the Happy Mouse Band. Some kids found it scary because the Miller's voice sounded harsh, but I liked it.

  • Historic Amusement Parks of Baltimore: An Illustrated History
    Historic Amusement Parks of Baltimore: An Illustrated History
    By John P. Coleman

    ... of the amusement industry was quite extensive, as he was also the owner of the Buckeye Lake Amusement Park in Ohio and was ... The guest would then make their way to the Mystery Box, and, if they could unlock the box with their key, ...

  • Playland In Photos: Ocean City Amusement Park Memories
    Playland In Photos: Ocean City Amusement Park Memories
    By Earl Shores

    Overflowing with rare Playland images, the book takes readers on a time-travel journey back to the glorious Ocean City summer nights when a monorail-ringed amusement park sat on a western pointing finger of sand at 65th Street.

  • Amusement Parks of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
    Amusement Parks of Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
    By Jim Futrell

    Profiles 15 major amusement parks with information on location, schedules, admission, touring tips, food. Vintage photographs and postcard scenes.

  • Round and Round Together: Taking a Merry-Go-Round Ride into the Civil Rights Movement
    Round and Round Together: Taking a Merry-Go-Round Ride into the Civil Rights Movement
    By Amy Nathan

    Williams wanted to spend the night in jail, but police refused to let protestors fill the jails, as they had on the Fourth of July. most protestors were released without having to pay bail, as long as they agreed to return on Wednesday ...

  • A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
    A Ride to Remember: A Civil Rights Story
    By Amy Nathan, Sharon Langley

    Smith, C. Fraser. Here Lies Jim Crow: Civil Rights ... Amy's research uncovered something no book, including Smith's, had reported—that the park's carousel had moved to the National Mall in Washington, DC. Amy first spoke with Sharon in ...

  • Ocean City Oddities
    Ocean City Oddities
    By Kristin Helf, Brandon Seidl

    Local authors Kristin Helf and Brandon Seidl celebrate gone-but-not-forgotten spots while also exploring the exciting landmarks that are still enjoyed today.

  • My Bucket List Journal - MARYLAND
    By J. D. Obrice

    Ultimate Maryland Bucket List Journal! If you live in Maryland or know someone who does, this is the Bucket List book for you ! Fun facts about the state and 100 pages to fill in and record your bucket list experiences in Maryland!

  • Essex
    Essex
    By Jackie Nickel

    Advertised in a 1909 sales brochure as The Rising Suburb of the East, Essex, Maryland, has seen its fate and fortune rise and fall and rise again.

  • Fun with the Family Maryland: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids
    Fun with the Family Maryland: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids
    By Karen Nitkin

    The visitor center, which focuses on the lives of Canada geese, has a Discovery Room with live snakes, frogs, turtles, and other animals. There are also hiking trails and a driving tour through key areas. Watkins regional Park (all ...