[PRCo] Re: pix of Eldora Park

[Fred Schneider]

Clementon Park, which was served by the very last Public Service  
Railway line in Camden, New Jersey, is still open.   Their web site  
says it opened in nineteen aught and seven.   Click on the URL below.


http://www.clementonpark.com/index2.html

Dennis' list was totally east coast and New England.

One of the older choice locations that it misses is Santa Cruz,  
California where the park is spread out on the boardwalk along the  
ocean.

http://www.beachboardwalk.com/01_about.html

And there is also the site of the original Coney Island hot dog....   
If you google Coney Island, you get 114 thousand hits!   Here is one  
that seemed interesting on the first page.   The 68 Coney Island  
Avenue trolley quit running in October 1955 and the 50 McDonald cars  
quit running to Coney at the end of business on October 31, 1956.    
But there are still three or four subway routes going to the most  
famous of all pleasure beaches.

http://www.theinsider.com/nyc/fun/coney.htm

You might also want to click on the defunct amusement parks of  
Pennsylvania link below, and then go to their home page for lists in  
other states.

http://www.defunctparks.com/parks/PA/indexPA.htm



On Jun 11, 2007, at 12:27 PM, Dennis F. Cramer wrote:

> West Penn acquired Lenape Park, near Ford City and Griftlo Park  
> near Apollo
> when they took over the 2 separate lines in Armstrong County.
>
> In Jefferson County there were several parks owned by trolley  
> companies:
> Edgemont Park outside of DuBois
> Jefferson Park outside Harmony
> Wishaw Park in Wishaw
> Highland Park near Florence
> Alahoe Park near Big Run
>
> Indiana County had Chestnut Grove and Idlewood Parks.
>
> These trolley parks still exist
> a.. Sea Breeze Park, Rochester, NY (1879)
> a.. Dorney Park, Allentown, PA (1884)
> a.. Whalom Park, Fitchburg, MA (1893)
> a.. Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA (1894)
> a.. Waldameer Park, Erie, PA (1896)
> a.. Kennywood, West Mifflin, PA (1898)
> a.. Midway Park, Maple Springs, NY (1898)
> a.. Camden Park, Huntington, WV (1902)
> a.. Canobie Lake Park, Salem, NH (1902)
> a.. Bushkill Park, Easton, PA (1903)
> a.. Oaks Amusement Park, Portland, OR (1905)
> a.. Quassy Amusement Park, Middlebury, CT (1908)
> http://www.icewind.net/themepark/h_trolleyparks.htm
>
>
> Dennis Fred Cramer
>      Trombone
>
>
>