Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park: From the White City Beautiful to a Century of Fun (Timberline Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.83 (829 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 160732430X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 336 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-29 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park details the history of Lakeside, exploring how it has managed to remain in business for more than a century (something fewer than thirty amusement parks have accomplished) and offers a unique view on larger changes in society and the amusement park industry itself. Once nicknamed White City in part for its glittering display of more than 100,000 lights, the park opened in 1908 in conjunction with Denver's participation in the national City Beautiful movement. Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park is an important addition to Denver history that will appeal to anyone interested in Colorado history, urban history, entertainment history, and popular culture, as well as to amusement park aficionados.. To tell Lakeside's story, Forsyth makes use of various primary and secondary sources, including Denver newspapers, Denver's official City Beautiful publication Municipal Facts, Billboard magazine, and interviews with people connected to the park throughout its history. Additions of neon and fluorescent lighting, roller coasters like the Wild Chipmunk, attractions lik
"David Forsyth's history of Lakeside Amusement Park is a wild roller coaster ride! Forsyth shows how the park survived for more than a century by making itself 'a mirror of the world around it.'"—James Whiteside, author of Old Blue's Road
"Love the History" according to Cherryln D. Parker. I've been waiting for a book on Lakeside. This one is pretty good!. I grew up in Lakewood Colorado. Lakeside is where DA I grew up in Lakewood Colorado. Lakeside is where we spent at least 1 Saturday every month, more when we were teenagers. This was a real trip down memory lane. I wish it had more pictures.. I found this book of great interest. A great history Living just a mile away from lakeside Amusement Park, I found this book of great interest. A great history.