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Playland - Hardcover

by Kathryn W. Burke
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Availability:In StockContributor:Kathryn W. BurkePublish date:2008-05-14Pages:130
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531634636ISBN-10:153163463XUPC:9781531634636Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCP1AJ9B49
Playland offers an inviting look at the historic amusement park on the shore of the Long Island Sound in Rye. This book recalls the early days and the later years of Playland, a national historic landmark
and America's only publicly owned amusement park. Opened in 1928 as part of the newly developed Westchester County Park System, Playland originally drew crowds that arrived via automobile, bus, and steamship for the circus acts, sideshows, and rides, such as the Swooper, an oval roller coaster, and the Derby Racer, one of only two left in the United
States. An all-purpose resort, the park included a beach, bathhouse, pool, and casino with restaurants and games. Today the park draws even larger crowds--nearly a million people each season--that come for the
Dragon Coaster and other rides, Kiddyland, the indoor ice rink, the pool, the beach, and the boardwalk.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Arcadia Publishing Library EditionsISBN-13:9781531634636ISBN-10:153163463XUPC:9781531634636Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.61 x 6.69 x 0.38 inchesWeight:0.9105Product ID:SCP1AJ9B49
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Library Editions

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