Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) / In May 1906, Wonderland Amusement Park opened its gates on East
Washington Street in Indianapolis to reveal its 125-foot tall “Electric Tower,” a tree-top
“Scenic Railway,” and dozens of other thrilling and fantastical attractions. Indianapolis
now had a Coney Island of its own. Even more amazing, by the end of the month, two
more Coney-Island-style amusement parks had opened in the city. This thesis examines
three Indianapolis parks: Wonderland Amusement Park, White City Amusement Park
and Riverside Amusement Park and their impacts on the city of Indianapolis in the first
years of the twentieth century.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:IUPUI/oai:scholarworks.iupui.edu:1805/1595 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Zeigler, Connie J. |
| Contributors | Coleman, Annie Gilbert, Barrows, Robert G., Dwyer III, Owen J. |
| Source Sets | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
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