Directory of Defunct Resources

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Theme parks and amusement parks can close down, leaving behind souvenirs, photographs, and memories. (And sometimes, the park's infrastructure). This category is for sites about defunct, closed-down, or no-longer-in-operation theme parks.

Resources in This Category

• Bob-Lo Island

  http://www.boblosteamers.com/
  A tribute to the former Detroit River amusement park, and boats Columbia and Ste. Claire. Includes history and photograph galleries.

• Buckeye Lake Amusement Park

  http://gmcnow.www5.50megs.com/buckeyelake/
  Includes photographs, post cards, historical information, and stories. [Buckeye Lake, Ohio]

• Defunct Amusement Parks

  http://www.defunctparks.com/
  A collection of defunct amusement park information, searchable by state, with history and photographs of some parks. [United States]

• Destiny of the Forgotten Realms

  http://members.tripod.com/~savehorizons/realms.htm
  History of Boardwalk and Baseball and other failed projects of Busch Gardens. Includes brief information on current state of Sea World and Six Flags. [Baseball City, Florida]

• Euclid Beach Park Nuts

  http://www.euclidbeach.com/
  An organization dedicated to preserving the memories of the old Euclid Beach amusement park. Includes photographs, historical information, and speaker bookings. [Wickliffe, Ohio]

• Florida's Lost Tourist Attractions

  http://www.lostparks.com/
  Photographs, historical information, stories, and timeline of past attractions throughout the state of Florida.

• Frontier Village

  http://www.frontiervillage.net/
  Memories and photographs of the amusement park that existed from 1961 to 1980, where Edenvale Garden Park is now located. [San Jose, California]

• Lincoln Park Comet Fan Site

  http://www.lpcomet.com/
  Dedicated to history and memories of the roller coaster in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, demolished in 2012.

• Memories of Fontaine Ferry Park

  http://www.fontaineferrypark.com/
  Provides a history of the park that operated from 1905 to 1969, a map, fan photos, postcards, and information about rides and games. [Louisville, Kentucky]

• Mike's Historic Amusement Parks

  http://historicamusementparks.com/
  Photographs and memories of many closed parks.

• Pacific Ocean Park (1958-1967)

  http://www.westland.net/venicehistory/articles/pop.htm
  Memorial site including history, articles, timeline, and historic maps. [Venice, California]

• Palisades Amusement Park Historical Society

  http://www.palisadespark.com/
  Includes history of the park, photo gallery, souvenir shop, and fan registry. Located in Bergen county, New Jersey, in operation from 1898 to 1971.

• Playland at the Beach

  http://www.outsidelands.org/playland.php
  Contains photographs, historical information, and fond recollections of the park in San Francisco, California, that operated until 1972.

• Riverview Park in Des Moines Revisited

  http://www.riverviewparkdsm.com/
  History of perhaps Des Moines, Iowa's most popular amusement park, with photo images and videos of rides and attractions.

• Silver Beach Amusement Park

  http://www.swmidirectory.org/History_of_Silver_Beach_Amusement_Park.html
  The park that graced the lake shore of St. Joseph, Michigan from 1891-1971 is fondly remembered.

• Six Flags Autoworld

  http://toysaregoodfood.com/blog/index.php/2003/09/01/six-flags-autoworld/
  Photographs, brochure, basic history, attraction information, and memories of the indoor auto-themed park. [Flint, Michigan]

• Themagiceye

  http://www.joylandbooks.com/themagiceye/
  Includes forums and photo galleries of amusement parks and attractions of the past.

• Tiki Gardens Memorial

  http://home.earthlink.net/~tikigardens/page1.html
  Includes photographic tour of the attraction, petition to build a memorial on the site, and stories from when the park was open. [Indian Rocks Beach, Florida]

• Willow Grove Park

  http://www.wgpark.com/
  Served as one of the premier music venues in the early 20th century. Includes photos and information on featured musical performers, as well as rides and attractions. [Willow Grove, Pennsylvania]

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