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Oct 25, 2013

Laugh your Troubles away at mad, merry RIVERVIEW




Many of us enjoyed visiting this amusement park on the north side of Chicago as children. It closed in 1967.





Monitor and MerrimacAero-Stat and Carousel


The web sites below hav a nice history and photos of Riverview.


riverviewparkchicago.com


Click for Nice photos



  1. Riverview Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverview_Park_(Chicago)‎

    This is an article about the amusement park called RiverviewPark. ... Riverview Park was an amusement park in Chicago, Illinois which operated from 1904 to  ...

  2. Riverview amusement park photos - chicagotribune.com

    www.chicagotribune.com/.../chi-080714-riverview-photogallery,0,2410...‎

    Riverview Park in Chicago was one of the great urbanamusement parks, featuring rollercoasters, a ferris wheel, a fun house and a parachute drop, Riverview; ...
  3. Images for riverview amusement park chicago

     - Report images

  4. Riverview Remembered by WGN - YouTube

    ► 3:47► 3:47
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ot47vAN4HBY‎

    Oct 5, 2007 - Uploaded by WGN News
    The Riverview Amusement park was *the* place to go for generations of Chicago kids...until it was torn down and sold rather suddenly in the  ...

  5. Sharpshooters Productions, Inc. - Home

    www.riverviewparkchicago.com/‎

    Chicago's Riverview Amusement Park was one of the most popular and famous amusement parks ever. After thrilling patrons for 64 seasons, it quietly closed its ...

  6. Riverview Park - Chicago, IL - Defunct Amusement Parks

    www.defunctparks.com/parks/IL/riverview/riverviewpark.htm‎

    Feature article. Riverview Park: Its Role in a Changing Metropolitan Area By Laura Flamm A.P. U.S. History June 4, 1999. The 74 acres bordered by Western ...

  7. Curious City | WBEZ looks at the bright and dark sides of Chicago's ...

    www.wbez.org/series/curious-city/laugh-your-troubles-away-105619‎

    Feb 19, 2013 - Remnants of Riverview Amusement Park are still visible near Ross's own ... You ask your questions about Chicago, the region and the people  ...

  8. Riverview: A Lost Amusement Park in the Heart of Chicago ...

    www.upchicago.com/riverview-a-lost-amusement-park-in-the-heart-of-c...‎

    Jan 24, 2012 - Riverview Park, once located in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, was one of the greatest amusement parks. It boasted over 120 rides, ...

  9. The Bobs - Riverview Park, Chicago, circa 1955 to 1960 | Roller ...

    www.ultimaterollercoaster.com › ... › Roller Coasters, Parks & Attractions‎

    Jul 15, 2002 - 15 posts - ‎2 authors
    Riverview closed around 1960, and all the rides either were scrapped or dismantled and relocated. ... and Chicago amusement park historian --.

  10. Riverview park - Pinterest

    www.pinterest.com/dianet42/riverview-park/‎

    25+ items - Riverview park. Profile image of Diane Tomsovic ...
    Riverview amusement park in Chicago, IL. No longer existing. A part of our ...
    History 1907 While the park was successful right from the start, the money to ...

  11. Riverview Park | eBay

    www.ebay.com/bhp/riverview-park‎

    $4.99 - ‎In stock
    25+ items - 1936 Amusement Park Games Rides CHICAGO RIVERVIEW  ...
    Vintage lot ticket Collection & Miniature Train post card ...
    23d 5h 44m left.
    RIVERVIEW AMUSEMENT PARK - CHICAGO IL. LIMITED ...
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