Dec 12, 2015

The Parachute in Riverview

 



The parachute in Riverview Park was a frightening ride. You very slowly went up and up and up. Then you hit the top, and floated down.

Riverview operated from 1904 to 1967. It was located at Belmont and Western.

Videos of the park below:


1936 CHICAGO: AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE - PARACHUTE ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUtAviyTaT8

Apr 6, 2012 - Uploaded by MyFootage.com
1936 CHICAGO: AMUSEMENT PARK RIDE PARACHUTE DROP / FUN. Riverview Park. Shot of girls in ...

Riverview Amusement Park Chicago 1957 with Brothers ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3KB7MxGdUo

Mar 17, 2010 - Uploaded by bigscreenadventures
Riverview Amusement Park Chicago 1957 with Brothers Grimm, Bob and .... 1936 CHICAGO: AMUSEMENT ...

the bobs roller coaster riverview park chicago - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0P6_FAS6TM

Jan 3, 2008 - Uploaded by frankraven
the bobs roller coaster riverview park chicago. frank ravenchicago .... My grandmother lost her shoe on the ...

Riverview Amusement Park (circa 1952, Chicago) - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVbC3KDWuOY

Feb 2, 2015 - Uploaded by chicagofilmarchives
Excerpt from a 17 minute home movie shot in Chicago in the early 1950's. This particular scene features a ...

Riverview Rewind - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fdxcg1qeoI

Sep 25, 2013 - Uploaded by John Boda
The World's Greatest Amusement Park! 1904 - 1967 in Chicago. I visited it once as a very young kid and went ...

I Remember Riverview (Part 2, 1984) - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQntpqfbxHw

Jul 22, 2008 - Uploaded by The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV)
The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www. ... that originally aired on Image Union - I Remember ...

Riverview Remembered by WGN - YouTube

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 ...

Riverview Amusement Park Chicago Flying Turns Model ...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUg2gcSXoJQ

Sep 14, 2008 - Uploaded by smctopia
This model of the Flying Turns ride from Riverview Amusement Park was ... 1936 CHICAGO: AMUSEMENT PARK ...

Riverview Amusement Park Chicago Rotor Model - YouTube

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6olvbduUvPI
Sep 14, 2008 - Uploaded by smctopia
This model of the Rotor from Riverview Amusement Park inChicago was ... 1936 CHICAGO: AMUSEMENT PARK ...


Riverview Park (Chicago) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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

Wikipedia
This is an article about the amusement park called Riverview Park. For the neighborhood of that name in Ottawa, Canada, see Riverview (Ottawa). For the ...

Riverview Park - Chicago, IL - Defunct Amusement Parks

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

Location: Bordered by Western and Belmont Avenues, the Chicago River and Lane Tech High ... Riverview Park: Its Role in a Changing Metropolitan Area

Riverview Remembered by WGN - YouTube

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 ...

Riverview amusement park photos - Chicago Tribune

www.chicagotribune.com/.../chi-080714-riverview-phot...

Chicago Tribune
Jun 22, 2011 - Riverview Park in Chicago was one of the great urban amusement parks, featuring rollercoasters, a ferris wheel, a fun house and a parachute ..

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