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Remembering Riverview Amusement Park
Posted by:
riverviewfan
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Date: November 23, 2011 01:25AM
Nice article in the Tribune on Riverview Amusement Park:
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-riverview-today-20110622,0,4896936.story
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-riverview-today-20110622,0,4896936.story
Re: Remembering Riverview Amusement Park
Posted by:
kgamb
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Date: November 26, 2011 09:45PM
Thanks, riverviewfan! This is a great article and it kept me up for about six hours of research :).
Kelley
Kelley
Re: Remembering Riverview Amusement Park
Posted by:
nvaughn
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Date: November 28, 2011 10:55PM
I just watched the movie [u]Fearless Frank[/u] (filmed in 1967 Chicago, and currently streaming on Netflix) and I was surprised to see a fight scene set at the top of a wooden roller coaster at Riverview--presumably it was [i]"Bobs, the fear-inducing wooden roller coaster that was almost 90 feet high and reached speeds of 50 miles an hour."[/i]
I should point out that the movie is very silly/terrible, but the roller coaster scene almost made it worth it.
And here is the view from the top, with a very young John Voight:
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/2011 12:31AM by nvaughn.
I should point out that the movie is very silly/terrible, but the roller coaster scene almost made it worth it.
And here is the view from the top, with a very young John Voight:
Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/29/2011 12:31AM by nvaughn.
Re: Remembering Riverview Amusement Park
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: November 29, 2011 12:39AM
Excellent. That second screen grab is looking west towards the corner of Belmont and Washtenaw...the church in the background is Concordia Ev. Lutheran, and the yellow-brick building on the right is the old Bally Pinball Co. factory.
Re: Remembering Riverview Amusement Park
Posted by:
Richard Stachowski
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Date: November 29, 2011 11:50PM
[b]Does anybody remember "two cent day" at riverview? That's the only time we went as a family.[/b]
Re: Remembering Riverview Amusement Park
Posted by:
Cholly
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Date: February 07, 2012 05:53PM
Two cent days and five cent nights! I remember them well.
Some of the attractions I remember:
Alladin's Castle and another fun house whose name I don't recall.
Roller Coasters: The Bobs, Flying Turns, Silver Flash, Comet and the Greyhoound.
Tilt-a-Whirl
Some of the attractions I remember:
Alladin's Castle and another fun house whose name I don't recall.
Roller Coasters: The Bobs, Flying Turns, Silver Flash, Comet and the Greyhoound.
Tilt-a-Whirl
Re: Remembering Riverview Amusement Park
Posted by:
rjmachon
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Date: February 07, 2012 09:08PM
Cholly,
Did you ever go to the roller rink next to the river?
Did you ever go to the roller rink next to the river?
Re: Remembering Riverview Amusement Park
Posted by:
querencia
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Date: June 21, 2012 01:31AM
I collect antique postcards of Chicago. I have one of Riverview Park postmarked 1914 and it actually shows lawns sloping down to the river. BTW if you go to E-Bay and search "chicago postcards" several thousand of them will come up---you can spend hours looking at Chicago of yesteryear. They often have them showing various attractions at Riverview Park (as well as of everything else). Enjoy.
Re: Remembering Riverview Amusement Park
Posted by:
Bruce Kelleher
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Date: June 28, 2012 01:40PM
There is a group on facebook called Remembering Riverview...
