Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park : From the White City Beautiful to a Century of Fun /

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In Denver's Lakeside Amusement Park, author David Matthew Forsyth details the history of the park, from its construction through its centennial, exploring how it has weathered a century of metropolitan growth, technological innovation, and cultural shifts.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Forsyth, David, 1977- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder, Colorado : University Press of Colorado, [2016]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Manners and customs.
PERFORMING ARTS > Reference.
Colorado > Denver > Lakeside Amusement Park.
Colorado > Denver.
Denver (Colo.) > Social life and customs.
Lakeside Amusement Park (Denver, Colo.) > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : In search of blooming gardens
  • Lakeside, an amusement enterprise
  • Just take a trip out to jolly Lakeside
  • Lakeside, the white city beautiful
  • Keeping Lakeside's bright lights shining
  • Benjamin Krasner and Lakeside's new setup
  • Lakeside speedway and the roaring bugs of speed
  • The wild chipmunk vs. the mouse
  • The stockers take over at Lakeside speedway
  • Lakeside amusement park, public nuisance?
  • Lakeside, the most entertaining city in America
  • Conclusion : a century of fun at Lakeside Amusement Park.

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