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    Photos of the day: Riverview Amusement Park

    By Justin Kaufmann,

    2024-06-13

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=3dLUbi_0tq0EFuy00 Parkgoers riding the Bob rollercoaster at Riverview Park in June 1915. Photo: Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images

    The summer temperatures are heating up, which makes it a perfect time to hit up your favorite summer amusement park.

    Flashback: 109 years ago today, Chicagoans were flocking to Riverview Park in Avondale.


    • The famed amusement park opened in 1904 and closed in 1967.
    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4NBN80_0tq0EFuy00 The Floss Ride at Riverview Park in 1915. Photo: Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2yJ9RN_0tq0EFuy00
    View of children and adults on merry-go-round at Riverview Park, Chicago, Illinois, 1915. Photo: Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images

    Zoom (way) out: Here is a 1931 photo of the footprint of Riverview, near Lane Tech High School.

    https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=2MN4In_0tq0EFuy00 Photo: Chicago History Museum/Getty Images

    Editor's note: This story has been corrected to reflect that it was in 1931 (not the early '60s) that the aerial photo of Riverview was taken.

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