Indianapolis Amusement Parks, 1903-1911: Landscapes on the Edge
| dc.contributor.advisor | Coleman, Annie Gilbert | |
| dc.contributor.author | Zeigler, Connie J. | |
| dc.contributor.other | Barrows, Robert G. | |
| dc.contributor.other | Dwyer III, Owen J. | |
| dc.date | 2007 | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2008-02-18T20:27:23Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2008-02-18T20:27:23Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.degree.date | 2007 | |
| dc.degree.discipline | Department of History | en |
| dc.degree.grantor | Indiana University | en |
| dc.degree.level | M.A. | en |
| dc.description | Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) | en |
| dc.description.abstract | In May 1906, Wonderland Amusement Park opened its gates on East Washington Street in Indianapolis to reveal its 125-foot tall “Electric Tower,” a tree-top “Scenic Railway,” and dozens of other thrilling and fantastical attractions. Indianapolis now had a Coney Island of its own. Even more amazing, by the end of the month, two more Coney-Island-style amusement parks had opened in the city. This thesis examines three Indianapolis parks: Wonderland Amusement Park, White City Amusement Park and Riverside Amusement Park and their impacts on the city of Indianapolis in the first years of the twentieth century. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1805/1595 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/132 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en |
| dc.subject | amusement parks | en |
| dc.subject | Indianapolis | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Indianapolis (Ind.) -- History | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Amusement parks -- Indiana -- Indianapolis -- History | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | White City Amusement Park (Indianapolis, Ind.) | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Wonderland Amusement Park (Indianapolis, Ind.) | en |
| dc.subject.lcsh | Riverside Amusement Park (Indianapolis, Ind.) | en |
| dc.title | Indianapolis Amusement Parks, 1903-1911: Landscapes on the Edge | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |