tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post6673821614974836331..comments2024-03-28T00:37:20.261-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Vintage Postcard - Riverview ParkMajor Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-88959414660470327842016-04-07T20:18:28.319-07:002016-04-07T20:18:28.319-07:00Another great old park that I wish I could have se...Another great old park that I wish I could have seen in person. It's nice to know that the carousel survived. I wonder if anything else was sold off to other parks. That second postcard shows a ride called the Aerostat. I was going to say that it looks like it might have been similar to the chrome rocket ship rides that were at some of the older parks (and similar to California Adventure's Golden Zephyr), but upon closer inspection, it appears that maybe the cars were some kind of gondola with a striped awning over them. I know Euclid Beach Park near Cleveland, Ohio, had a similar ride with wicker gondolas, which were later replaced by the large chrome rocket ships.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing more of your collection with us, Ken!TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-34061759942964515822016-04-07T20:17:09.943-07:002016-04-07T20:17:09.943-07:00Didn't Jean Shepherd make reference to riding ...Didn't Jean Shepherd make reference to riding "The Bobs" in a few of the stories from his childhood on the radio?Dean Findernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14147362798714111312016-04-07T15:06:56.495-07:002016-04-07T15:06:56.495-07:00Great cards, Ken – thanks! I'd never heard of ...Great cards, Ken – thanks! I'd never heard of Riverview before but as a child in the early Seventies I did enjoy riding that Carousel with its wooded hilltop position at Six Flags Over Georgia.Pegleg Petenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-82367503701408167972016-04-07T10:55:16.364-07:002016-04-07T10:55:16.364-07:00Nanook, The Bobs' curves remind me a lot of t...Nanook, The Bobs' curves remind me a lot of the Giant Dipper's curves at the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk.<br /><br />Nancy, As you may already know, a lot of the early amusement parks started out as trolley parks. With the park usually being located at the endpoint, it was a way for the trolley companies to get people to use their full transportation line. I envy you living close to what is probably the best traditional amusement park in the country.<br /><br />Snow White Archive, I was thinking of the Viewliner as well. I wonder how the ride was being confined inside the vehicles and flying around the turns and going up and down the hills. I'd think one would bump their head if there was too much airtime.<br /><br />Glad you all enjoyed today's postcards.K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22896814754816722172016-04-07T07:41:45.936-07:002016-04-07T07:41:45.936-07:00The Silver Flash looks like something out of a vin...The Silver Flash looks like something out of a vintage Buck Rogers episode. Love it.Snow White Archivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04715594290214114608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-54256965265004431302016-04-07T05:52:27.785-07:002016-04-07T05:52:27.785-07:00Beautiful views! :-)
I love the entrance....so...Beautiful views! :-) <br /><br />I love the entrance....so big! Im sure you couldnt help but be drawn in by it. Are those wires for streetcars that we see in the entrance view? The park I grew up at here in Pittsburgh, West View Park, was opened as a trolley park in 1906 and we always rode the trolley there. Its one of those really happy memories from growing up. <br /><br />The Pippin was the original name of our other park's most famous coaster, the Thunderbolt. Many travel to Kennywood to ride it every year. I think its cool that parks all over the country are connected thru things like the ride names, rides that are sold and reopen at other parks, etc. Even Disneyland and WDW share rides. <br /><br />Its so hard when the parks close. You know its financial, but all you feel is sadness for the good times you know you wont have there anymore. We lost West View Park in 1977, and tho we still have Kennywood, its just not the same. <br /><br />Thanks as always for such a fun post. Looking forward to more. :-DNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-85175833303838505952016-04-07T00:13:44.908-07:002016-04-07T00:13:44.908-07:00Hey GDB Folks!
Here's a video from the Chicag...Hey GDB Folks!<br /><br />Here's a video from the Chicago Film Archives featuring Riverview Amusement Park and some of the attractions mentioned in today's post. Enjoy!<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVbC3KDWuOYK. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14110701985296295632016-04-07T00:08:48.469-07:002016-04-07T00:08:48.469-07:00Ken-
Thanks for sharing these great views from Ri...Ken-<br /><br />Thanks for sharing these great views from Riverview Park. I never made it there, either, but have heard all about it - including the infamous Bobs.Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.com