Chippewa Lake Park

by Francis, Diane Demali

• ISBN13: 9780738532585
• ISBN10: 0738532584
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-19
• Publisher: Arcadia Pub

Summary

In the 1880s, Oscar Townsend and the Cleveland, Lorain, & Wheeling Railroad developed a prosperous vacation resort, eventually called "Chippewa Lake Park," on the banks of Ohio's largest natural lake. The Great Depression and extinction of interurban service crippled the park, but in 1937, Parker Beach purchased the resort, and it enjoyed a swinging Golden Age through 1969, as he kept the park's ballroom filled with dancers and famous bands. In 1978, after more than 100 years of operation, Chippewa Lake Park joined the ghostly ranks of the last traditional amusement parks. Chippewa Lake Park keeps the memory of one of Ohio's longest-lived and best-loved amusement parks alive through vintage images and captivating history.

Table of Contents

Introduction	7	(2)
1. The Emergence of an Amusement Park	9	(32)
2. Depression, War, and Survival	41	(22)
3. The Post War Boom	63	(24)
4. Chippewa Lake Park at its Zenith	87	(28)
5. Chippewa's Final Years	115