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Excelsior Amusement Park: Playland of the Twin Cities
Greg Van Gompel
出版Arcadia Publishing, 2017
主題History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)Photography / Subjects & Themes / RegionalTravel / United States / Midwest / West North Central (IA, KS, MN, MO, ND, NE, SD)Travel / Special Interest / Amusement & Theme Parks
ISBN14671379369781467137935
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=y-smDwAAQBAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋Minneapolis roared into the 1920s as a major metropolis, but it lacked the kind of outdoor amusement facilities common elsewhere across the country. In 1925, Fred W. Pearce introduced the Twin Cities to his "Picnic Wonderland." Crowds eagerly poured onto the shores of Lake Minnetonka by the trolley load. Luckily, Excelsior Park survived the Great Depression and World War II on the strength of its celebrity acts. Changes in the forms of transportation, combined with innovations in the outdoor entertainment industry such as Disneyland and an aging infrastructure, eventually forced the park to close its gates.