White City (Illinois)

White City was an amusement park previously located in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

History

The park opened in 1903 and closed in 1933.^[1] The park was built by Aaron Jones and inspired by the Columbian Exhibition held in Chicago, Illinois, USA in the 1890s.^[1]

Four rides were destroyed by a fire in 1925.^[1]

The park was demolished in 1939 and a housing project was erected by the Works Progress Administration in its place.^[1]

Defunct

Coasters

This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can.

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Cyclone Bowls	Unknown	Wooden	1922	1926 or later	Scrapped

Attractions

This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can.

Name	Manufacturer	Type	Opened	Closed	Fate
Ferris Wheel	Unknown	Ferris Wheel	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "White City". National Amusement Park Historical News. No. 3. May–June 1979.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)

External links

White City on the Roller Coaster DataBase.

[:"0"-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 "White City". National Amusement Park Historical News. No. 3. May–June 1979.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)

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