Defunct Roller Coasters: 3

NameTypeDesignScaleOpenedClosed
L.A. Thompson Scenic RailwayWoodSit Down -
Dazy DazerWoodSit Down - -
JollierWoodSit Down - -

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Former namesWonderland on the River ( to )
Coney Island ( to )
Zweitusch's Mineral Springs (? to )
Lueddeman's-On-The-River ( to ?)

Location

Based on a Sanborn map from 1910, Ravenna Park was located north of the present day historical marker. The Sanborn map shows Newton Avenue's, Menlo Boulevard's and perhaps Beverly Road's western terminus being Oakland Avenue. The park was west of this location and bordered by the present day streets of Bevrely Road, Oakland Avenue, Menlo Boulevard, and the Oak Leaf Trail. The Oak Leaf Trail was a railroad in 1910.

History

The book The Golden Age of Roller Coasters in Vintage Postcards states: "Wonderland, however, was not a successful park, and in the spring of 1912 it was scheduled for demolition and all of the rides were offered for sale". Other sources have the park operating under the Ravenna Park name until 1916. Perhaps this scheduled demolition never occurred.

Notes

A postcard postmarked 7/19/1907 shows one of the park's roller coasters called "The Pike" at "Wonderland on the River". This was probably another name for the "L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway".

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