A Look Back at Riverview Park with Leslie Goddard
July 13 @ 1:30 pm
It was once the “world’s largest amusement park.” It boasted the world’s first suspended roller coaster and first parachute ride. The names alone evoke nostalgia: the Pair-O-Chutes, Aladdin’s Castle, Shoot the Chutes and of course, the Bobs roller coaster.
Join historian Leslie Goddard, Ph.D. for a look back at the history of Riverview, from its opening in 1904 to its closing in 1967.
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