Showing posts with label Idlewild Park. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Idlewild Park. Show all posts
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Idlewild Park: Number 1 for Kids

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Monday, September 13, 2010 On this date, Rock Springs’ sister park, Idlewild Park, in Ligonier, PA, was ranked number one for kids. Read...
Monday, July 23, 2012

Splish Splash

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Many amusement parks today include a water park on their grounds to attract pleasure seekers looking for a fun way to cool off. At nearby Id...
Sunday, June 10, 2012

Virginia Gardens Baby Grand Was a Family Heirloom

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Charles Clinton (C.C.) Macdonald and wife, Grace, owners of Summit Park in Akron, Ohio, purchased Rock Springs Park in 1926. Macdonald up...
Thursday, July 14, 2011

Three Bears Born at Rock Springs Park

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In his third year as manager of Rock Springs Park C. C. Macdonald kicked off the 1928 season with lots of advertising and articles which app...
Friday, June 24, 2011

Motor Square Garden

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My foggy morning photographs do not do justice to this late Victorian office building in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh. Known ...
Saturday, May 14, 2011

Say Hello to Summer Fun!

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One of the fondest childhood memories shared by dozens of fans of Rock Springs Park at book signings and on the Web is of finding park ticke...
Sunday, April 3, 2011

What Led to the Demise of Rock Springs Park

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If Rock Springs Park was still operating today, it would be the oldest amusement park in the United States. Although it officially opened on...
Saturday, December 4, 2010

Rock Springs Park Attracts Folks from Western PA for the First Time in 40 Years

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Last night I had my first signing at a major book store chain. I was at Barnes and Noble in Greensburg, PA, signing books and talking to fol...
Thursday, October 14, 2010

Idlewild Park Named #1 Kids Park

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(Image courtesy of Richard Bowker) For those who miss Rock Springs Park, the closest thing we have today is Idlewild Park in Ligonier, PA. ...