Willow Grove Park, PENNSYLVANIA - Lake & Auditorium - AMUSEMENT PARK

Description: Willow Grove Park, PENNSYLVANIA - Lake & Auditorium - AMUSEMENT PARK : Lake & Auditorium - Willow Grove Park, PENNSYLVANIA : Willow Grove Park was an amusement park located in Willow Grove, Pennsylvania (the part which is in Abington Township), United States, that operated for eighty years from 1896 until the 1975 season. It was generally an alternative to the Woodside Amusement Park in Fairmount Park until its closure. The park operated under the name Six Gun Territory from 1972. After closure, announced in April 1976, the park sat vacant until the land was cleared for a large shopping mall known as Willow Grove Park Mall, which opened in August 1982. The mall pays homage to its predecessor by displaying banners and other objects which hark back to the land's days as an amusement park; a merry-go-round built and installed in 2001 operates within the mall. Willow Grove was one of the premier amusement parks in the United States for a long time, until it was eclipsed by the openings of Great Adventure in Jackson, New Jersey, Disneyland and other more modern theme parks beginning in the 1950s. One of the biggest attractions in the park was the music pavilion, at which John Philip Sousa and his band played every year, but one, between 1901 and 1926. The pavilion was demolished in March 1959. This Divided Back (1907-15) postcard is in good conditon, but shows some edge and corner wear. The card has also lost its stamp. No. 25638.

Price: 8.5 USD

Location: Brooklyn, New York

End Time: 2025-01-07T03:28:46.000Z

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