Playland
Playland by Kathryn W. Burke, published by Arcadia Publishing Library Editions on May 14, 2008, offers an inviting look at the historic amusement park located on the shore of the Long Island Sound in Rye. This edition, comprising 130 pages, explores the early days and later years of Playland, which is recognized as a national historic landmark and is notable for being America’s only publicly owned amusement park. Opened in 1928, Playland attracted visitors through various means of transportation, showcasing circus acts, sideshows, and iconic rides such as the Swooper roller coaster and the Derby Racer.
Readers will find a detailed account of Playland’s evolution as an all-purpose resort, featuring amenities like a beach, bathhouse, pool, and casino with restaurants and games. The book highlights how the park continues to draw nearly a million visitors each season, who come to enjoy attractions like the Dragon Coaster, Kiddyland, and the indoor ice rink. With its focus on history and local significance, this work provides a comprehensive overview of Playland’s role in the community and its enduring appeal.
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Playland offers an inviting look at the historic amusement park on the shore of the Long Island Sound in Rye. This book recalls the early days and the later years of Playland, a national historic landmark
and America’s only publicly owned amusement park. Opened in 1928 as part of the newly developed Westchester County Park System, Playland originally drew crowds that arrived via automobile, bus, and steamship for the circus acts, sideshows, and rides, such as the Swooper, an oval roller coaster, and the Derby Racer, one of only two left in the United
States. An all-purpose resort, the park included a beach, bathhouse, pool, and casino with restaurants and games. Today the park draws even larger crowds–nearly a million people each season–that come for the
Dragon Coaster and other rides, Kiddyland, the indoor ice rink, the pool, the beach, and the boardwalk.
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