Excelsior Amusement Park
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Excelsior Amusement Park Playland Of The Twin Cities
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Author : Greg Van Gompel
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017
Excelsior Amusement Park Playland Of The Twin Cities written by Greg Van Gompel and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017 with History categories.
Minneapolis roared into the 1920s as a major metropolis, but it lacked the kind of outdoor amusement facilities common elsewhere across the country. In 1925, Fred W. Pearce introduced the Twin Cities to his "Picnic Wonderland." Crowds eagerly poured onto the shores of Lake Minnetonka by the trolley load. Luckily, Excelsior Park survived the Great Depression and World War II on the strength of its celebrity acts. Changes in the forms of transportation, combined with innovations in the outdoor entertainment industry such as Disneyland and an aging infrastructure, eventually forced the park to close its gates.
Excelsior Amusement Park
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Author : Greg Van Gompel
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2017-07-31
Excelsior Amusement Park written by Greg Van Gompel and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-31 with History categories.
Minneapolis roared into the 1920s as a major metropolis, but it lacked the kind of outdoor amusement facilities common elsewhere across the country. In 1925, Fred W. Pearce introduced the Twin Cities to his "Picnic Wonderland." Crowds eagerly poured onto the shores of Lake Minnetonka by the trolley load. Luckily, Excelsior Park survived the Great Depression and World War II on the strength of its celebrity acts. Changes in the forms of transportation, combined with innovations in the outdoor entertainment industry such as Disneyland and an aging infrastructure, eventually forced the park to close its gates.
Lake Minnetonka
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Author : Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society
language : en
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Release Date : 2015-03-30
Lake Minnetonka written by Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society and has been published by Arcadia Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-03-30 with Photography categories.
Known to native peoples for centuries as a sacred place and hunting ground, the ninth largest of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes remained unchanged until its shores were opened to settlement in 1851. The following year, New York promoter George Bertram wrote, “For healthfulness of climate, fertility of soil, beauty of scenery and nearness to markets [it] cannot be surpassed by any other locality in the country, being within twelve or fifteen miles of two of the most important towns in the territory . . . navigable for steam and other boats over forty-one miles, its waters clear as crystal and abounding with fish.” Settlers began to flock to Lake Minnetonka’s 120 miles of shoreline, clearing the “Big Woods” and building new lives in the wilderness. Soon, the lake became a tourist destination; thousands traveled across the country to stay in its lavish hotels, ride in massive steamboats, and enjoy the lake’s beauty.
By The Waters Of Minnetonka
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Author : Eric Dregni
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2014-10-15
By The Waters Of Minnetonka written by Eric Dregni and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-15 with History categories.
Lake Minnetonka is renowned for its natural beauty as well as the prominent people it has attracted to its shores as a historic site of grand hotels, steamboats, and wealthy visitors from around the world, and as the home of the legendary Excelsior Amusement Park. But did you know that early European settlers to the region faced conditions so dire that they named an outlet of the lake “Purgatory Creek”? Or that a ginseng boom brought slaves to Wayzata to harvest the plant’s roots? Many know that Frank Lloyd Wright designed famous homes around the lake, but few are aware he was also arrested there for living with his mistress and sent to the Hennepin County jail for “white slavery.” By the Waters of Minnetonka uncovers remarkable and hidden facts about the lake and those who have lived on its shores, from the region’s original Dakota inhabitants to the present. Nineteenth-century plantation owners made Minnetonka into a summer vacation playground for the wealthy, and Prohibition-era battles led teetotalers to hoax Minneapolis newspapers about bloody clashes between preachers and saloon owners. Eric Dregni, who grew up in Minnetonka, sheds light on intriguing, if at times unsettling, aspects of the lake’s history, challenging myths and revisiting elements of the past that have been forgotten or glossed over. He also relates—and sometimes pokes fun at—the opulent, glamorous, and sometimes raucous moments that have made Lake Minnetonka an icon of splendid resort living in Minnesota.
Minnesota Vacation Days
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Author : Kathryn Strand Koutsky
language : en
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Release Date : 2006
Minnesota Vacation Days written by Kathryn Strand Koutsky and has been published by Minnesota Historical Society this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Business & Economics categories.
From the authors of Minnesota Eats Out, this lavishly illustrated and jam-packed book brings readers 150 years of vacation getaways in the Land of 10,000 Lakes
Billboard
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960-09-19
Billboard written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960-09-19 with categories.
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Billboard
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948-02-07
Billboard written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948-02-07 with categories.
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.
Performance And The Disney Theme Park Experience
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Author : Jennifer A. Kokai
language : en
Publisher: Springer Nature
Release Date : 2019-11-27
Performance And The Disney Theme Park Experience written by Jennifer A. Kokai and has been published by Springer Nature this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-27 with Performing Arts categories.
This book addresses Disney parks using performance theory. Few to no scholars have done this to date—an enormous oversight given the Disney parks’ similarities to immersive theatre, interpolation of guests, and dramaturgical construction of attractions. Most scholars and critics deny agency to the tourist in their engagement with the Disney theme park experience. The vast body of research and journalism on the Disney “Imagineers”—the designers and storytellers who construct the park experience—leads to the misconception that these exceptional artists puppeteer every aspect of the guest’s experience. Contrary to this assumption, Disney park guests find a range of possible reading strategies when they enter the space. Certainly Disney presents a primary reading, but generations of critical theory have established the variety of reading strategies that interpreters can employ to read against the text. This volume of twelve essays re-centers the park experience around its protagonist: the tourist.
Tommy And Me My Memories Of My Brother Tom
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Author : Pat Ferguson Hanson
language : en
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Release Date : 2005-06-08
Tommy And Me My Memories Of My Brother Tom written by Pat Ferguson Hanson and has been published by Xlibris Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-08 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
When her brother, Tom, died suddenly of a heart attack, Pat Ferguson Hanson processed her grief by capturing the best of their times growing up together in this series of anecdotes that are both moving and entertaining. Her stories will resonate with anyone who grew up in the l950s and 60s, or knows someone who did. Her book will also be of help to anyone who has lost a loved one, and perhaps even encourage them to record memories of their own.
Billboard
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1948-03-27
Billboard written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1948-03-27 with categories.
In its 114th year, Billboard remains the world's premier weekly music publication and a diverse digital, events, brand, content and data licensing platform. Billboard publishes the most trusted charts and offers unrivaled reporting about the latest music, video, gaming, media, digital and mobile entertainment issues and trends.