Riverview Park
Riverview Park has closed (last season: 1967). This page covers its history and the rides it had.
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois
- Opened
- 1904
- Closed
- 1967
- Rides listed
- 0
Rides it had
No rides listed for Riverview Park yet.
Riverview Park closed after the 1967 season, and the Schmidt family sold the land to developers. The site is now a shopping center, a police facility, a school and a city park. The park's carousel still operates at Six Flags Over Georgia.
Sources
- rcdb.com/5427.htm (Riverview Park, Chicago, Illinois; defunct, operated 1904 to 1967; 74 acres bounded by West Belmont Avenue, North Western Avenue, Lane Tech High School and the Chicago River; 20 defunct roller coasters, the last ones (Bobs, Pippin, Big Dipper, Fireball, Flying Turns, Wild Mouse, Jetstream) closing in 1967)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riverview_Park_(Chicago) (Amusement park in Chicago that operated from 1904 to 1967; established by William Schmidt, Schmidt family owned it throughout; land sold to developers; current uses of the site; carousel moved to Six Flags Over Georgia)
- wbez.org/curious-city/2013/02/19/laugh-your-troubles-away (WBEZ: park closed in 1967 and was sold to a development company by the Schmidt family; Chicago Tribune article of October 3, 1967 on the closure)