Playland

by Kathryn W. Burke

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738554707
• ISBN13: 9780738554709
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.6" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Great gift for my dad

My dad grew up going to Playland as a boy... this was a perfect gift for him! He loves looking through the pictures and reminiscing.

Playland is a gem of an amusement park book!

This is a wonderful historical overview of Rye Playland. The book captures the flavor of Playland completely. The text gives due credit to Frank Darling, Fred Church, and others for the park creation. The many photos illustrate the rides, shows, and attractions past and present be it the tumblebug, old mill, Laff in the dark, Airplane and Dragon coasters, racing derby, merry go round, fun house, kiddyland, skee ball, promotional events, picnics, water activities, etc. Even park construction photos and photos of Rye Beach Park that preceded Playland are included. To every visitor of Playland, this book will surely revive grand old memories or expose them to the magic of its past days.