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Throughout the 1800’s and into early 1900’s, streetcar companies needed a way to keep people riding the rails into the weekend, to make more money. So many began opening parks at the ends of their streetcar lines to bring in revenue on the days when people weren’t commuting. They were way to escape the bustleContinueContinue reading “Trolley Parks: The Predecessor to the Amusement Park”