Luna Park
Luna Park is a name shared by dozens of currently operating and defunct amusement parks that have opened on every continent except Antarctica since 1903. The first to use the name was the second major amusement park at Coney Island, designed by Charles I.D. Looff, who subsequently designed Seattle, Washington's Luna Park, which opened in 1907. The spaceship in the Pan-American Exposition ride "A Trip to the Moon" gave its name to these parks... and to dozens that followed over the next century.
In 1905, Frederick Ingersoll was already making a reputation for his pioneering work in roller coaster construction and design (he also designed scenic railroad rides) when he opened Luna Parks in Pittsburgh and Cleveland, the first two amusement parks to be covered with electric lighting (the former was adorned with 67,000 light bulbs[1]; the Cleveland park had 50,000[2]). Ultimately he opened 44 Luna Parks around the world, the first chain of amusement parks.
Despite the death of Ingersoll in 1927 and the closing of most of his Luna Parks, the name's popularity continued with newer parks with the name opening with regularity. As a result, "Lunapark" now translates into "amusement park" in Dutch, German, Greek, Italian, Turkish and Hebrew.
List of amusement parks named Luna Park
Luna Park is the name of numerous amusement parks, from the Coney Island original, to the over 40 Luna Parks designed and constructed by Frederick Ingersoll, to amusement parks which received their names after Ingersoll's death in 1927. For a short time, Ingersoll renamed his parks Ingersoll's Luna Park to distinguish them from the Luna Parks to which he had no connection.[3]
- Luna Park, Abha, currently operating amusement park in Saudi Arabia that is part of the Abha Palace complex[4]
- Luna Park Aidonakia (also known as "Ta Aidonaka"[5]), Frederick Ingersoll-constructed amusement park currently operating in Athens, Greece
- Luna Park, Arlington (1906-1915), Ingersoll-designed and -built amusement park in Arlington, Virginia (some sources refer to it as Luna Park, Washington or Luna Park, Washington DC)[6][7]
- Luna Park, Baku (2000-present), currently operating park in Azerbaijan[8]
- Luna Park, Baltimore, Maryland amusement park[9]
- Luna Park, Beirut, currently operating amusement park in Lebanon
- Luna Park, Berlin (1909-1933) German park was in its time the largest amusement park in Europe [10]
- Luna Park, Bombay, Ingersoll-designed and -built amusement park in India[11]
- Luna Park, Budapest - currently operating amusement park in Hungary[12][13]
- Luna Park, Buenos Aires, Ingersoll-designed and -built Argentina amusement park that became site of a sports arena built 1931-1934[14]
- Luna Park, Buffalo (1904-1920), Ingersoll-designed and -constructed New York amusement park, damaged by fire 14 July 1909 [15] Originally Carnival Court, became Athletic Park before closing[16]
- Luna Park, Cairo (1911-1915), amusement park in Heliopolis, Egypt[17] that was the first in Africa and the Middle East[18]. On 19 January 1915, buildings and grounds were converted into Australian Auxiliary Hospital at Luna Park for World War I.[19]; the hospital was closed 10 July 1916[20]
- Luna Park, Cap d'Agde, currently operating amusement park in southern France[21]
- Luna Park, Charleston (1912-1922), West Virginia amusement park[22]
- Luna Park, Chicago (1907-1911), amusement park owned by James "Big Jim" O'Leary, boxing promoter who was son of Mrs. O'Leary of Great Chicago Fire fame[23][24][25]
- Luna Park, Cleveland (1905-1929), Ingersoll-designed Ohio park that was former site of Luna Bowl stadium for American football and Negro League baseball games[26]
- Luna Park, Clifton Park (1906-1932), amusement park near Albany, New York[27][28][29]
- Luna Park, Cologne (1909-1927) Germany amusement park[30]
- Luna Park, Coney Island (1903-1944), first Luna Park and forerunner of amusement park chain[31]
- Luna Park, Denver (1908-1914), Colorado amusement park built on the site of the first US amusement park west of the Mississippi River, Manhattan Beach[32]
- Luna Park, Detroit, Michigan amusement park also called Ingersoll Amusement Center[33]
- Luna Park Funfair, currently operating amusement park near Scarborough, United Kingdom
- Luna Park, Geneva (1912-1918), Switzerland amusement park sited at Le Parc des Eaux Vives alongside Lake Geneva [34][35]
- Luna Park Glenelg (1930-1934), amusement park near Adelaide, Australia, closed due to objections of local populace to Sunday operations and expansion plans[36]; moved to Milsons Point (1935) and became Luna Park Sydney.
- Luna Park, Hamburg-Altona (1913, 1917-1923), amusement park in Germany[37]
- Luna Park, Hong Kong
- Luna Park, Honolulu, Ingersoll-designed and -built amusement park in Hawaii[38]
- Luna Park, Houston, Texas park that was originally Venice Park; name changed in 1924; closed 1934
- Luna Park, Hull, Quebec amusement park (1925-1928)[39]
- Luna Park, Johnstown, Pennsylvania - originally Roxbury Park; renamed Luna Park in 1905; sold to Johnstown in 1922; renamed Roxbury Park[40]
- Luna Park, Larnaca, currently operating Cyprus amusement park now known as Lucky Star Park[41]
- Luna Park, Leipzig (1911-1932), German amusement park[42]
- Luna Park, Lisbon, Ingersoll-designed and -built park in Portugal[43]
- Luna Park, London, England amusement park
- Luna Park, Los Angeles (1911-1914) Ingersoll-owned; was Chutes Park 1900-1910[44][45]
- Luna Park, Madrid, Ingersoll-designed and -built amusement park in Spain [46]
- Luna Park, Mansfield, Ohio amusement park operated by Ingersoll[47][48][49]
- Luna Park, Melbourne (1912-present), Ingersoll-designed and -built, currently operating amusement park in Australia,[50] the oldest Luna Park in existence
- Luna Park, Mexico City (1906-?),[51] Ingersoll-designed Mexico park; currently operating Luna Loca is on the same site[52]
- Luna Park, Milan (1965-present), currently operating amusement park near Milan, Italy. Name was changed 11 April 2004 to Luna Euro Park Idroscalo Milano[53]
- Luna Park, Moscow (1993-present), currently operating amusement park in Russia.[54] Officially called "Luna Park Carrousel."
- Luna Park, Nazilli, currently operating amusement park in Turkey
- Luna Park, Nice, currently operating amusement park in France - promoted as "The Only Under Cover Indoor Attraction Park in Europe [55]
- Luna Park, Obala, currently operating Cameroon amusement park [56]
- Luna Park, Olcott Beach (1898-1926), New York amusement park[57][58] destroyed by fire in 1927[59]
- Luna Park, Osaka (1910-1923) Japan amusement park [60]
- Luna Park, Paris (1909-1931) France amusement park[61]
- Luna Park, Pittsburgh (1905-1909), Pennsylvania amusement park that was first of the Ingersoll Luna Parks and first amusement park to be covered with electric lighting[62]
- Luna Park, Portland, Oregon amusement park
- Luna Park, Redcliffe (1944-1966), Australia amusement park (near Brisbane)[63]
- Luna Park, Rio de Janeiro (closed 2006), Brazil park now used to store portable amusement rides by owner Orlando Orfei; often called Luna Park, Nova Iguaçu
- Luna Park, Rome, Ingersoll-designed and -built amusement park in Italy;[64] closed in 1930s
- Luna Park, San Jose (1910-1916), California amusement park[65] whose baseball stadium served as home for the San Jose Prune Pickers and San Jose Bears of the California State League.[66]
- Luna Park, Scarborough (1936-1972), amusement park near Perth, Australia [67]
- Luna Park, Schenectady (1901-1935), Ingersoll-designed and -built upstate New York amusement park that was also known as Dolle's Park, Colonnade Park, Palisades Park, and Rexford Park[68][69][70][71]
- Luna Park, Scranton (1906-1916), Frederick Ingersoll-constructed and -owned amusement park in Scranton, Pennsylvania;[72][73] most of grounds now covered by Interstate 81
- Luna Park, Seattle (1907-1913), the “Greatest Amusement Park on the West Coast" was designed by Charles I.D. Looff, who designed the Coney Island original[74]
- Luna Park, Sincan, currently operating amusement park near Ankara, Turkey
- Luna Park, St. Petersburg[75] (1916-1924) Russian amusement park
- Luna Park, Sydney (1935-present), currently operating amusement park in Australia originally known as Luna Park Milsons Point[76]
- Luna Park, Sylvan Beach, New York amusement park; absorbed by nearby Carnival Park[77][78]
- Luna Park, Tehran (1970s-1980), Iranian park that reopened in 1988 as Shahr-e Bazi; closed 2007 to make room for new highway[79]
- Luna Park, Tel-Aviv, currently operating amusement park in Israel,[80][81] also called Tel-Aviv Luna-Park
- Luna Park, Tokyo (1910-1911), Japan amusement park; burned down in 1911[82][83]
- Luna Park, West Hartford (1906-1930), Connecticut amusement park[84][85][86] Name changed from White City just before park's grand opening.
- Luna Park, Wheeling, West Virginia amusement park
- Luna Park, Yerevan, currently operating amusement park in Armenia
- Lunapark Fréjus, currently operating amusement park in southern France[87]
- Lunapark, Lima (closed 2007), Peru amusement park
- Lunapark, Łódź, currently operating amusement park in Poland[88][89]
- Lunapark, Mersin, currently operating amusement park in Turkey
- Lunapark, Prague, currently operating amusement park in Czech Republic
- Lunapark Sowinski (2006-), currently operating amusement park near Władysławowo, Poland
- LunEur (1953-2008), amusement park near Rome, Italy; full name: Luna Park Permanente di Roma[90][91]
- Alanya Lunapark, currently operating amusement park near Alanya, Turkey[92]
- Bostanci Luna Park, currently operating amusement park near Istanbul, Turkey
- Eski Luna Park, currently operating amusement park near Balikesir, Turkey
- Fantasia Luna Park (2003-present), currently operating amusement park near Faliraki, Greece[93]
- Girne Lunapark, currently operating amusement park near Izmir, Turkey
- International Luna Park, currently operating amusement park near Attica, Greece
- Luna Grand Park (2002-present), indoor Israel amusement park near Haifa closed after five months due to religious boycott;[94] reopened after negotiations with the local religious community.
References
- ^ Jim Futrell, Amusement Parks of Pennsylvania (Flagpole Books, 2002) ISBN 0811726711
- ^ Luna Park's luminary: Entrepreneur/roller coaster designer deserves his due - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1 September 2008
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ Description of Luna Park, Abha from official site
- ^ Luna Park's luminary: Entrepreneur/roller coaster designer deserves his due - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1 September 2008
- ^ Pictoral History of Arlington, Virginia
- ^ Luna Park Arlington entry at NorVAPics
- ^ Luna Park Baku site
- ^ Terry Carter, Lara Dunston, Andrew Humphreys, and Damien Simonis, Syria & Lebanon (Lonely Planet 2004) ISBN 1864503335
- ^ Claudia Puttkammer/ Sacha Szabo: Gruß aus dem Luna-Park. Eine Archäologie des Vergnügens. Freizeit- und Vergnügungsparks Anfang des zwanzigsten Jahrhunderts. WVB, Berlin, 2007, ISBN 978-3-86573-248-4 (in German); also see German Wikipedia article, which shows postcards with one word and two word variants of the name
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ Budapest tra battelli, canali e locali galleggianti - "Budapest between vessels, channels and local floating" (in Italian), Viaggi24, 1 May 2009
- ^ Travelling Women: Budapest - (in Italian)
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ "Buffalo Luna Park Damaged by Fire",New York Times 15 July 1909
- ^ Jim Futrell, Amusement Parks of New York (Stackpole Books 2006) ISBN 0811732622
- ^ Magda Baraka, The Egyptian Upper Class Between Revolutions, 1919-1952 (Garnet & Ithaca Press 1998) ISBN 086372230X
- ^ Yasser Elsheshtawy, Planning Middle Eastern Cities: An Urban Kaleidoscope in an Urbanizing World (Routledge 2004) ISBN 0415304008
- ^ Peter Rees, Other Anzacs: Nurses at War 1914-1918 (Allen & Unwin 2009) ISBN 1741755492
- ^ Casualty Clearance (2) - ANZAC Day Commemoration Committee (Queensland) Incorporated, 2005
- ^ Official site: Luna Park Cap d'Agde (in French)
- ^ 20th Century Images: Cooling Off at Luna Park - Charleston Gazette, 8 September 2008
- ^ Perry Duis, Challenging Chicago: Coping with Everyday Life, 1837-1920 (University of Illinois Press 1998) ISBN 0252023943
- ^ Reports of Cases Determined in the Appellate Courts of Illinois: Edwin C. Day vs. Luna Park Company and James O'Leary, Gen. No. 16,480 - Harvard Press, 1913: Ruling of an appeal of a case involving Luna Park, Chicago, and a concessionaire who declared bankruptcy in 1908. Case was filed in 1909, ruled and appealed in 1910, with the ruling of the appeal in 1912... the year after Luna Park itself was shut down.
- ^ Jazz Age Chicago - Urban Leisure from 1893 to 1945
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ Jim Futrell, Amusement Parks of New York (Stackpole Books 2006) ISBN 0811732622
- ^ Shoot-the-Chute, Luna Park, Rexford, NY, c. 1906
- ^ The Way We Were - Town of Clifton Park - Saratoga County (New York) official site
- ^ Regina Dahmen-Ingenhoven and Kristin Feireiss, Animation: Form Follows Fun (Birkhäuser 2004) ISBN 3764366311
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ Sloan's Lake Century
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ Roland Fuller and Allen Levy, The Bassett-Lowke Story (Taylor & Francis, 1984) ISBN 0904568342
- ^ Eaux-Vives (in French), City of Geneva 2007
- ^ A Time Line of All You Need to Know in Luna Park Sydney and Everything Else
- ^ German Wikipedia article on Luna Park, Hamburg-Altona
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ Luna Park, Hull entry in "Closed Canadian Parks" - Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada
- ^ Randy G. Whittle, Johnstown, Pennsylvania: A History (History Press) 2005, ISBN 159629051X
- ^ Lucky Star Park site
- ^ Luna Park Leipzig article in German Wikipedia
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ Chutes & Luna Park - Venice, California History Site
- ^ Wells Drury and Aubrey Drury, California Tourist Guide and Handbook: Authentic Description of Routes of Travel and Points of Interest in California (Western Guidebook 1913)
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ Diane DeMali Francis, Ohio's Amusement Parks in Vintage Postcards (Arcadia Publishing 2002), ISBN 0738519979
- ^ Timothy Brian McKee, Mansfield in Vintage Postcards (Arcadia Publishing 2003), ISBN 0738531723
- ^ Summer Parks - New York Clipper, 5 May 1907
- ^ Luna Park's luminary: Entrepreneur/roller coaster designer deserves his due - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1 September 2008
- ^ Jim Futrell, Amusement Parks of Pennsylvania (Flagpole Books, 2002) ISBN 0811726711
- ^ Luna Park's luminary: Entrepreneur/roller coaster designer deserves his due - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1 September 2008
- ^ History of Luna Euro Park (in italian)
- ^ History of Moscow parks - Carrousel.ru (official site)
- ^ Nice Luna Park site
- ^ Cameroon:The Centre and East - listing on Columbus World Travel Guide]
- ^ Jim Futrell, Amusement Parks of New York (Stackpole Books 2006) ISBN 0811732622
- ^ Ad in 20 July 1906 edition of New York Times
- ^ Avis A. Townsend, Newfane and Olcott (Arcadia Publishing 2005) ISBN 0738537225
- ^ From Kansas to Osaka: The Evolution of the Billiken
- ^ Order - Time (magazine) 16 February 1931
- ^ Luna Park's luminary: Entrepreneur/roller coaster designer deserves his due - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1 September 2008
- ^ Redcliffe Historical Timeline - Moreton Bay Regional Council
- ^ Robet Cartmell, The Incredible Scream Machine (Popular Press 1987) ISBN 0879723424
- ^ Wells Drury and Aubrey Drury, California Tourist Guide and Handbook: Authentic Description of Routes of Travel and Points of Interest in California (Western Guidebook 1913)
- ^ Minor League Park History - Luna Park - Society for American Baseball Research
- ^ A Time Line of All You Need to Know in Luna Park Sydney and Everything Else
- ^ Susan Rosenthal, Schenectady (Arcadia Publishing 1999) ISBN 0738503398
- ^ Rexford Ramble page
- ^ John L. Scherer, Clifton Park (Arcadia Publishing 1996), ISBN 0738554618
- ^ Pictures of Rexford Park (Luna Park) ca. 1906, 1920, 1926 - CDLC Digital Collections
- ^ Luna Park, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA - defunctparks.com
- ^ Cheryl A. Kashuba, Darlene Miller-Lanning, and Alan Sweeney, Scranton (Arcadia Publishing 2005) ISBN 0738538590
- ^ Alki Beach Park: former site of Seattle Luna Park - official Seattle Parks and Recreation page
- ^ Russian Wikipedia article for Luna Park, St. Petersburg (in Russian)
- ^ Sam Marshall, Luna Park - Just for fun, 2nd edition. Sydney, Australia: Luna Park Sydney Pty Ltd. (2005) ISBN 0-646-44807-2
- ^ Jim Futrell, Amusement Parks of New York (Stackpole Books 2006) ISBN 0811732622
- ^ Brandy Ann, Around Sylvan Beach (Arcadia Publishing 2008) ISBN 0738556564
- ^ Part of Tehran Funfair Will Become Women's Park - Iran-Daily 26 June 2006
- ^ Luna Park Tel-Aviv site
- ^ Twenty evacuated from stalled roller coaster - rideaccidents.com
- ^ Sakutarō Hagiwara and Robert Epp, Rats Nests:The Collected Poetry of Hagiwara Sakutarō (Yakusha, 1993) ISBN 1880276402
- ^ Miodrag Mitrasinovic, Total Landscape, Theme Parks, Public Space (Ashgate Publishing 2006) ISBN 0754643336
- ^ Connecticut History Online - Luna Park West Hartford
- ^ Picture of entrance - Connecticut History Online
- ^ As town's 150th nears, residents share memories - Pam Shearer, WestHartfordNews.com, 5 December 2003
- ^ French Fun Park Bans the Electric Chair - Der Speigel Online, 22 August 2008
- ^ Lunapark Lódz official site
- ^ Article on Lunapark Łódź in Polish Wikipedia
- ^ SCHEDA ANALITICA DEI PARCHI DEL DIVERTIMENTO EUROPEI/DATA ANALYSIS OF THE PARKS ENTERTAINMENT EUROPE - F Erlebnispark (in Italian)
- ^ Entry in Roller Coaster Data Base - closed April 2008
- ^ Official site - Alanya Lunapark
- ^ Esperia Hotel Group official site
- ^ Luna Grand Park in Haifa Shuts Down - Dei'ah veDibur, 22 May 2002