Riverview Park (Chicago)

Riverview Park
Main entrance to Riverview Park
Location3300 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Coordinates41°56′33″N 87°41′28″W / 41.9425320°N 87.6911674°W / 41.9425320; -87.6911674
StatusDefunct
OpenedJuly 2, 1904 (1904-07-02)
ClosedOctober 3, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-10-03)
Slogan
  • "Laugh Your Troubles Away!"
  • "Chicago's famous Amusement Park"
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Riverview Park was an amusement park in Chicago, Illinois, which operated from 1904 to 1967. It was located on 74 acres (30 hectares) bound on the south by Belmont Avenue, on the east by Western Avenue, on the north by Lane Tech College Prep High School, and on the west by the North Branch of the Chicago River.[2] It was located in the Roscoe Village neighborhood of Chicago's North Center community area.[3]

  1. ^ "Riverview Park (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 15 January 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
  2. ^ Gale, Neil (January 16, 2017). "Riverview (Amusement) Park, 3300 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. (1904-1967)". The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
  3. ^ Shaffer, Randi (October 4, 2017). "50 Years Later: A Timeline of Chicago's Riverview Park". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved October 4, 2017.