Eldorado Amusement Park

Eldorado Amusement Park was a 25-acre (10.12 ha) amusement park that opened in 1891 in the Highwood Park section of Weehawken, New Jersey.[1][2] It operated as an amusement grounds through 1894,[3] after which time the main building, the Casino, was used to host boxing matches and other athletic events and vaudeville performances.[4][5] A massive fire in the early morning of November 4, 1898, destroyed the building.[6]

  1. ^ Beck, Henry C. (1983). Tales and Towns of Northern New Jersey. Rutgers University Press. p. 286. ISBN 9780813510194. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  2. ^ Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide, Volume 74. F.W. Dodge Corporation. 1904. Retrieved November 25, 2012. from "Highwood Park" on the south which was the scene of the former Eldorado festivals
  3. ^ "Eldorado to Reopen". Evening [Jersey] Journal. April 28, 1894. p. 6
  4. ^ "North Hudson [news]". Evening [Jersey] Journal. Nov. 29, 1895. p.4
  5. ^ "Events in the Ring". Evening [Jersey] Journal. March 29, 1897. p. 4
  6. ^ Eickmann, Walter T. "Eldorado," in History of West New York, New Jersey. Golden Jubilee Committee, West New York. 1948. p. 72-77