Riverside Amusement Park (Indianapolis)

For other parks with the same name, see Riverside Amusement Park (disambiguation). For the city park in Indianapolis, see Riverside Park (Indianapolis).
Riverside Amusement Park
The Funland section of Riverside Amusement Park in 1928
LocationIndianapolis, Indiana, US
Coordinates39°48′40″N 86°11′32″W / 39.81111°N 86.19222°W / 39.81111; -86.19222
StatusDefunct
OpenedMay 1904
Closed1970

Riverside Amusement Park was an amusement park in Indianapolis, Indiana, US from 1903 to 1970. Originating as a joint venture between engineer/amusement park developer Frederick Ingersoll and Indianapolis businessmen J. Clyde Power, Albert Lieber, Bert Fiebleman, and Emmett Johnson,[1] the park was built by Ingersoll's Pittsburgh Construction Company adjacent to Riverside City Park at West 30th Street between White River and the Central Canal in the Riverside subdivision of Indianapolis.[2]

  1. ^ David J. Bodenhamer, Robert Graham Barrows, and David Gordon Vanderstel, The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana University Press 1994) ISBN 0-253-31222-1
  2. ^ Indianapolis Amusement Parks 1903-1911: Landscapes on the Edge - Connie J. Zeigler, Indiana University 2007