White City (Indianapolis)

For other parks of the same name, see White City (amusement parks).
White City
Postcard showing aerial view of the park
LocationBroad Ripple Park, Indianapolis, Indiana, US
StatusDefunct
OpenedMay 26, 1906 (1906-05-26)
ClosedJune 26, 1908 (1908-06-26)

White City (also known as White City Amusement Park) was an amusement park in Indianapolis, Indiana, in what is now Broad Ripple Park that was in operation from May 26, 1906, until June 26, 1908. The trolley park was constructed and owned by the Broad Ripple Transit Company.[1] Similar to nearby rivals Riverside Amusement Park and Wonderland, White City was inspired by an exhibit in the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Although the park's grand opening was immensely successful, White City's existence was the briefest of the three, having been open for two and one-half seasons before burning to the ground. Throughout the park's existence, advertisements touted White City as "the amusement park that satisfied".[2]

  1. ^ John McDonald, Lost Indianapolis (Arcadia Publishing 2002) ISBN 0-7385-2008-X
  2. ^ David J. Bodenhamer and Robert Graham Barrows, The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis (Indiana University Press 1994) ISBN 0-253-31222-1