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Euclid Beach Park was an amusement park located on the southern shore of Lake Erie in the Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, which operated from 1895 to 1969. Originally incorporated by investors from Cleveland and patterned after New York's Coney Island, the park was managed by William R. Ryan Sr., who ran the park with featured attractions including vaudeville acts, concerts, gambling, a beer garden, and sideshows as well as a few early amusement rides. In 1899, Lee Holtzman became Euclid Beach's new manager. Later that same year, as reported in a Cleveland newspaper, Euclid Beach Park had failed. Former management was faced with the loss of more than half their investment if they sold the land for building development, and it was established that the original Euclid Beach Park Company was losing 20,000aseason.DudleyS.HumphreyJr.ledsixmembersofhisfamilyinundertakingmanagementoftheparkasof1901(theyhadpreviouslyoperatedconcessionsatthepark,buthadbeenunhappywiththewayRyanranit),leasingtheparkforfiveyearsat20,000 a season. Dudley S. Humphrey Jr. led six members of his family in undertaking management of the park as of 1901 (they had previously operated concessions at the park, but had been unhappy with the way Ryan ran it), leasing the park for five years at 20,000aseason.DudleyS.HumphreyJr.ledsixmembersofhisfamilyinundertakingmanagementoftheparkasof1901(theyhadpreviouslyoperatedconcessionsatthepark,buthadbeenunhappywiththewayRyanranit),leasingtheparkforfiveyearsat12,000 a year. They expanded the beach and bathing facilities, including adding a lakeside swing, added many new attractions, and advertised to locals with the slogan, "one fare, free gate and no beer". Designed to be a family-friendly park, the Humphreys would not admit anyone who had consumed intoxicating beverages at a bar directly across the street from the entrance to the park. Signs throughout the park instructed that only children were permitted to wear shorts, because the Humphreys thought that proper dress would promote a family-friendly atmosphere. At one point the park advertised that it would "present nothing that would demoralize or depress," and that visitors would "never be exposed to undesirable people", including African Americans. In August 1910, the park was the site of an exhibition flight by aviator Glenn Curtiss from Euclid Beach to Cedar Point and back. (en)
Euclid Beach Park (1895 - 28 septembre 1969) est un ancien parc d'attractions situé sur les bords du lac Érié au Nord-est de Cleveland, Ohio, près de la localité d'Euclid. Constitué à l'origine par des investisseurs de Cleveland et calqué sur les parcs de Coney Island, Euclid Beach était à l'origine géré par William R. Ryan, Sr., qui exploitait un parc avec des jeux, un biergarten, et un spectacle de monstres. En 1897, Lee Holtzman devint le nouveau directeur, mais le revendit en 1901. Dudley S. Humphrey, Jr., a conduit six membres de sa famille dans la gestion du parc à partir de 1901 (ils avaient déjà exploité des concessions dans le parc, mais avait été particulièrement mécontent de la façon dont Ryan s'en était occupé). Ils firent élargir la plage, ajouter de nombreuses nouvelles attractions et annoncèrent la réouverture à la population locale avec le slogan "one fare, free gate and no beer". Conçu pour être un parc familial, les Humphreys avaient décidé de ne pas laisser entrer de personne ayant pris une bière dans un bar à proximité et seuls les enfants étaient autorisés à porter des shorts. Selon la famille Humphreys, une tenue correcte permettrait de promouvoir une atmosphère familiale. Non seulement des familles étaient attirés par Euclid Beach Park, mais le parc devint également un lieu de société et des rassemblements de groupes communautaires. En août 1910, le parc a servi de piste de décollage pour un vol de démonstration de l'aviateur Glenn Curtiss. (fr)

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Euclid Beach Park was an amusement park located on the southern shore of Lake Erie in the Collinwood neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio, which operated from 1895 to 1969. Originally incorporated by investors from Cleveland and patterned after New York's Coney Island, the park was managed by William R. Ryan Sr., who ran the park with featured attractions including vaudeville acts, concerts, gambling, a beer garden, and sideshows as well as a few early amusement rides. In 1899, Lee Holtzman became Euclid Beach's new manager. Later that same year, as reported in a Cleveland newspaper, Euclid Beach Park had failed. Former management was faced with the loss of more than half their investment if they sold the land for building development, and it was established that the original Euclid Beach Park (en)
Euclid Beach Park (1895 - 28 septembre 1969) est un ancien parc d'attractions situé sur les bords du lac Érié au Nord-est de Cleveland, Ohio, près de la localité d'Euclid. Constitué à l'origine par des investisseurs de Cleveland et calqué sur les parcs de Coney Island, Euclid Beach était à l'origine géré par William R. Ryan, Sr., qui exploitait un parc avec des jeux, un biergarten, et un spectacle de monstres. En 1897, Lee Holtzman devint le nouveau directeur, mais le revendit en 1901. (fr)

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