Lakeside Amusement Park is a Denver original, and one of the last of its kind (via thknwco)
Each year around this time, my son asks me when Lakeside Amusement Park is going to open. I worry if it’ll open at all.
Now 9, he’s held every possible birthday party he could at the northwest Denver theme park, which is actually part of a tiny town named Lakeside. The park is famed these days for its affordable tickets and history, but also its peeling paint and half-open rides. Picnics abound. Even when it seems in distress, I love Lakeside for the same reasons many do: a family of four can enjoy a day’s worth of fun for much cheaper than, say, Elitch Gardens or Water World. Apples to oranges, perhaps, but comparable for the little kids’ experience. Shorter lines, too.
Located at 4601 Sheridan Blvd., Lakeside opened in 1908 as White City and has evolved into a park with unique attractions, like the still-thrilling Cyclone , and a series of frozen-in-time Art Deco and Modern makeovers. Legendary architect Richard L.
That would explain the feeling of continuity — and why Lakeside’s train leisurely wraps a body of water, visible from Interstate 70, called Lake Rhoda. It was dad Ben who rescued the park. You can almost see his Denver looking back from the far side of the lake, the neon so bright it blots out the modern world. The Wild Chipmunk coaster, a dozen-plus kiddie rides, boardwalk games, tens of thousands of twinkling lights, mini-boats, a 140-foot drop tower, a time-warp carousel, and Ferris wheel .
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