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Amusement parks -- Michigan -- Grand Rapids

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Grand Rapids Railway records of Ramona Park

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 105
Abstract The Grand Rapids Railway records are primarily composed of contracts for various concessions at Ramona Park and/or Reeds Lake, at Grand Rapids and East Grand Rapids, Michigan, between 1932-1950. The Company began development of Ramona Park in 1904 under President Benjamin S. Hanchett, in an effort to get more people to ride the streetcar, especially on the weekends. It retained interest in the park until it closed in 1954. The contracts found here are made between various individuals or...
Dates: 1908-1950