Iron mills at night, Pittsburgh, Pa. 1900-1915 (via)
(Source: scanzen)
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West View Park, Pittsburgh, 1914 [Orchard Lake’s Flickr]
My parents told me about they used to go to West View Park when they were young. The park closed in 1977 (before I was even born) but I still got really upset about this when I was a kid, to know that there used to be an amusement park one could get to without having a car — West View was at the end of one of the trolley lines. I still really wanted to go there because I assumed for a long time that it had just been closed down, abandoned, and overgrown, but actually they built a strip mall there instead, with a rollercoaster track for its logo.](http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m72hl8K9lj1qakblyo1_500.jpg)
West View Park, Pittsburgh, 1914 [Orchard Lake’s Flickr]
My parents told me about they used to go to West View Park when they were young. The park closed in 1977 (before I was even born) but I still got really upset about this when I was a kid, to know that there used to be an amusement park one could get to without having a car — West View was at the end of one of the trolley lines. I still really wanted to go there because I assumed for a long time that it had just been closed down, abandoned, and overgrown, but actually they built a strip mall there instead, with a rollercoaster track for its logo.
Posted 8 months ago
#pittsburgh #1910s #amusement parks #West View Park #Byrne actualization #shopping malls #personal #postcards
#pittsburgh #1910s #amusement parks #West View Park #Byrne actualization #shopping malls #personal #postcards
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