White City Denver Colorado ~ Postcard

I was recently looking through vintage postcards at a local store and came across this one. The caption reads "Shooting the Chutes, White City, Denver Colo".  Having lived in Denver for several years it intrigued me as I had never heard of White City.  I brought the card home and did some research.  I found out that the park still stands at the same site 109 years later.  The rides have changed over the years, none of the original rides are around.  MORE amazing I used to go to Lakeside Amusement Park when I lived there! This is how I learn so much about the past through postcards. 

"Lakeside Amusement Park is a family-owned amusement park in Lakeside, Colorado, adjacent to Denver. Originally named White City, it was opened in 1908 as a popular amusement resort adjacent to Lake Rhoda by the Denver Tramway, making it a trolley park. The amusement park was soon sold to Denver brewer Adolph Zang. Eventually the name was changed to Lakeside Amusement Park, but the local populace kept referring to it by its original name for its glittering original display of over 100,000 lights. Today it is one of only thirteen trolley parks operating and one of the oldest amusement parks in the United States, and the oldest still running in Colorado." ~Wikipedia 

"Trolley parks in the United States, started in the 19th century, were picnic and recreation areas along or at the ends of streetcar lines in most of the larger cities. These were precursors to amusement parks. Trolley parks were often created by the streetcar companies to give people a reason to use their services on weekends." ~ Wikipedia

Read more about Lakeside Amusement Park HERE

Read more about Trolley Parks HERE  

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