Category: Amusement Parks & Stadiums

The Fall of a Maritime Marvel: Dismantling the Old Cleveland Aquarium The former Cleveland Aquarium, a cherished landmark located off the Shoreway in Gordon Park South, Cleveland, Ohio, has recently met with the wrecking ball. Once bustling with aquatic life and curious visitors, the aquarium had been a significant part of Cleveland’s cultural landscape since its inception in 1954. However,

The Pontiac Silverdome: The Visionary Drive of C. Don Davidson The inception of an expansive sports coliseum in Pontiac, Michigan, finds its roots in the visionary aspirations of C. Don Davidson. A luminary of Pontiac and an exceptional high school athlete, Davidson’s journey saw significant milestones. After his graduation from Pontiac Central High School in 1947 and a dedicated stint

Exploring the Eerie Remains of a Once-Thriving Mini Golf Course in New York Last year, on a trip to New York with our main goal of visiting Boldt Castle, we stumbled into an abandoned mini golf. We arrived as the sun was setting, which gave us a perfect opportunity to capture some photos. From the front, it was difficult to

Between the early 1970s and mid-1980s, business was booming for Lake Dolores as visitors flocked from all over to enjoy a vacation in the desert. The park offered numerous rides and attractions, including eight identical 150-foot sixty-degree-angle steel waterslides. To descend the slide, riders rode on small plastic “floaties” which skimmed 40 to 50 yards across the lagoon when they hit the water at the slide’s end.