Eastwood Amusement Park Detroit Michigan
Many of the early parks began in the late 1800 s and featured large ballrooms casinos and bathhouses.
Eastwood amusement park detroit michigan. The head guard was a classic good looking experienced responsible man he expected the best from his guards and got it. It was demolished in 1928. The city of detroit condemned several of the park s rides and buildings and closed the park completely in 1927.
During the streetcar era in detroit the eastern end of the gratiot line terminated at the old eastwood amusement park located in the northern surburb of east detroit now eastpointe. The pool was run very good. 272 1950 43 n w 2d 851.
City of east detroit. Even the words scrawled across its portal announced simply eastwood park. In this 1952 photo car 164 is turning from gratiot into the eight mile loop area turn around which was located on the northern end of eastwood park.
Photograph courtesy of the walter p. We d battle for crowds said tom welsh in a 1961 interview. My dad would send a gang over to eastwood in the old amusement park at gratiot and eight mile road with free tickets.
The park was built in 1926 and permanently closed dismantled in 1952. Eastwood park life guard november 23 2011 in 1949 i was a life guard at eastwood park for a eighteen year old it was the best of the best work you could do. 272 brought to you by free law project a non profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
Reuther library archives of labor and urban affairs wayne state university the detroit news 1937 technically it was known as eastwood amusement park but nearly everyone called it eastwood park or just eastwood. Supreme court of michigan. Eastwood park amusement company v.
Amusement parks in michigan michigan amusement parks there were once over 3000 amusement parks nationwide and michigan had it s fair share. Oct 24 2015 the eastwood amusement park was located on the northeast corner of eight mile and gratiot in eastpointe formerly east detroit. City of east detroit 43 n w 2d 851 328 mich.