Lakewood Amusement Park Charlotte Nc
Lakewood park was an amusement park located about 3 miles northwest of downtown charlotte nc between 1910 and 1933.
Lakewood amusement park charlotte nc. The most recent issue nov 2009 of the north carolina based magazine our state includes an article about a charlotte amusement area also called lakewood park. Located in northwest charlotte near what is now enderly park lakewood operated. This other lakewood lasted from 1910 until 1933 quite similarly to ours was known as charlotte s coney island quite similarly to ours and contained many of the amenities that.
This map above is a 1940 map of charlotte. Lakewood park lakeview street charlotte north carolina united states. Although lakewood was no longer an amusement park the lake and trolley are still noted giving us an idea where the park was located.
Charlotte north carolina united states. Defunct operated from 1910 to 1933. From the 1910s to the 1930s and offered swimming boating a dancing pavilion amusement rides and even a zoo.
See tripadvisor s 31 589 traveler reviews and photos of charlotte attractions. Cp 2002 04 382 jpg 83 91 kb tags. Lakewood park was an amusement park northwest of uptown charlotte.
Below is a 1929 map showing the midway rides and swimming pool. Click for north carolina south carolina georgia page two. Roller coasters amusement parks companies people.
Charlotteans could take a trolley out to lakewood park and enjoy the various activities including a roller coaster. Lakes ponds north carolina charlotte. Latta had an earthen dam built across a hollow and created a scenic lake and he developed about ninety acres of land into an amusement park complex near the chadwick hoskins mill.
The lake dam were originally created by the southern power company in 1910 to cool the power transformers but soon became charlotte s finest up to date recreational area. Located on the streetcar line just outside the city limits on the northwest side lakewood park featured amusement rides including a roller coaster which cost 15 000 and a 100 seat merry go round as. It must be noted some of the above parks are still open as of 2012.
More glossary about this site terms of use contact us. On july 9 1910 latta opened lakewood park so that he could dismantle nearly all of latta park to provide more residential land for dilworth. In july 1910 edward dilworth latta opened lakewood park three miles northwest of charlotte so that he could dismantle his latta park project and provide more residential land for the dilworth suburb.
Defunct operated from to.
