The scene is the Old Mill Tunnel of Love ride at Riverview Park in August 1943. Chicago American news carrier boys wave their tickets for their free rides as they gather at the entrance to ...

It has been more than 27 years since Chicago’s Riverview Amusement Park closed its gates ... was married on the Chutes Tower, the giant parachute ride converted from a condemned attraction ...

Established in 1904, Riverview Amusement Park occupied 74 acres of land ... High School between Western Avenue and the Chicago River. The much-loved rides and attractions, like the wooden roller ...

An amusement park with its odd corners, dark mysterious rides, nefarious-looking ... historical novel set in 1915 Chicago. Despite all that, Riverview Amusement Park also is a kind of refuge ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Children ride on a rollercoaster at Riverview Amusement Park, 3000 N. Western Ave., in 1966. Chicago Sun-Times collection, Chicago History Museum Share For ...

Within the next three years, tourists in Chicago ... ride: A glass platform will launch thrill seekers 82 stories into the air, at speeds of 16.6 feet per second. This isn’t an amusement park ...

WTTW's John Callaway hosts a Chicago Story about Riverview, the Chicago amusement park that from 1904-1967 delighted people with rides such as the Bobs roller coaster, Aladdin's Castle ...