Amusement Parks, Beaches
and Pleasure Gardens
of Canada's Past
You are about to explore the outdoor pleasure districts of Canada's past. Few books, articles and documentaries are available on this subject compared to the number involving similar areas in other locations such as Great Britain and The United States. Usually for Canada, these amusement areas are discussed as part of a larger book or documentary on some other subject such as a town's history. Unfortunately, save for a few dedicated books, in most cases the amusements detail is scarce. This division of the CEC website will improve upon that. Books, videos, newspaper articles & their advertisements, and many personal recollections have been drawn upon to document Canada's amusement past in order to present it to you here. Many postcards have been reproduced in the various park articles along with photos from generous submitters.
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A huge thankyou to Tim Covell for usage of his Canadian park and coaster research information that appears on this website. Tim's materials now reside in the CEC archives. |
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Closed parks outside of Canada: Defunct Parks I would like to thank sitemaster Joel Styer for input to Closed Canadian Parks. |
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Roller Coasters, old and new in North America: InCoasterPaedia. Thanks to Chris LeReau for his input and coaster information used throughout these articles. He in turn wishes to credit Richard Munch of Pennsylvania, U.S.A. for much of his information. |
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