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    Location3300 North Western Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, United States
    OpenedJuly 2, 1904
    ClosedOctober 3, 1967
    Slogan"Laugh Your Troubles Away!" · "Chicago's famous Amusement Park"
    Map of riverview amusement park 1967
    Racism and closing

    Riverview closed in 1967. Urban myths endure, describing the park's "seedy" atmosphere in the 1960s, as it coincidentally became more integrated. Contemporaneous articles in black publication… See more

    Memorabilia

    Many items from Riverview, as well as paintings portraying the park, were on display at Riverview Tavern, located on the corner of West Roscoe Street and Damen Avenue from 2005 to 2018. The Riverview Carousel c… See more

    Bally and Williams tie-ins

    The Bally Manufacturing Corporation 1972 pinball machine Fireball was named after the park's Fireball roller coaster. Also, Bally's Aladdin's Castle amusement arcade division was renamed from Carousel Time to honor th… See more

    See also

    Flying Cars, former ride See more

    Further reading

    • Gee, Derek; Lopez, Ralph (2000). Laugh Your Troubles Away: The Complete History of Riverview Park, Chicago, Illinois. Livonia, MI: Sharpshooter Productions. ISBN 978-0967604510.
    • Riverview Park Remembered, FacebookSee more

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