May 14, 2024 · It was once the World’s Largest Amusement Park – It boasts the world’s first suspended roller coaster and first parachute ride. Today, it’s merely one of Chicago’s best …

Mar 17, 2003 · Riverview (Old Sharpshooters’ Park) —This park includes the popular Chicago picnic grounds, Sharpshooters’ Park with a large adjoining tract, having open air amusements …

Jul 6, 2017 · Riverview Park delighted Chicagoans for 64 summers, from 1904-1967. A massive parachute tower, beloved roller coasters, spooky fun houses, the world's largest carousel: …

Aug 29, 2017 · The much-loved rides and attractions, like the wooden roller coaster known as the Bobs and the free-falling Pair-O-Chutes, came in by the 1930s and defined Riverview for a …

Riverview Park opened in 1904 and closed in 1967. Nothing remains of the site. It was located by Belmont, Western, and Clybourn Avenues in Chicago, near the Chicago River and Lane Tech.

Jun 5, 2019 · Riverview Park opened in July 1904 and became one of the biggest amusement ever built at that time. It closed in 1967. I never visited the park since I was three years old …

The Park opened July 2, 1904 at Western and Belmont Avenues and on the west near the Chicago River. A billboard proclaimed it would be the “kingdom of magic with Mardi Gras …

Jul 6, 2017 · 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 …

Mar 12, 2025 · Fly Heli (10-mile city skyline tour, minimum two people, max three people, take off and land at Vertiport Chicago, 1339 S Wood St.) Other tours: 30-mile shoreline tour from the …

Feb 26, 2025 · Inside Chicago tours from $30 (£23) pp. Stay at Chicago Athletic Association from $200 (£160). Published in the USA guide, available with the Jan/Feb 2025 issue of National …