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Wonderland Amusement Park (Minneapolis)

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233: 269: 221: 245: 257: 34: 209:, was opposite Wonderland’s main entrance. It argued that the park's crowds and noise interfered with worship services. The case was settled out of court, and the owners of Wonderland had the church moved to land they had purchased at 33rd Street and 30th Avenue. The congregation, later known as Vanderburgh Presbyterian Church, continued at that location for decades, and a house of worship is found there still. 400: 197:, had similar exhibits at amusement parks and expositions throughout the country and in Europe. The hospital, the only remaining structure from Wonderland, is now an apartment building at the intersection of 31st Avenue and 31st Street. 232: 268: 174:
A 120-foot tower, lit by thousands of electric lights, was Wonderland's focal point and could be seen from a distance of five miles. Among the other attractions were a
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In 1905 Elim Presbyterian Church sued Wonderland in an effort to close the park down. Elim, on the northwest corner of 32nd Avenue and
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One of the park’s most popular features was the "Infant Incubator Institute", whose owner, Dr.
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Karal Ann Marling, "Thrills and nostalgia: the amusement parks of Hennepin County"
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by David M. Schreier, (South St. Paul: Dakota County Historical Society, 2003).
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by Jack El-Hai, (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2000), pp. 62-63.
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Picturing the past: events that shaped Dakota County in the twentieth century
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by Eric Hart, (Minneapolis: Longfellow Community Council, 2009), pp. 69–72.
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The neighborhood by the falls: a look back at life in Longfellow
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Premature infants who were kept in incubators at the Infantorium
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from 1905 through 1911. The ten-acre site was located between
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Wonderland Amusement Park

Shoot the Chutes
Minneapolis
Coordinates
44°56′47″N 93°13′32″W / 44.946346°N 93.225690°W / 44.946346; -93.225690
Longfellow neighborhood
Minneapolis
Lake Street
scenic railway (roller coaster)
Excelsior Amusement Park
Lake Minnetonka
Lakeville
Martin A. Couney
Lake Street
Miniature train
Premature infants who were kept in incubators at the Infantorium
Roller coaster crew
Wonderland Amusement Park Poster
Wonderland Amusement Park at night
Trolley park
Wonderland Amusement Park




Wonderland
Wonderland
Transcriptions
Historic American Newspapers

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