| 1875:JULY 4th CLP OPENS AS A PICNIC GROVE. OWNED BY E.E. ANDREWS. 1878: CLP OPENS AS A PLEASURE GROUND. 1906: PARKER BEACH IS BORN. 1915: MISS CHIPPEWA IS BUILT. SHE WAS BUILT FOR SUMMIT BEACH PARK AND NAMED THE LaRUE. SHE WAS LATER SOLD TO CLP AND RENAMED MISS CHIPPEWA 1923: THE STARLITE BALLROOM IS BUILT. DESIGNED BY MAC BEACH AND WAS BUILT RIGHT OVER THE OLD BALLROOM BUILD BY E.E. ANDREWS. 1923: SEPTEMBER 1st THE KKK HOLD A CONCLAVE AT CLP. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT 50,000 KLANSMEN ATTEND. 1924: THE BIG DIPPER IS ADDED TO THE PARK. THE BIG DIPPER IS ALSO KNOWN AS COASTER. 1927: A CAROUSEL IS BOUGHT FOR $15K. ALSO ADDED WAS THE TUMBLE BUG. 1930: JUNE 17th PARKER BEACH AND JANET KLOVE ARE MARRIED. 1936: PARKER TAKES OVER OPERATIONS OF CLP. 1937: PARKER AND JANET BUY CLP. 1937: RIDE LIST: MERRY-GO-ROUND, COASTER, DEVILS PARADISE, ZEPPELIN RIDE, LIVE PONY RIDE ($.05 PER RIDE), BOAT SWING, MINI RAILROAD, AEROPLANE SWING, FERRIS WHEEL, TUMBLE BUG, CHAIRPLANE SWING, DODGEM, AND KIDDIE LAND. 1940'S: ADD A MERRY MIX UP AND STRAT-A-SHIP TO THE RIDE LIST. |
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