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Pages in category "Defunct amusement parks in Texas" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
According to the National Amusement Park Historical Association, there are approximately 1,000 defunct amusement parks in North America, with a significant number being in the United States. [1] The primary reasons for amusement park closures in the early-20th century included the advent of the Great Depression , destruction by fire, incidents ...
Defunct Amusement Parks of Illinois Over 80 defunct Illinois amusement parks: history and photos. Defunct amusement parks; 10¢ A Ticket: The Stories & Glories of Old Amusement Parks, WBGU-PBS documentary about 21 amusement parks located in Northwest Ohio since the 1800s; Abandoned amusement park ruins on moderndayruins.com
Six Flags New Orleans. New Orleans. While this park started as Jazzland in 2000, it faced bankruptcy just two years later. Six Flags came in, added $20 million of upgrades, mainly in the form of ...
Northwest Mall was a shopping mall located in the Lazybrook/Timbergrove neighborhood of Houston, Texas near the intersection of U.S. Route 290 and Loop 610. The mall opened in October 1968, two weeks after its sister property, Almeda Mall , opened on the south side of Houston.
Neither the Texas Almanac nor the Handbook of Texas classify this a ghost town, with a year-2000 population of 150 residents. [482] Thurber: Erath: 1888 ca. 1937 Semi-abandoned site Company town (Texas and Pacific Oil and Coal Company); at its peak was most populous city between Fort Worth and El Paso. [483] Tiemann: Guadalupe: No longer exists ...
In 2008, 30 years after the park's closure, the land it stood on was offered up for sale with an asking price of $3.5 million, and, according to the realtor's website, was sold. The page which indicated this was last updated on March 26, 2008. [5] The 2007 documentary film "Welcome Back Riders" featured Chippewa Lake Park.
Government Canyon State Natural Area: Guadalupe River State Park: Comal, Kendall 1,938.7 acres (785 ha) 1983 Guadalupe River State Park: Hill Country State Natural Area: Bandera, Medina 5,369 acres (2,173 ha) 1984 Hill Country State Natural Area: Honey Creek State Natural Area: Comal 2,293.7 acres (928.2 ha) 1985 Honey Creek State Natural Area