Burke Glen Amusement Park in the 1930s

ca. 1925-1945

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Burke Glen Amusement Park in the 1930s
  • Title
  • Burke Glen Amusement Park in the 1930s
  • Date
  • ca. 1925-1945
  • Identifier
  • 20110202-hpicmonroeville-0157
  • Source Identifier
  • 737
  • Description
  • While the family car was a big factor in Burke Glen’s success, it also was to lead to the parks’ demise, for during World War II gas rationing severely restricted recreational driving by the public, and revenues shrank. In addition, the construction of the new Route 22 in the 1940s had taken land from Burke Glen, reducing the size of the amusement park. As a result, the park was forced to scale back operations; it never fully recovered.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Amusement parks--Pennsylvania--Monroeville.
    Automobile parking--Pennsylvania--Monroeville.
    Monroeville (Pa.)--History.
  • Source
  • hpicmonroeville
  • Contributor
  • Monroeville Historical Society
  • Collection
  • Monroeville Historical Society Collection
  • Rights Information
  • No Copyright - United States. The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.
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