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Burke Glen Amusement Park

ca. 1930-1950

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Burke Glen Amusement Park
  • Title
  • Burke Glen Amusement Park
  • Date
  • ca. 1930-1950
  • Identifier
  • 20110202-hpicmonroeville-0159
  • Source Identifier
  • 589
  • Description
  • By 1970s, the Park had shrunk to a small core of what it once was. The amusement rides were gone but the picnic groves, a refreshment stand, pool, and the miniature golf course remained. In 1974, after several unprofitable seasons, citing dwindling reservations, the need for major repairs and maintenance, and the national energy shortage, Burke Glen permanently closed its doors.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Amusement parks--Pennsylvania--Monroeville.
    Children--Pennsylvania--Monroeville.
    Monroeville (Pa.)--History.
  • Source
  • Allan Behler
  • 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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