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Pittsburg Plunge (1)

1995

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Pittsburg Plunge (1)
  • Title
  • Pittsburg Plunge (1)
  • Date
  • 1995
  • Identifier
  • 20210216-hswp-0855
  • Source Identifier
  • MSS_141_B081_F03_I03
  • Description
  • The Pittsburg Plunge making a big splash in the pool below. The Steel Phantom is seen in the background. Pittsburg Plunge was modeled after Shoot the Chutes, a similar ride found at many parks around the turn of the 20th century. It is the centerpiece of Lost Kennywood, a themed section of the park that opened in 1995 on the site of the old Swimming Pool. It was modeled after Fred Ingersoll's Luna Park, which was located in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood from 1905-1909. The ride spells Pittsburg without an "h" just as it was from 1891-1911.
  • Type
  • still image
  • Genre
  • photographs
  • Subject
  • Amusement parks--Pennsylvania.
    Kennywood Park (Pa.)
    Amusement rides.
  • Source
  • Kennywood Park Records, 1895-2018, MSS 141, Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Contributor
  • Detre Library & Archives, Heinz History Center
  • Collection
  • Kennywood Park Records
  • Rights Information
  • Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use.
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