Central Park (amusement park)
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Central Park was an amusement park in the Rittersville section of Allentown, Pennsylvania
. It was located on 40 acres purchased from the Thomas Ritter farm by the Allentown Bethlehem Rapid Transit Company.
The park opened in July, 1893. After a series of fires, the park was closed in December 1951 and the land was sold for real estate development. During the 1960s, the land was redeveloped and today a few abandoned concrete footings remain in wooded areas intermixed between clearings and homes and buildings which now exist on the site.
Allentown, Pennsylvania
Allentown is a city located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is Pennsylvania's third most populous city, after Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, and the 215th largest city in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 118,032 and is currently...
. It was located on 40 acres purchased from the Thomas Ritter farm by the Allentown Bethlehem Rapid Transit Company.
The park opened in July, 1893. After a series of fires, the park was closed in December 1951 and the land was sold for real estate development. During the 1960s, the land was redeveloped and today a few abandoned concrete footings remain in wooded areas intermixed between clearings and homes and buildings which now exist on the site.