Idora Park Oakland California Alameda County c1910 UNP Postcard N499

Description: Idora Park Oakland California Alameda County c1910 UNP Postcard From Wikipedia:Idora Park (1903 – 1929) was an amusement park in North Oakland located on 17½ acres bordered by Telegraph and Shattuck Avenues, between 56th and 58th Streets. It opened May 16, 1903 on the site of the former Ayala's Park. Built to encourage streetcar use, as well as boost real estate sales, the park began as a rural getaway—being at first little more than a scenic picnic spot at the end of a trolley line with a dance and music pavilion. However, as attractions (such as roller coasters, a zoo, a skating rink, an amphitheater and an opera house) came to be added, the place was enclosed by a wrought-iron fence, admission was charged (10¢) and it gradually turned into what many called the East Bay’s finest amusement park. The rides at Idora Park included the Automobile Race Track, Barrel of Fun, Circle Swing, Circle Wave, Flying Swing, Haunted Swing, Helter-Skelter, Merry-Go-Round, Miniature Railway, Mountain Slide, Scenic Railway, Tickler Ride, Toboggan, Touring Car, as well as the Band Stand, Bear Pit, Illusion Theatre and the Skating Rink. After the great 1906 earthquake, several thousand San Franciscan refugees camped at Idora; the Realty Syndicate provided food and relief supplies. Later (possibly due to its reportedly having one of the very first PA systems in existence), Idora came to serve as a sort of ad-hoc community center, the site of various scientific demonstrations, revival meetings, vaudeville shows, chatauquas and political rallies. Idora Park closed and was torn down in 1929, victim of a double whammy: the Great Depression, and the decline of streetcars.

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