Playland offers an inviting look at the historic amusement park on the shore of the Long Island Sound in Rye.
Opened in 1928 as part of the newly developed Westchester County Park System, Playland originally drew crowds that arrived via automobile, bus, and steamship for the circus acts, sideshows, and rides, such as the Swooper, an oval roller c.
This book recalls the early days and the later years of Playland, a national historic landmark and America\'s only publicly owned amusement park.
Playland offers an inviting look at the historic amusement park on the shore of the Long Island Sound in Rye