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Luna Park (Denver, Colo.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Public Note: Name vaild for period 1908-1914Bio/Hist: The amusement park at Sloans Lake, Denver Colorado opened June 27, 1881 as Manhattan Beach. The principal building, the Manhattan Beach Club burned to the ground in 1908, and the owners of the Lakeside Amusement Park, a few blocks to the north adjacent to Lake Rhoda, took over the Sloans Lake location and opened a satellite called Luna Park in 1908. Lakeside remains open, but Luna Park closed in 1914.Source: Vintage Homes of Denver http://www.vintagehomesofdenver.com/artman/publish/northwest-denver/Sloan-s-Lake---Denver-Neighborhoods.html, April 4, 2013: __Sloan's Lake - Denver Neighborhoods (Manhattan Beach Club 1891-1908, Luna Park 1908-1914) ||Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Beach_(Denver), April 4, 2013: __Manhattan Beach (Denver) (amusement park in Denver from 1881-1914, from 1908-1914 is was known as Luna Park)See Also From: Manhattan Beach (Denver, Colo.)

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Albert Lewin, circa 1911

 Item
Identifier: B063.08.0024.00083
Abstract

Albert Lewin stands in Luna Park, the park he built, wearing a suit and bowler hat.

Dates: circa 1911

Albert Lewin at Luna Park, 1911 May

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Identifier: B063.05.0021.00117
Abstract

Five men stand together at Luna Park near Sloan's Lake. Standing in the center is Albert Lewin who built Luna Park.

Dates: 1911 May

Albert Lewin at Luna Park, 1911 May

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Identifier: B063.05.0021.00123
Abstract

Five men stand together at Luna Park near Sloan's Lake. Standing in the center is Albert Lewin who built Luna Park.

Dates: 1911 May