Amusement Parks...

Cyclone at night

IMG_5043

Sign for The Cyclone rollercoaster at Lakeside Amusement Park. The rollercoaster and sign were built 1940, the Art Deco design was by Richard Crowther.

July 16th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


Lakeside Amusement Park Tower

Lakeside_IMG_3184

Lakeside Amusement Park’s Tower, built in the Beaux-Arts style
in 1908. 102 years ago!

July 1st, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


Lakeside Cyclone entranceway

Lakeside_IMG_5720

The Art Deco entranceway to the Cyclone Rollercoaster at Lakeside Amusement Park.

The Cyclone opened in 1940 and was designed by Edward Vietel Sr. I am pretty sure the entranceway was one of many Richard Crowther designs for the park.

June 3rd, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


Lakeside Hurricane ticket booth

Lakeside_IMG_8504

The Hurricane ticket booth at Lakeside Amusement Park. An Art Deco design by Richard Crowther from the late ’40s-early ’50s.

April 21st, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin


Lakeside ticket booth

Lakeside_IMG_5749

Beautiful Art Deco ticket booth from Lakeside Amusement Park in the city of Lakeside, CO.

Designed in the 1940s by Richard Crowther.

February 5th, 2010 / No Comments » / by Tom Lundin