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Euclid Beach Park Now is an organization dedicated to preserving
the memory of Cleveland, Ohio's most famous amusement park, Euclid
Beach Park, which operated from 1895 through 1969.
Our mission is to support the
education of the public as to the history of Euclid Beach Park through lectures, exhibits, displays, memorabilia shows, television
and radio appearances and any other available form. We also support the preservation of physical items from Euclid
Beach Park that may be owned by other organizations, private individuals, or any other entity.
MEMBERSHIP If you share an interest in Euclid Beach Park or in old amusement parks
you are invited to join Euclid Beach Park Now. Annual dues are $12.00, November 1st to October 31st. Go to the Navigation
Bar above and click on "Contact Us."
NEWSLETTER With membership you will receive THE ARCH,
published quarterly.
THE ARCH
The newsletter is named after the main entrance gate to Euclid
Beach Park. It is a well-remembered and recognizable icon of the park. Still standing, it is a designated
Cleveland landmark.
THE ARCH Previous Articles
Volume 19 - Issue 2 - Winter 2007-2008 - Euclid Beach Ballroom Postcards
- Memories of Euclid Beach Ballroom
- "FREE" Ride Tickets at E.B.P.
- Free Ride Tickets
- Humphrey
Ad in Tour Booklet
- "Big bucks for yuks"
- Euclid Beach Rides at Old Indiana (Photos)
Volume 19 - Issue 3 - Spring 2008 - Spring 2008 President's Column
- Calendar
of Events
- Merry-Go-Memories Exhibit (Article on newest exhibit at the Merry-Go-Round Museum, Sandusky, Ohio.
Includes Photos.)
- Annual Picnic Badges from 1951 And 1952
- "Insert" Ballot for 2008 Election
of Officers and Board of Directors.
2008 DISPLAYS/EVENTS/EXHIBITS
Museum of Carousel Art and History
(Merry-Go-Round Museum) Sandusky, Ohio.
The
Museum's 2008 exhibit is entitled, "Merry-Go-Memories" and focuses on the personnel connections people have
with both the machines and the animals that ride on them. Five horses from the Euclid Beach Park Carrousel on loan from the
Western Reserve Historial Society are included in the exhibit. To make the horses feel at home, the display includes some
other Euclid Beach Park memorabilia.
Memorial-Nottingham Branch of the Cleveland Public Library
Back in 1998 Euclid Beach
Park Now was asked if they were willing to raise funds and have four carrousel horses carved for Euclid Beach's old Carrousel,
1910 Philadelphia Toboggan Company #19. Two of those horses are now on display at the Nottingham Branch of the Cleveland Public
Library through August 30, 2008.
The library is located at: 17109 Lake Shore Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44110
Phone: 216-623-7039 - E-Mail: Memorial.Nottinghom.Branch@cpl.org
(At some future date a section on the
Carrousel will be added to the Navigation Bar.
Euclid Beach Park Lecture and Slide Show
Thursday, July 17, 2008 starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Memorial-Nottingham
Branch of the Cleveland Public Library. Speaking will be James Seman, Past President of Euclid Beach Park Now who worked
at the park a few summers as an operator on the Racing Coaster.
The library is located at: 17109 Lake Shore Boulevard,
Cleveland, OH 44110
Phone: 216-623-7039 - E-Mail: Memorial.Nottinghom.Branch@cpl.org
Remembering the Sights and Sounds of Euclid Beach Park
Euclid Beach State Park, Cleveland,
Ohio. Sunday September 28, 2008 - 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Rain or Shine, Euclid Beach Park will come alive again, for one day
only with markers showing where rides and attractions once stood. Original amusement park ride cars and other park memorabilia
will be on display. Sponsored by Euclid Beach Park Now and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Cleveland Lakefront.
Free Admission.
For more information "click" here.
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