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Ramona Park Paper Ephemera: Framed Display Of 12 Fragments
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1995.9.16Description:
Framed display of 12 paper fragments from Ramona Park theater programs, advertisements, flyers. etc....contains 12 scraps, man with red drum on right side.;ACCEPT. RELEVANCE: Ramona Park in East Grand Rapids was a long-lived and important element of Grand Rapids area entertainment. Many Grand Rapids residents today still retain 'warm-fuzzy' memories of Ramona Park and the Ramona Theater. OTHER COLLECTIONS: The PMGR has a surprisingly small collection of Ramona Park memorabilia.KWAPIL01;Originally from the Ramona Theater of Ramona Park, East Grand Rapids.. KWAPIL01;Originally from the Ramona Theater of Ramona Park, East Grand Rapids.. Originally from the Ramona Theater of Ramona Park, East Grand Rapids..Dimensions:
15" h 20.25" w 0.5" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageSource:
Gift Of Donated In Memory Of Gordon E. HarringtonRelated Entities:
John Perschbacher (donor) Ramona Park (is related to)Ramona Park was an amusement park located on the western shore of Reeds Lake in East Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1903-1954. Thousands of families visited each year until the 1950s, when gasoline for cars became more available, and people began vacationing elsewhere. The park was owned and operated originally by the Grand Rapids Street Railway Company, and also after it became the Grand Rapids Motor Coach Company. It featured attractions such as the Jack Rabbit Derby Racer roller coaster, merry-go-round, fun house, mystic chutes, Ferris wheel, bumper cars, rocket swings and a miniature train. The park also included the Ramona Theatre which hosted vaudeville shows, musicals, silent film shorts, and favorite local and national entertainers. Ramona Gardens was initially a dance hall which, in the late 1930s, hosted the best of the big bands, and in 1942, became a roller skating rink.