{"product_id":"excelsior-amusement-park-greg-van-gompel-9781540217288","title":"Excelsior Amusement Park: Playland of the Twin Cities","description":"Minneapolis roared into the 1920s as a major metropolis, but it lacked the kind of outdoor amusement facilities common elsewhere across the country. In 1925, Fred W. Pearce introduced the Twin Cities to his \"Picnic Wonderland.\" Crowds eagerly poured onto the shores of Lake Minnetonka by the trolley load. Luckily, Excelsior Park survived the Great Depression and World War II on the strength of its celebrity acts. Changes in the forms of transportation, combined with innovations in the outdoor entertainment industry such as Disneyland and an aging infrastructure, eventually forced the park to close its gates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Greg Van Gompel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1540217280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781540217288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press Library Editions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/31\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Greg Van Gompel","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43994266829055,"sku":"9781540217288","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7d726dbf-c6e4-49fc-b7ac-192cb562a505.jpg?v=1683329123","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/excelsior-amusement-park-greg-van-gompel-9781540217288","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}