Episode 31: For Your Amusement

Lifelong Oregonian Marcus Axford takes you on a roller coaster ride through the history of Oregon's amusement parks! Summer festivities are here and the heat is in full swing, and what better way to enjoy fun in the sun than an amusement park? Learning it's history perhaps? Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_fair https://www.funcrewusa.com/resources/carnival-vs-fair-vs-festival/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_garden https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amusement_park https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/138306757/john-francis-cordray https://www.newspapers.com/image/80186992/?clipping_id=101482315&fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjgwMTg2OTkyLCJpYXQiOjE3MTk5ODI5MjgsImV4cCI6MTcyMDA2OTMyOH0.Oi-6Z1rC_JM6ThhMW8UzuvKoNHBQHk-bfxaBpWWV4yA https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40308075/robert-edward-bollinger https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oaks_Amusement_Park https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/pixieland/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jantzen_Beach_Amusement_Park https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/jantzen/ https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/enchanted-forest/ https://www.statesmanjournal.com/obituaries/pore0607434 https://www.oakspark.com/about-us#:~:text=Oaks%20Park%20has%20been%20%22where,area's%20emerging%20interurban%20transportation%20system. https://www.pdxmonthly.com/travel-and-outdoors/2023/04/pixieland-oregon-amusement-park-history-lincoln-city