Lotus Isle
Lotus Isle Amusement Park opened on June 27, 1930. Known as "the Wonderland of the Pacific Northwest", was located in Portland, Oregon, just off the east tip of Hayden Island. Lotus Isle was located just east of the more successful Jantzen Beach amusement park. Lotus Isle spread out over 128 acres (0.52 km2) and at the time was Portland's largest amusement park.
In 1928, a temperamental bull elephant named "Tusko" was sold to Lotus Isle from John Ringling. The elephant soon destroyed several pavilions after being spooked by a low-flying stunt plane.[1]
On August 28, 1930, a young boy fell from the roller coaster and drowned. Edwin Platt, the park's owner, committed suicide the day after the drowning. Less than a year later the park's 6,000 square foot ballroom burned down. Lotus Isle Park went into bankruptcy in 1932.[2]
Attractions
- "Whiz" - wood Roller Coaster
- Alpine Scenic Railway
- 100-foot (30 m) neon Eiffel Tower sign at the entrance
- 1914 Herschell-Spillman menagerie merry-go-round -- currently located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park
References
- ↑ "Lotus Isle". Portland History.
- ↑ Klooster, Karl (June 1984). "Lotus Isle: Backfiring Bamboozle".
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Coordinates: 45°36′39″N 122°40′26″W / 45.610945°N 122.673984°W