Gwynn Oak Somebody mentioned this park the other day... Gwynn Oak Park is a park that was the site of a privately owned amusement park, located in the town of Gwynn Oak, just outside the northwest corner of Baltimore, Maryland. The 64 acres park is at the corner of Gwynn Oak and Gwyndale Avenues, about a quarter mile off of Liberty Heights Avenue. The amusement park, which existed from 1893 until 1973, was the site of protests against racial segregation due to its whites-only admissions policy. In its heyday, the amusement park featured three roller coasters: The Big Dipper, The Little Dipper and The Wild Mouse. It also had a trolley, a carousel, and the dance hall known as the Dixie Ballroom The park closed in 1973 after suffering severe damage from flooding when Hurricane Agnes caused the Gwynns Falls to overflow. In 1974 its rides were auctioned off. The carousel was moved and is still in operation on the National Mall in Washington DC.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Mar 2014 13:50:39 +0000