Английская Википедия:Eldorado Amusement Park

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Шаблон:Short description Eldorado Amusement Park was a 25-acre (10.12 ha) amusement park that opened in 1891 in the Highwood Park section of Weehawken, New Jersey.[1][2] It operated as an amusement grounds through 1894,[3] after which time the main building, the Casino, was used to host boxing matches and other athletic events and vaudeville performances.[4][5] A massive fire in the early morning of November 4, 1898, destroyed the building.[6]

Founding

Eldorado was formed by local prominent political and business leaders through the creation of the Palisades Amusement and Exhibition Company[7][8][9] with Bolossy Kiralfy, one of the Kiralfy Brothers, being named as General Manager/Amusement Director.[8] One of the principals of the company was Hillric J. Bonn; he was the founder of street railways and he directly or indirectly owned large parcels of land in Hudson County, New Jersey.[10][11]

The Palisades Amusement And Exhibition Company also published the show program for Auguste Francioli's Egypt Through Centuries in 1892.[12][13]

Attractions and themes

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Karl Bitter Weehawken home

In 1891, Kiralfy's King Solomon's Mine was the opening production in the park's amphitheater[14] Augusto Francioli's 'Egypt Through Centuries' was the theater's 1892 season show, one of numerous Egyptian Theaters of the 19th and 20th centuries in America. The five acts depicting 110 years of Egyptian history depicted, in some part, the virgin sacrifice to Osiris.[14] Kiralfy's King Solomon show was also produced during the Eldorado's 1893 season.[15]

The park stated it was "the most beautiful amusement resort in the world"[16] with the amphitheatre having a claimed seating capacity from 12,000[17] or 15,000 persons.[8]

Subsequent use

The park was the location of "The Castle" which was the studio of Karl Bitter[18] until 1898.[19] Residential neighborhoods[1] and commercial development now occupy the original area.

See also

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  2. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  3. ↑ "Eldorado to Reopen". Evening [Jersey] Journal. April 28, 1894. p. 6
  4. ↑ "North Hudson [news]". Evening [Jersey] Journal. Nov. 29, 1895. p.4
  5. ↑ "Events in the Ring". Evening [Jersey] Journal. March 29, 1897. p. 4
  6. ↑ Eickmann, Walter T. "Eldorado," in History of West New York, New Jersey. Golden Jubilee Committee, West New York. 1948. p. 72-77
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 8,2 Шаблон:Cite news
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  14. ↑ 14,0 14,1 Шаблон:Cite book
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  17. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  18. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  19. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
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