Beaches; Merry-go-rounds; Amusement parks; Starke County (Ind.);
The Amusement Park at Brydon's Beach (later Rannell's Park) at the south end of Bass Lake was an attraction for both tourists and Starke County residents. The park featured a carousel, ferris wheel, penny arcade and water slide.
Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.); The Speedometer (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Speed Way (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); The Warning Star (Louisville Cement Company employee newsletter); Louisville...
The Speedometer was a monthly or sometimes bi-weekly newsletter of the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. The newsletter was focused on safety issues at the plant but also included human interest stories. The Speedometer began publication...
Penny arcades; Amusement parks; Starke County (Ind.);
Brydon's Beach was an arcade and amusement park for the many visitors at Bass Lake Beach each summer. View of the ferris wheel, cafe & cocktail lounge and shooting gallery.
Green-towned photographic postcard. The Pavillion at Mounds Park was a popular place to dance during the summer when the Union Traction Company operated Mounds Park as an amusement park.
The boat dock was one of the attractions at the Union Traction Company's Mounds Park on the White River. Visitors could rent a canoe or a rowboat for a sail on the river.
Colorized postcard shows mouth of cave in Mounds Park. The caves of Mounds Park are almost legendary. An apocryphal story (currently unverified) from the 1920's holds that a child was once lost in one for several hours. No caves are open to the...
