By 1963, the park was struggling and there was interest in building a community college on the site.[1] A fire on July 19, 1963, destroyed all but the swimming pool and the frame of the wooden roller coaster.[3] Two years later, it was announced that St. Louis Community College–Forest Park would be built on the land.[4][5]
The park's 1920 Dentzel carousel survived the fire and operates today at Faust Park in Chesterfield, Missouri.
Referencesedit
^ abcde"Forest Park Highlands Closing Would Be Removal of Landmark". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. 1963-01-13. p. 3 – via Proquest.
forest, park, highlands, american, amusement, park, louis, missouri, operated, from, 1896, 1963, 1909, 1910, opened, 1896, beer, garden, sophie, tucker, john, philip, sousa, jack, dempsey, appeared, there, featured, pagoda, from, 1904, world, fair, held, acros. Forest Park Highlands was an American amusement park in St Louis Missouri It operated from 1896 to 1963 Forest Park Highlands c 1909 Forest Park Highlands 1910 Forest Park Highlands opened in 1896 as a beer garden 1 Sophie Tucker John Philip Sousa and Jack Dempsey appeared there 1 It featured a pagoda from the 1904 World s Fair 1 held across the street in Forest Park 2 It also had a ferris wheel railway dodgem cars tiltawhirls shooting galleries doll throws and wheels of chance 1 By 1963 the park was struggling and there was interest in building a community college on the site 1 A fire on July 19 1963 destroyed all but the swimming pool and the frame of the wooden roller coaster 3 Two years later it was announced that St Louis Community College Forest Park would be built on the land 4 5 The park s 1920 Dentzel carousel survived the fire and operates today at Faust Park in Chesterfield Missouri References edit a b c d e Forest Park Highlands Closing Would Be Removal of Landmark St Louis Post Dispatch 1963 01 13 p 3 via Proquest Garner Doug 2007 Forest Park Highlands Arcadia Publishing ISBN 978 0 7385 5162 3 Amusement Park Razed in St Louis Fire Chicago Tribune 1963 07 20 p 2 via Proquest Out of Ruins a Campus St Louis Post Dispatch 1965 08 01 pp 32 33 via Proquest 21 Vintage Photos of Forest Park Highlands Amusement Park Riverfront Times Slideshows 2016 07 11 Retrieved 2020 04 05 External links editUnofficial Forest Park Highlands website Photos in the St Louis Post Dispatch Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Forest Park Highlands amp oldid 1214279848, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
