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This documentary pieces together the magnificent history and use over time of the River Common and all those who have come to use the area to capitalize on it's natural beauty, rich floodplain soils and river corridor, means of transportation, strategic lookout location, and recreational past-times. Scott captures not only the history of the ...
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- Wilbur Fitzgerald, Bill Clinton, Joe Biden
- Scott Spinucci
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America's First Park: River Common (2014) Directed by Scott Spinucci Genres - Documentary | Release Date - Dec 31, 1969 | Run Time - 52 min. |
- Steeplechase Park
- Vauxhall Gardens
- Dreamland
- Saltair
- Tivoli Gardens
- Luna Park
Opened in 1897 by entrepreneur George C. Tilyou, Steeplechase Park was the first of three major amusement parks that put New York’s Coney Island on the map. The park took its name from its signature attraction, a 1,100-foot steel track where patrons could race one another on mechanical horses, but it also included a Ferris Wheel, a space-inspired r...
For much of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, the famed Vauxhall Gardens offered Londoners a much-needed respite from the grime and sprawl of the big city. Nestled on the south bank of the River Thames, this verdant pleasure garden consisted of several acres of trees and flowers, footpaths, and pavilions lit by thousands of shimmering gas lamps. F...
Coney Island’s Dreamland only operated for seven years between 1904 and 1911, but during that time it established itself as one of the most ambitious amusement parks ever constructed. The brainchild of a former senator named William H. Reynolds, the site included a labyrinth of unusual rides and attractions lit by an astounding one million electric...
First opened in 1893, Saltair was a desert oasis situated on the south shore of Utah’s Great Salt Lake. The Mormon Church originally commissioned the site in the hope of creating a wholesome “Coney Island of the West” without the perceived sleaziness of the New York original. Their family-friendly park proved an instant hit, as scores of visitors a...
Denmark’s Tivoli Gardens first opened in 1843, when showman Georg Carstensen persuaded King Christian VIII to let him build a pleasure garden outside the walls of Copenhagen. Originally constructed on around 20 acres of land, Carstensen’s creation featured a series of oriental-inspired buildings, a lake fashioned from part of the old city moat, flo...
Founded in 1903 by theme park impresarios Fred Thompson and Skip Dundy, Coney Island’s Luna Park consisted of a gaudy cluster of domed buildings and towers illuminated by an eye-popping 250,000 light bulbs. The park specialized in high-concept rides that transported visitors everywhere from 20,000 leagues under the sea to the North Pole and even th...
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18 janv. 2014 · Watch America's First Park: River Common documentary will be available to anyone anywhere via Internet Streaming within a few days followed by Video on Demand and DVD releases. Major News,...
America's First Park: River Common (2014) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
