The photograph of Pittsburgh-based T. M. Harton Company’s Scenic Auto-Dip is a great reminder of the remarkable legacy of multiple people from this region who manufactured the thrilling ups and downs of roller coaster rides well into the 20th century.
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September 20, 2017
Manufacturing Thrills: The Legacy of Western Pennsylvania’s Roller Coaster Pioneers
September 6, 2017
Last Ride of Summer: West View Park and the Nostalgia for Lost Amusement Parks
In September 1977, West View Park closed for the last time. What is it about lost amusement parks that evokes such nostalgia?
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July 21, 2017
Locating Luna Park
This excerpt from Luna: Pittsburgh’s Original Lost Kennywood, follows Frederick Ingersoll in choosing a site to build Luna Park after his first two deals fell through. Late in 1904 he settled on the Aspinwall estate, a mysterious old house on the wooded eastern slope of Herron Hill, a couple blocks from today’s Bloomfield Bridge.
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