Gone But Not Forgotten: Youngstown's Idora Park Traditional Cache
Gone But Not Forgotten: Youngstown's Idora Park
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This cache is located on the outskirts of where Idora Park once stood.
This is a micro cache with no room for trading and you must bring your own writing utensil. Idora Park (1899–1984) was a northeastern Ohio amusement park popularly known as "Youngstown's Million Dollar Playground." Built by the Youngstown Park and Falls Street Railway Company, the park's expansion coincided with the growth of the South Side of Youngstown, Ohio, in the Fosterville neighborhood. Idora Park was one of the nation's few remaining urban amusement parks. The parks main attractions included the primary rollercoasters: the Wild Cat and Jack Rabbit, Kiddieland, and the Idora Park Ballroom. In 1984 a devastating fire destroyed The Wild Cat, Idora's biggest attraction. The park operated through the summer of 1984, but with the premier ride gone, a decision was made to close permanently. Idora Park welcomed its last visitors on September 16, 1984. While caching, keep your eyes peeled for the visual reminders that remain from nearly 40 years ago, from the fire that destroyed a park of which so many loved.
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