| San Francisco Examiner, 31-October-1924 |
Halloween is coming.
This looks like fun. The Chutes was a popular San Francisco amusement park. In 1902 the park was located at Ocean Beach in the Richmond District.
Showing posts with label Chutes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chutes. Show all posts
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Sunday, July 14, 2024
Bastille Day, 2024 -- July 14, 2024
| San Francisco Call, 14-July-1897 |
Happy Bastille Day, everyone. In 1897, the Chutes, an amusement park, celebrated the holiday. "2 P.M. Literary Exercises. Mayor James D Phelan addressed the crowd. "Fireworks and Grand Ball at Night," all for 25 cents. Sounds like a good deal.
| celebratebastilledaysf.org |
This year's celebration does not appear to include Literary Exercises.
Friday, July 14, 2023
Bastille Day, 2023 -- July 14, 2023
| San Francisco Call, 12-July-1898 |
Happy Bastille Day, everyone. 125 years ago in San Francisco, the Chutes, an amusement park, was celebrating the holiday with a benefit for the Red Cross Society. Swiss Henri Maurice Cannon. "The Fattest of the Fat," claimed to weigh 613 pounds.
A 2023 celebration in San Francisco.
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Happy Bastille Day #4 -- July 14, 2013
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Are You Cold? -- January 22, 2011
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Shoot the Chutes -- July 23, 2009
The Chutes was a popular San Francisco amusement park. In 1905 it was located at Tenth and Fulton, across the street from Golden Gate Park. I suppose the Johnstown Flood was a diorama. The Circle Swing would have been a form of the magic swing ride.
(Update 02-February-2011, thanks to John Freeman): The later Playland-at-the-Beach was originally called Chutes-at-the-Beach, but was not related to the older Chutes parks. The park at the beach had a Shoot the Chutes ride until 1950. My mother remembers riding it.
The ad appeared in the 23-February-1905 San Francisco Call.
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