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The History of Idora Park (1899—1984) by Rick Shale In the mid-1890s streetcar companies across America looked for ways to increase ridership in the evenings and on the weekends when the regular commuter traffic slacked off. Their solution was to tap into the thirst for popular amusements that had swept America following the 1893 World’s

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Idora park youngstown old pictures | please feed me paper-I spent many picnics at this park....those were the days/Love these and think as little kids...many of us just like throwing paper away so we could see it get sucked in... Idora Park Youngstown Ohio, Ohio Amusement Parks, Suction Machine, Youngstown Ohio, Silver Dollar City, Abandoned Amusement Parks, Company Picnic, Northeast Ohio, I Remember When

They used to have these at the now-defunct Idora Park in Youngstown, Ohio, so I was thrilled to see a working "litter pig" in Knoebels Amusement Resort in the summer of 2008. There is a suction machine that draws paper, cups and whatnot right into the pig's mouth. I recall the ones at Idora Park even had a continually-looping speech imploring kids to throw their litter in the pig's mouth.

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