Riverview Park

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Riverview Park

amusement park, Chicago, Illinois, United States

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roller coaster
Expansion in the United States
In the 1920s Riverview Park in Chicago came closest to rivaling Coney Island, with always at least 6, and sometimes as many as 11, coasters in operation. The Fireball (formerly the Blue Streak) was hyped as the fastest coaster ever built, but the Chicago park’s claim that it…
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In the 1920s Riverview Park in Chicago came closest to rivaling Coney Island, with always at least 6, and sometimes as many as 11, coasters in operation. The Fireball (formerly the Blue Streak) was hyped as the fastest coaster ever built, but the Chicago park’s claim that it…
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