Old Amusement Parks In Massachusetts. Pirate s fun park salisbury beach ma 1979 2004 last remaining amusement zone at resort replaced by condos pleasure island wakesfield ma 1959 1969 unseasonably cold summer in 1969 bankrupt park point of pines amusement park revere beach ma 1907 never opened ran out of money when park nearly finished. It must be noted some of the above parks are still open as of 2012.
Pirate s fun park salisbury beach ma 1979 2004 last remaining amusement zone at resort replaced by condos pleasure island wakesfield ma 1959 1969 unseasonably cold summer in 1969 bankrupt park point of pines amusement park revere beach ma 1907 never opened ran out of money when park nearly finished. Abandoned amusement parks of massachusetts and other trivia park name. Whalom park was an amusement park located on lake whalom in lunenburg massachusetts that operated from 1893 to 2000.
While all of the amusement parks on this list are incredibly old and some have had closures all of them are up and running today.
The primary reasons for amusement park closures in the early 20th century included the advent of the great depression destruction by fire accidents and construction of highways and other forms of land. Whalom park was established in 1893 by the fitchburg leominster street railway as a traditional english style park of gardens and walking paths. Whalom park was an amusement park located on lake whalom in lunenburg massachusetts that operated from 1893 to 2000. The amusement park closed in 1994 and sat abandoned for years before its remains were finally demolished out of concern for public safety.
