Digital Live Sound Video: Kiddieland Limited riding alongside First Avenue. Kiddieland Amusement Park.(Gone.) Melrose Park Illinois USA. June 2009.

I photographed this digital live sound video after work one evening, in June of 2009.

Chicago's Kiddieland Amusement Park was in it's final season of operation after 81 years in near northwest suburban Melrose Park Illinois. Seen here along the east side of the park alongside First Avenue, is the gasoline powered 14" track guage Kiddieland Limited 1950's era replica streamliner passenger train. It is early June, and the weeknight amusement park patronage is still just a little on the light side.

I had the "Best Seat In The House" to capture this image on the Kiddieland Miniature Railroad line, a convenient parking lot gaurd rail.

Chicagoland just won't be the same without Kiddieland.

Thanks.

Eddie K.