I found this historic photograph of Chicago's long gone Hollywood Kiddieland Amusement Park, from a blogsite known as "Gorilla's Don't Blog" who's web address is http:gorillasdontblog.blogspot.com

Many years ago, the greater Chicagoland area, was the home to many seasonal family owned and operated amusement parks.

The names included Riverview Park in Chicago Illinois, Adventureland in Addison Illinois, Fairyland in Lyons Illinois, Playland Park in Justice Illinois, and Kiddieland in Melrose Park Illinois to name a few.

Most of Chicago's little amusement parks wich were very common during the 1950's and 1960's era, were tiny Mom and Pop run establishments wich featured portable carnival style rides on a vacant parcel of land.

Chicago's Hollywood Kiddieland Amusement Park, was a tiny seasonal amusement park located at West Devon and North Kedzie Avenues, in Chicago's Hollywood Park neighborhood near Lincolnwood Illinois. This park existed from 1948 until it was closed and demolished in 1975.

This photograph, was taken at Hollywood kiddieland in June of 1966.

Commercial real estate values were worth big money, and many of the tiny Mom and Pop owned Chicago amusement parks, would eventually become retail strip malls by the 1970's era.

Thanks.
Eddie K.