A summer evening on the Midway at the Kiddieland Amusement Park. Melrose Park Illinois. June 2007., a photo by Eddie from Chicago on Flickr.
The Eisenhower Public Library located at 4613 N Oketo Avenue in Harwood Heights Illinois, welcomes local Chicago historian and photographer Edward Kwiatkowski to the library's upstairs meeting room on Saturday, May 12th from 1:00 until 3:00 PM.
Eddie will be hosting a multi media photo slideshow and lecture event entitled "Kiddieland Memories", wich honors the recently closed Kiddieland Amusement Park that existed at North and First Avenues in Melrose Park Illinois from 1928 until 2009.
If You are a fan of Amusement Park Subjects, then You definately will wan't to stop in and see the show at the Eisenhower Public Library.
Aside from the photos and video clips of Kiddieland that were taken during the park's last few seasons of operation, Eddie will also be showing photos of some of Chicago's other now long gone and forgotten amusement parks from the past as well.
If You could remember fun Summertime places like Riverview Park in Chicago Illinois, Adventure land in Addison Illinois or even Playland Park in Justice Illinois...then please come and see this fun family oriented event at the Eisenhower Public Library on Saturday, May 12th.
If You have any photos or home movies of any of these places transfered to a DVD disc, You are encouraged to please bring them down and share Your memories.
Admission is free!
This will be a fun event, and We hope to see You there!
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