Palisades Amusement Park: Lake Placid Bobsled Postcard

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Palisades Amusement Park Postcard: Lake Placid Bobsled (circa 1938) Up for bid is this beautiful linen postcard showing the "Lake Placid Bobsled" at Palisades Amusement Park. The ride was built by John Norman Bartlett and opened in 1937. The ride worked on the principal of gravity gathering momentum from each twist and turn, exactly like a regular toboggan slide. The height of this ride was reportedly 125'. Given its location near the cliffs, the ride seemed even higher to riders. This ride ceased operation in 1946 and remained at the park until it was destroyed by fire in January of 1949. The postcard is used. There is a one cent postage stamp attached. It is postmarked "Palisade, NJ August 13, 1938." There is a slight shine to the front of the card in the upper left corner, which could be the remnants of postage stamp adhesive. The corners are nice and sharp. I would rate the overall condition as VG. It is postmarked "1938." PAPHS Catalog #4010-01. The card was published by Tichnor Brothers, #63735.Palisades was located in the Bergen County towns of Cliffside Park, Fort Lee and Edgewater. When the Park closed in 1971, it was a great loss to the millions of fans who flocked to its midways every year. Payment needs to be received within 7 days of the end of the auction and the winning bidder needs to contact me back within 3 days from my confirmation email. We accept Paypal.Please add $2.00 for shipping. We are happy to combine multiple auction items to save on shipping costs. Please ask any questions before bidding. Good luck and happy bidding! Palisades Amusement Park From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.Palisades Amusement Park was an amusement park located in New Jersey, USA, in the New York City area. It was atop The Palisades and was partially in Cliffside Park and partly in Fort Lee. It was in operation from 1898 until 1971, and near the end of its life was one of the most-visited amusement parks in the United States. After the park closed, high-rise housing units were built on its site.The Trolley Park EraThe Park on the Palisades opened in 1898 as a trolley park, a weekend destination planted by the Bergen County Traction Company, a trolley operator that provided service between the Edgewater ferry landing and the top of the Palisades. In this original incarnation, the park had few characteristics of an amusement park. Nonetheless, patrons utilized the trolley line to reach the passive recreation site atop the hill.The Schenck Brothers: 1908-1934Under new ownership in 1908, the park was renamed Palisades Amusement Park and started to add amusement rides and attractions. By 1910, the park was owned by Nicholas and Joseph Schenck, who were instrumental in the motion picture industry that at the time had a major hub in Fort Lee. The name of the park became Schenck Bros. Palisade Park. In 1913, they added a salt-water swimming pool by pumping water from the saline Hudson River, 200 feet (60 metres) below. The pool, 400 by 600 feet (120 metres by 180 metres) in surface area, was billed as the largest salt-water pool in the nation.Through the continued addition of attractions, the park became well-enough known by the 1920s that the Borough of Palisades Park, located west of the amusement park, contemplated changing its name to avoid confusion with the popular summer destination up the hill along the cliffs. The Rosenthal Brothers: 1934-197 1In 1934, the Schencks sold the amusement park to Jack and Irving Rosenthal, entrepreneurs from Brooklyn who had built a fortune as concessionaires at Coney Island. The Rosenthals were responsible for building the Cyclone roller coaster in 1927; as of 2005 that coaster is still in operation. The Rosenthals, who renamed the facility Palisades Amusement Park, rode out the duration of the Great Depression and the beginning of World War II, but in 1944 much of the park was destroyed by a fire that reportedly started beneath one of the amusement rides.The Ro... read more

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