Oldiesmann Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Stumbled across this video just now and thought folks here would enjoy it. It's a video of the classic Scott Joplin piece "Solace" featuring dozens of old postcards of Coney Island and other Cincinnati attractions. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Nice find! Some of those post cards are from Chester Park, which was a competitor to Coney in the early 1900s. It was located over off of Spring Grove Avenue. I believe that the Cincinnati Water Works now has a building on the site of what was the park. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted January 23, 2014 Author Share Posted January 23, 2014 You're correct. The site once occupied by Chester Park is home to CIncinnati Water Works offices and assorted other businesses. That's only about 5 minutes from my house. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandyb79 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I always wondered where that was located, so thank you guys for providing a landmark reference! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondyRidesOn Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 I have passed the old Chester Park site many times. It's near Spring Grove Cemetery in St. Bernard. I guess I'm a little late. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOPGUN1993 Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Chester Park- 1927 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandyb79 Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Magnificent photo! Thank you for sharing! Can anyone share any specs on the two coasters pictured? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldiesmann Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Magnificent photo! Thank you for sharing! Can anyone share any specs on the two coasters pictured? http://rcdb.com/6126.htm Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 with Tapatalk 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoastersRZ Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 Excellent photo TG1993! Too bad there aren`t many stats on those coasters other than the designer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilotank Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 You're correct. The site once occupied by Chester Park is home to CIncinnati Water Works offices and assorted other businesses. That's only about 5 minutes from my house. How ironic, the reason Chester Park closed is because they were in the process of restructuring financially but couldn't pay their water bill! pilotank 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
upstop Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Could have been a conspiracy for the Cincinnati Water Works to take the property as it was a prime location at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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