For years, city officials relied on revenue from park concessions run by private operators to pay for park upkeep and improvements. Pictured here is the 40-foot water toboggan slide installed in 1961 by Fun Fair Amusements, Inc. In 1969, the Bloomington Parks and Recreation Department assumed control of the beach, and Fun Fair removed the slide.
(Pantagraph file photo)
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Would you please get in touch with me? There are several of us on the "You Knew You Grew Up in Bloomington When" on Facebook who would love to speak with you. My great grandfather built the house on the NE corner of Miller and Low and my grandparents lived in the house at 1502 S. Low (Lake at Low). JKParrish (jkpscrap@yahoo.com)
Also interested in corresponding....
You have good stuff posted here that overlaps some odd research interests of my own.
Specifically, if a bit off the main location, the old brewery caves in Stine Grove and Highland Park. And naturally any Monkey Island!
Please drop a line and/or drop in at https://detritusofempire.blogspot.com/ to see the sort of stuff that I research.
Tim Wolter
wolterkasdorf ( at ) sbcglobal.net
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