Eastwood Amusement Park Detroit Michigan

Eastwood park life guard november 23 2011 in 1949 i was a life guard at eastwood park for a eighteen year old it was the best of the best work you could do.

Eastwood amusement park detroit michigan. We d battle for crowds said tom welsh in a 1961 interview. Many of the early parks began in the late 1800 s and featured large ballrooms casinos and bathhouses. Opinion for eastwood park amusement co.

Amusement parks in michigan michigan amusement parks there were once over 3000 amusement parks nationwide and michigan had it s fair share. Reuther library archives of labor and urban affairs wayne state university the detroit news 1937 technically it was known as eastwood amusement park but nearly everyone called it eastwood park or just eastwood. Oct 24 2015 the eastwood amusement park was located on the northeast corner of eight mile and gratiot in eastpointe formerly east detroit.

Even the words scrawled across its portal announced simply eastwood park. We d circulate on eastwood s dance floor passing out free tickets to our place but of course eastwood would do the same to us. 272 1950 43 n w 2d 851.

It was demolished in 1928. Headnotes are not an official product of the court therefore they are not displayed page 63 since 1927 eastwood park amusement company a michigan corporation plaintiff has operated an amusement park at the corner of eight mile road and gratiot avenue in what was formerly the village of halfway michigan later incorporated as the city. City of east detroit 43 n w 2d 851 328 mich.

City of east detroit. My dad would send a gang over to eastwood in the old amusement park at gratiot and eight mile road with free tickets. Eastwood park amusement company v.

The head guard was a classic good looking experienced responsible man he expected the best from his guards and got it. 272 brought to you by free law project a non profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. Photograph courtesy of the walter p.