Eldrige Park LbNA #43044
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Add Location| Owner: | Adoptable |
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| Plant date: | Aug 26, 2008 |
| Location: | |
| City: | Elmira |
| County: | Chemung |
| State: | New York |
| Boxes: | 0 |
| Planted by: | faithharshberger  |
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| Found by: | riverkat |
| Last found: | Oct 11, 2010 |
| Status: | FFFFFaFa |
| Last edited: | Aug 26, 2008 |
Eldridge Park, located in Elmira, New York, was a famous amusement park around the turn of the 20th century. Covering roughly 15 acres, it was dedicated to the memory of a local physician and was in common usage late into the 20th century.
Early in the 21st century, another local physician and friends decided to resurrect the central element of Eldridge Park was the Carousel. Their efforts have been largely successful and they have moved on to further enhancements and improvements of the park.
In the early 1960s, the park included the now-famous carousel, an outdoor stage, an extensive network of picnic areas, a wooden roller coaster, haunted house, shooting gallery, bumper cars, several rides for young and old alike, The Dragon (a boat ride on the park's lake), eateries, a miniature golf course, and a small-gage train that ran through the park, in addition to several other rides and attractions.
Eldridge Lake has for generations had the folklore of being "bottomless". That is, that there is an underground water tunnel that leads at least 20 miles (32 km) to the north, to Seneca Lake, one of the nearby Finger Lakes in Upstate New York. How this rumor started is unknown, but for generations the folklore has lived on.
This letterbox inspiration came from the “positive example” of the few people who have been dedicated to helping reistablish Eldridge Park’s spark - back to life. This letterbox contains the key to the attitude necessary to continue rebuilding Eldridge and Elmira into a place that we are proud to call our home.
Enter the park from the Woodland Lawn Ave/Thurston Street entrance. Park and enjoy the view of the lake and the parks wonderful Willow Tees. Walk toward the skate park, stand at the red and white pole and take a moment to look around. Think about what it must a have looked like in the 1950’s. Then, 27 paces forward there is and intersection on the walk. Take a 90 degree right. Over the tracks under the forth left handrail post benieth a rock holds the key to community, the key to making this place what it once was.
Early in the 21st century, another local physician and friends decided to resurrect the central element of Eldridge Park was the Carousel. Their efforts have been largely successful and they have moved on to further enhancements and improvements of the park.
In the early 1960s, the park included the now-famous carousel, an outdoor stage, an extensive network of picnic areas, a wooden roller coaster, haunted house, shooting gallery, bumper cars, several rides for young and old alike, The Dragon (a boat ride on the park's lake), eateries, a miniature golf course, and a small-gage train that ran through the park, in addition to several other rides and attractions.
Eldridge Lake has for generations had the folklore of being "bottomless". That is, that there is an underground water tunnel that leads at least 20 miles (32 km) to the north, to Seneca Lake, one of the nearby Finger Lakes in Upstate New York. How this rumor started is unknown, but for generations the folklore has lived on.
This letterbox inspiration came from the “positive example” of the few people who have been dedicated to helping reistablish Eldridge Park’s spark - back to life. This letterbox contains the key to the attitude necessary to continue rebuilding Eldridge and Elmira into a place that we are proud to call our home.
Enter the park from the Woodland Lawn Ave/Thurston Street entrance. Park and enjoy the view of the lake and the parks wonderful Willow Tees. Walk toward the skate park, stand at the red and white pole and take a moment to look around. Think about what it must a have looked like in the 1950’s. Then, 27 paces forward there is and intersection on the walk. Take a 90 degree right. Over the tracks under the forth left handrail post benieth a rock holds the key to community, the key to making this place what it once was.