Close-up of carousel horses

Cheryl Brown’s ‘Riverview Remembered’

Calendar icon for date 1515 May 15, 2026 | Clock icon 1:00 pm Location pin icon 2001 West Algonquin Road, Algonquin, IL 60102

The world’s largest amusement park was right here in the city of Chicago. Join us for a fun presentation with lots of pictures and stories about this amazing park that opened in 1904. Relive the past with historian, Cheryl Brown, as she explains the rides and attractions: Aladdin’s Castle Fun House, the Bobs, Shoot the Chutes, Flying Turns, Pair-o-chutes, freak show and more. Discover why it suddenly closed in 1967.

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