postcard
Catalog Number
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Description
Colored postcard depicting an image at Jenison Park, Holland, Michigan. The postcard shows a group of people gathered outside of a pavilion building. You can see the interurban tracks in the foreground. Printed on the card it says, "Olympia Pavilion, Jenison Park, Mich."
History
Jenison Park, also known as Jenison Electric Park, was an amusement park that operated ca 1892-1920's. The park had wooden roller coaster and a variety of rides and games. Many guests were brought to the park by the Interurban electric train or by boat. The park was located in the Macatawa area on the south side of Lake Macatawa before Eldeans Shipyard.