Amusement Archives - Disappointed Tourist

El Bosque Encantado

La Garita, Alajuela, Costa Rica Closed 1995 The Disappointed Tourist: El Bosque Encantado, Ellen Harvey, 2021. Oil and acrylic on Gessoboard, 24 x 18″ (61 x 46 cm). Photograph: Etienne Frossard. El Bosque Encantado (the Enchanted Forest) was a Costa Rican amusement park founded in 1976 by Don Álvaro and Doña Carmen in La Garita. The painting doesn’t have […]

Brandybucks

Cliftonville, Kent, England, UK

Closed 1998

The Bungalow

Cliftonville, Kent, UK

Burned 1975

CBGB

New York, New York, USA

Closed 2006

Chesterfield Mall Carousel

Chesterfield Mall, Missouri, USA

Closed 2018

Dreamland

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Burned 1911

Dreamland

Margate, Kent, England, UK

Closed 2005

Enchanted Forest

Ellicot City, Maryland, USA

Closed 1995

Fairyland Kiddie Park

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Closed 2002

Fenice

Venice, Italy

Arson 1996

Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace

Los Angeles, California, USA Closed 1981 Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace was converted from a bowling alley into a roller rink in 1979, becoming a brief sensation for its live bands and celebrity guest list. An episode of Charlies Angels (Angels on Skates) was filmed there in 1979. It closed in 1981 and today the building […]

Hippodrome of Constantinople

Istanbul, Turkey

Abandoned from 1204 onwards

Idora Park

Oakland, California, USA Demolished 1929 Idora Park was an amusement park constructed by The Realty Syndicate in 1904 in Ayala Park and leased by the Ingersoll Pleasure and Amusement Park Co. In addition to several roller coasters, the park also had a zoo, an ostrich farm, animal shows, a dance hall, a racetrack, an outdoor amphitheater, […]

Layer Road Stadium

Colchester, England, UK

Closed 2008, demolished 2012

Lincoln Park

Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Closed 1987

Luna Park

Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Burned 1944

Madison Square Garden II

New York, New York, USA Demolished 1926 The second Madison Square Garden was a Manhattan indoor arena that replaced the first Madison Square Garden. It was designed by noted architect Stanford White, who was murdered there in 1906 by millionaire Harry Thaw over his affair with Thaw’s wife, the actress Evelyn Nesbit. Although the Garden hosted […]

Maltepe Süreyya Beach

Instanbul, Turkey Filled-in 1980s This was a beloved beach outside of Istanbul. The city approved plans to fill in the beach in 1976 and since the 1980s the little pavilion has been flanked by streets and traffic. This painting is based on an uncredited photograph. This was a meeting point for young people’s summer joy […]