Eastwood Amusement Park Detroit Michigan
Many of the early parks began in the late 1800 s and featured large ballrooms casinos and bathhouses.
Eastwood amusement park detroit michigan. Supreme court of michigan. 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. City of east detroit 43 n w 2d 851 328 mich.
Amusement parks in michigan michigan amusement parks there were once over 3000 amusement parks nationwide and michigan had it s fair share. The park was built in 1926 and permanently closed dismantled in 1952. During the streetcar era in detroit the eastern end of the gratiot line terminated at the old eastwood amusement park located in the northern surburb of east detroit now eastpointe.
The pool was run very good. Photograph courtesy of the walter p. City of east detroit.
272 brought to you by free law project a non profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information. The head guard was a classic good looking experienced responsible man he expected the best from his guards and got it. The city of detroit condemned several of the park s rides and buildings and closed the park completely in 1927.
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. 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. 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.
Oct 24 2015 the eastwood amusement park was located on the northeast corner of eight mile and gratiot in eastpointe formerly east detroit. Opinion for eastwood park amusement co. My dad would send a gang over to eastwood in the old amusement park at gratiot and eight mile road with free tickets.
