Amusment Park owner
Mr. Humphrey owned and operated the Euclid Beach Park. He opened a popcorn stand at the beach while it was owned by it's orginal owners. After a couple of years, he decided to close his stand. While on a business trip to Chicago, he learned that Euclid Beach Park had gone into bankrupty, he returned to Cleveland and offered the bankers a deal. Let him rent the property. Mr. Humphrey did not charge admission to the park and got the streetcar company to charge a "one fare, free gate, no beer". By the end of the parks first season, the Humphrey's owned a majority of the stock for the business.
Through the years, different attractions were added that drew people into the park.
The park closed in 1969.
Mr. Humphrey owned and operated the Euclid Beach Park. He opened a popcorn stand at the beach while it was owned by it's orginal owners. After a couple of years, he decided to close his stand. While on a business trip to Chicago, he learned that Euclid Beach Park had gone into bankrupty, he returned to Cleveland and offered the bankers a deal. Let him rent the property. Mr. Humphrey did not charge admission to the park and got the streetcar company to charge a "one fare, free gate, no beer". By the end of the parks first season, the Humphrey's owned a majority of the stock for the business.
Through the years, different attractions were added that drew people into the park.
The park closed in 1969.
Amusment Park owner
Mr. Humphrey owned and operated the Euclid Beach Park. He opened a popcorn stand at the beach while it was owned by it's orginal owners. After a couple of years, he decided to close his stand. While on a business trip to Chicago, he learned that Euclid Beach Park had gone into bankrupty, he returned to Cleveland and offered the bankers a deal. Let him rent the property. Mr. Humphrey did not charge admission to the park and got the streetcar company to charge a "one fare, free gate, no beer". By the end of the parks first season, the Humphrey's owned a majority of the stock for the business.
Through the years, different attractions were added that drew people into the park.
The park closed in 1969.
Mr. Humphrey owned and operated the Euclid Beach Park. He opened a popcorn stand at the beach while it was owned by it's orginal owners. After a couple of years, he decided to close his stand. While on a business trip to Chicago, he learned that Euclid Beach Park had gone into bankrupty, he returned to Cleveland and offered the bankers a deal. Let him rent the property. Mr. Humphrey did not charge admission to the park and got the streetcar company to charge a "one fare, free gate, no beer". By the end of the parks first season, the Humphrey's owned a majority of the stock for the business.
Through the years, different attractions were added that drew people into the park.
The park closed in 1969.
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