Lotus Isle facts for kids
"Bulldog" bumper cars at Lotus Isle
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| Location | Tomahawk Island, Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 45°36′39″N 122°40′26″W / 45.610945°N 122.673984°W |
| Status | Closed |
| Opened | June 28, 1930 |
| Closed | 1932 |
| Owner | Edwin F. Platt |
Lotus Isle Amusement Park was an amusement park that operated from 1930 to 1932 on Tomahawk Island in Portland, Oregon. Known as the "Wonderland of the Pacific Northwest", Lotus Isle was located just east of the more successful Jantzen Beach amusement park. Lotus Isle spread out over 128 acres (0.52 km2) and at the time was Portland's largest amusement park.
Attractions
- "Whiz" - wood roller coaster
- Alpine Scenic Railway
- Bulldog Bumper Cars
- 100-foot (30 m) neon Eiffel Tower sign at the entrance
- 1914 Herschell-Spillman menagerie merry-go-round -- currently located in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park
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