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White City (Philadelphia)
White City (Philadelphia), originally known as Chestnut Hill Park, was an amusement park in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania, just outside of Philadelphia and near Chestnut Hill. It was established in 1898 by the Chestnut Hill Casino Company which included stockholders Henry B. Auchy (owner of the Philadelphia Toboggan Company), Clinton Rorer (President), John Roehm Sr. (Treasurer) and John Roehm Jr. (Secretary)〔"Here Is Another Suburban Park", ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', February 11, 1898〕 with the intent of providing a park for the middle to working class of Philadelphia and Norristown with a trolley fare of only five cents〔"Chestnut Hill Park", ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', June 9, 1898〕 in comparison to the more expensive 30c fare to Willow Grove Park. It became a White City amusement park in 1906.〔"New State Charters", ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', April 25, 1906, p. 4〕〔"White City Booming", ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 20, 1906, p. 2〕 After years of complaints from local residents, the park shut down in 1912.
==Creation==
In February 1898, the Chestnut Hill Casino Company purchased 25 acres of land in Springfield Township〔 at the northwest corner of Bethlehem Pike and Paper Mill Road.〔David R. Contosta, ''Suburb in the City: Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1850-1990'' (Ohio State University Press 1992) ISBN 0-8142-0580-1〕 Within three months, the amusement park was developed and due to open in May but the opening had to be pushed back to June 11 because of heavy rains.〔"Chestnut Hill Park", ''Philadelphia Inquirer'', June 5, 1898〕
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