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Lakemont Park Post Card
Posted By thecircusblog on March 21, 2016
Lakemont Park in it’s day was most likely a most beautiful place to visit. The people of Altoona, PA, were extremely proud of their park and rightfully so. It was heaven for school children and young couples often took advantage of it’s romantic atmosphere to propose in marriage and older patrons walked among the hundreds of natural flowers and trees remembering their past. On the reverse side of this card is a note. You will notice a one cent stamp on it. In the spring of 1988 I came to Lakemont to reopen it. While inspecting the rides that were there I went into the Leap The Dips maintenance shack and found a box with a canvas pouch containing cards and old photos which will follow in future posts.
Lakemont Park
Posted By thecircusblog on March 21, 2016
The Casino still exists to this day. However the trees are gone. They were cut down many years ago to expand the park for more amusement rides…. not a good thing to do and the public resented it. I never got to see the true beauty of the park except for these post cards and other photos that I possess.
Lakemont Park Pool
Posted By thecircusblog on March 21, 2016
The Lakemont Park pool was the hi light of the park. The water was often like ice but it did not stop the fun. In 1988 it was nothing more than cement bowl. The Capell family opened the park without the pool. It was in their mind to repair it as we knew that it would be a plus but money time and politics got in the way.
Lakemont Park 1989 Billboard
Posted By thecircusblog on March 21, 2016
This is one of many billboards that were put up throughout Blair County.
Lakemont Park 1960 Train
Posted By thecircusblog on March 21, 2016
The gentlemen in this photo are unknown to me. It was during the time when the Thompson family were running the park.
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