Lakewood Park

Lakewood Park was located within a block or so of another park called Lakeside Park which closed well before Lakewood. The park property is quite wooded and spread out. In it's later years, Lakewood Park was known for it's Bavarian Beer Festival.

Lakewood once had a large wooden coaster in addition to a kiddie coaster and a Wild Mouse ride. The coaster was designed by Miller and Baker and introduced in 1923. It was removed sometime before the park closed. A miniature train ride circled the western half of the park. The Carousel has been saved and still operates at the Science Center in downtown Grand Rapids , Michigan. It is a Spillman menagerie park machine.

There are still quite a few remains at Lakewood Park to see. The Theater and a few other buildings remain. It is possible to see where the miniature train tracks ran and there is also a very rotted coaster car in the woods. The Festival House still remains too.

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Opened: ?

Closed: 1980s

Location: West side of E. Mahanoy Jct., PA

Remains: Lake, roads, several buildings, a coaster car and many other odds and ends.

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The above postcard picture gives a clear view of the park with the Ballroom in the upper right. The coaster would have been located to the upper left. The island remains. This view looks to the South.
Photo Gallery - The park in 1998
Parking Lot	These footers are the remains of the Ballroom	Path from Midway leading to the Ballroom
The Theater which sat near the Ballroom	Main Midway	Some buildings, probably games
Another view of the buildings along the midway	Remains of the Carousel building	Another view of the Carousel building
Lake and remains of bath houses	View over foundations looking toward the lake	An oven
Coaster car	Coaster car	Coaster car
Track for the kiddie turnpike	Rough electric used in older parks	Roadbed for the miniature train
Western train bridge - 1 of 3	Northern train bridge	An old light

¹Information provided by Joel Styer Additional information provided by the Rev. Cliff Herring who was a very knowledgeable guide through the park on the day the photos were taken. Thanks Cliff! Warning: all photos are copyrighted - DO NOT COPY
Defunct Amusement Parks wishes to thank everyone listed above for sharing their information

East Mahanoy Junction (Barnesville), Schuylkill County, PA

Photo Gallery - The park in 1998