Eldorado Amusement Park
The 25-acre Eldorado Amusement Park opened in 1891 in the Highwood Park[1][2][3] section of Weehawken, New Jersey. It operated as an amusement grounds through 1894,[4] after which time the main building, the Casino, was used to host boxing matches and other athletic events and vaudeville performances.[5][6] A massive fire in the early morning of November 4, 1898, destroyed the building.[7]
An archive can be found at the Weehawken Time Machine website.[8]
Founding
Eldorado was formed by local prominent political and business leaders through the creation of Palisades Amusement and Exhibition Company[9][10][11] with Bolossy Kiralfy, one of the Kiralfy Brothers, being named as General Manager/Amusement Director.[10] One of the principals of the company was Hillric J. Bonn was the founder of street railways and who directly or indirectly owned large parcels of land in Hudson County, New Jersey.[12][13]
The Palisades Amusement And Exhibition Company also published the show program for Auguste Francioli's Egypt Through Centuries in 1892.[14][15]
Attractions and themes
In 1891, Kiralfy's King Solomon's Mine was the opening production in the park's amphitheatre[16] Augusto Francioli's 'Egypt Through Centuries' was the theatre's 1892 season show, one of numerous Egyptian Theatre of the 19th and 20th centuries in America. The five acts depicting 110 years of Egyptian history depicted, in some part, the virgin sacrifice to Osiris.[16] Kiralfy's King Solomon show was also produced during the Eldorado's 1893 season.[17]
The park stated it was "the most beautiful amusement resort in the world"[18] with the amphitheatre having a claimed seating capacity from 12,000[19] or 15,000 persons.[10]
Site
The park contained "The Castle" which was the studio of Karl Bitter[20] until 1898.[21] Residential neighborhoods[1] and commercial development now occupy the original area.
See also
References
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- ↑ "Eldorado to Reopen". Evening [Jersey] Journal. April 28, 1894. p. 6
- ↑ "North Hudson [news]". Evening [Jersey] Journal. Nov. 29, 1895. p.4
- ↑ "Events in the Ring". Evening [Jersey] Journal. March 29, 1897. p. 4
- ↑ Eickmann, Walter T. "Eldorado," in History of West New York, New Jersey. Golden Jubilee Committee, West New York. 1948. p. 72-77
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