1907 Wonderland Amusement Park Danville Illinois

1907 vintage postcard Wonderland Amusement Park in Danville, Illinois. Wonderland Park was built circa 1903, by William B. McKinley, chief executive of the Illinois Traction System (trolley). In 1905 the park was operated by the Danville Amusement Co.

The park was believed to be situated on the west side of South Gilbert Street, just north of the intersection with Tilton Road. Rides included a roller coaster, a merry-go-round, and other carnival-type rides. The name Wonderland Park was changed to Wayside Park in 1907, so with this postcard postmarked in 1907, it is at the cusp of the change. It is believed to have closed in 1909.

Rotograph card: photograph printed by a process in which a strip or roll of sensitized paper is automatically fed over the negative so that a series of prints are made, and are then rapidly developed, fixed, cut apart, and washed.

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