Ferris Wheel - Lakeside, CO
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Outspoken1
N 39° 46.745 W 105° 03.300
13S E 495290 N 4403239
Main Ferris Wheel at Lakeside Amusement Park in Denver, Colorado, USA
Waymark Code: WM9HE6
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/22/2010
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This Ferris wheel is not the original. The Starider was built in 1908, but eventually developed too many mechanical problems to continue to repair. When the park opened in 1908, it was called White City, as many amusement parks took this motif from the 1893 Colombian Exhibition (from (
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This Ferris wheel is at the south end of the park. The ticket booth features the art deco motif of the park. The park is open from late May to early September. The seasonal schedule is available (
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