- Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photograph Collection
- Title:
- Fourth of July at Lakewood Fairgrounds, after 1947
- Creator:
- Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-1989
- Date of Original:
- 1948/1970
- Subject:
- Amusement parks--Georgia--Atlanta
Amusement rides--Georgia--Atlanta
Roller coasters--Georgia--Atlanta
Electric signs--Georgia--Atlanta
Fireworks--Georgia--Atlanta
Holidays--Georgia--Atlanta
Anniversaries--Georgia--Atlanta
Fourth of July celebrations
Midways--Georgia--Atlanta
Automobiles--1940-1950
Vehicles--Georgia--Atlanta
Lakewood Park (Atlanta, Ga.)
Lakewood Fairgrounds (Atlanta, Ga.)
Southeastern Fair (Atlanta, Ga.) - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798
- Medium:
- photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- View overlooking cars parked in a lot, and the midway at Lakewood Fairgrounds in Atlanta, Georgia during a Fourth of July celebration.
The resort area that would come to be known as Lakewood Park opened in 1893. In 1915 it began hosting the Southeastern Fair and in 1938, Lakewood Speedway was built on the property. The Southeastern Fair was discontinued in 1975, and Lakewood Speedway ceased stock car racing in 1979. In the 1980s it became home to a motion picture complex, an antique flea market, and an amphitheater. - Local Identifier:
- VIS 82.109.05
ahc082109005a.jpg - Metadata URL:
- http://album.atlantahistorycenter.com/cdm/ref/collection/Rogers/id/690
- Extent:
- 4 x 5 in. black and white negative
- Original Collection:
- Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History Center
- Holding Institution:
- Atlanta History Center
- Rights:
-
