United States, Georgia, Fulton County, Atlanta, 33.749, -84.38798Rogers, Kenneth, 1907-19891948/1970View 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.image/jpegVIS 82.109.05ahc082109005a.jpghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Kenneth Rogers Photographs, Atlanta History CenterAmusement parks--Georgia--AtlantaAmusement rides--Georgia--AtlantaRoller coasters--Georgia--AtlantaElectric signs--Georgia--AtlantaFireworks--Georgia--AtlantaHolidays--Georgia--AtlantaAnniversaries--Georgia--AtlantaFourth of July celebrationsMidways--Georgia--AtlantaAutomobiles--1940-1950Vehicles--Georgia--AtlantaLakewood Park (Atlanta, Ga.)Lakewood Fairgrounds (Atlanta, Ga.)Southeastern Fair (Atlanta, Ga.)Fourth of July at Lakewood Fairgrounds, after 1947StillImage