1958 THE AQUAFAIR High Diving Horse Brochure NORTH MIAMI

Description: This listing is for a very nice brochure from:THE AQUAFAIR - High Diving Horse Brochure The condition is very nice showing minor signs of age It does not have a date on it, however based on the history, noted below, it would be from approximately 1956 - 1958 It measures approximately 4" x 9" with 4 double-sided panels This is some background from a site noting the history of this attraction: In 1956, the Hamids bought out Tropical Panorama, a small, eight acre tourist attraction located off of Biscayne Boulevard (US 1) at 185th Street in North Miami. A water stadium was added and plans were made to dredge a channel to the site so that the popular boat tours of the time might bring in shiploads of eager customers. Their new attraction, now christened Aquafair, opened on December 22nd, 1956. Aquafair was an attempt to create a Steel Pier like winter attraction, with a water-based show featuring acts imported from Atlantic City, including the comedy stylings of "Russ Dodson and his Diving Collegians," and also the Hamid's signature diving horse act (yes, that is a real horse, with rider, plunging from a high platform into a pool of water). The park also still offered trained porpoises, animal displays, and alligator wrestling. The Hamids also hoped to breed and train new animal acts there for their circus. Business at the attraction was only fair, however, and dropped off after the first two seasons. Aquafair only operated through the end of 1959, when the Hamids leased the land to fellow circus impresario Clyde Beatty. Beatty planned to again renovate and reopen the site, this time as "Clyde Beatty's Jungleland," borrowing the name of an attraction he had earlier operated in Fort Lauderdale PLEASE SEE MY OTHER LISTINGS IN MY STORE FOR SIMILAR ITEMS AND COMBINE FOR THE LOWEST POSTAGE. Please feel free to message any questions to me.(24)

Price: 24.95 USD

Location: Lake Zurich, Illinois

End Time: 2024-11-07T17:07:58.000Z

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