Amusing America

[Dave Monroe]

Amusing America is the story of participatory
commercial amusements in American cities—San Francisco
in particular—and how they changed the way Americans
lived. From the Gilded Age of the 1880s to World War
II, amusement parks, world’s fairs, arcades, seaside
resorts and dance pavilions brought Americans together
from all walks of life to share in new forms of
leisure and new social relationships....

http://sfpl.org/news/onlineexhibits/amusing/

E.g. ...

Dante's Inferno

The experience gives San Franciscans and visitors who
think they’re in Heaven, a glimpse of Hell.

http://sfpl.org/news/onlineexhibits/amusing/images/midwinter-dante%27s_inferno.jpg

http://sfpl.org/news/onlineexhibits/amusing/midwinterfair.htm


 
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