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Electric Park, Newark

Electric Park (1903–1912) was an amusement park in Newark, New Jersey. It was one of dozens of "Electric Parks" of the era that were constructed as trolley parks to generate streetcar ridership in the evenings and weekends. The parks were usually owned by electric companies and streetcar companies, but this one was owned by Newark brewer Gottfried Krueger. Located on South Orange Avenue in Newark, it opened on Memorial Day 1903 and was an overnight success.

History
Newark's Electric Park, one of New Jersey's first amusement parks, was built on the site of Scheutzen Park (Shooting Park), a favorite outing and picnic spot for Newark's then heavily German population.

400-pound lioness

and closed on

the site is now Vailsburg Park.