Photos courtesy of the Cleveland Memory Project

A view of the Casino Park roller coaster being constructed. The coaster was later torn down and replaced with the Coliseum.
Coaster Rides at Euclid Beach
Figure 8 at Euclid Beach- became Racing Coaster
Green Thumb Club members headed down hill on the roller coaster at Euclid Beach Park, August, 1965
Green Thumb Club members on the kiddie roller coaster at Euclid Beach Park, August, 1964
Green Thumb Club members on the roller coaster at Euclid Beach Park, August, 1965
Green Thumb Club members ride the roller coaster at Euclid Beach Park, August, 1965
Green Thumb Club members ride the roller coaster down hill at Euclid Beach Park, August 1965
Long lines of visitors await their turn to ride the Figure Eight wooden roller coaster at Euclid Beach. The ride operated from 1904 until its removal in 1909.
Opened in 1907, the Scenic Railway roller coaster was one of Euclid Beach’s early rides.
Parmadale children at Euclid Beach Park.
Parmadale children riding roller coaster at Euclid Beach Park
Roller coaster at Cedar Point.
Russian ice slide, shown in this winter scene of 1650, was the grandfather of the present-day roller coaster
Scenic Railway roller coaster at Euclid Beach
The Cyclone roller coaster at Puritas Springs Park, Cleveland, Ohio
The wooden Figure Eight roller coaster in operation at Euclid Beach between 1904 and 1909.
Two men wearing scuba equipment on the Racing Coaster at Euclid Beach Park.
With one exception, riders enjoy the roller coaster at Kiddie Playland in North Randall, Ohio.

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