Overview
Between 1894 and 1937 Chevy Chase Lake Amusement Park was Chevy Chase’s very own “high class amusement resort” for a “most refined patronage”. Located at the end of the streetcar line along Connecticut Avenue, the amusement park was a destination for band concerts, recreation, and amusement rides. This exhibition uses newspaper articles, oral history reminiscences, and photographs to explore the park’s history, including Jim Crow laws in effect at the amusement park and “scandalous” new dances that were barred at the dance pavilion.
Image credit: Boating on Chevy Chase Lake, undated.
