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George Ranney KELSEY

New Haven, Conn., White City, Savin Rock

"Savin Rock was an American amusement park in West Haven, Connecticut. It was previously called The White City. The park included a number of roller coasters, other rides and numerous funhouses.

The amusement park was established in the 1870s after entrepreneur George Kelsey extended the trolley lines and built a 1,500-foot pier at the end of Beach Street to accommodate a ferry service. Kelsey built the nearby Seaview Hotel, with rooms for up to 150 guests.

...In 1903 carnival rides were added and the area was officially opened as an amusement park called the White City...

By 1919, the park, now called Savin Rock Amusement Park, was attracting 1.2 million visitors each year...

Inside the White City was a movie theater, The Orpheum Theater, which was open all year round was owned by Doc Dewaltop from 1913 until it was destroyed by a fire in 1921...

The park was finally closed in 1966."

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