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Not a hot air balloon, but a gas balloon prepares for liftoff at the Lagoon. Possibly, it's preparation for this big Latonia racetrack event. | We're unclear if this is the same gas balloon as in our other scenes. This image is known to be in Northern Kentucky, but may or may not be Ludlow. |
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Additional Gas Balloon preparations at the Lagoon |
“After successfully ascending in a balloon Wednesday night at the Lagoon, Frank Grubbs, the
aeronaut, circled around toward Ludlow and then came whirling down on the top of a building.
Three of his ribs were broken and his left shoulder dislocated.”
from Maysville's Evening Bulletin, July 7, 1904
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Balloon over the Lagoon from a Facebook post of Look at Ludlow |
What the Lagoon looked like in 1909, from a gas balloon. |
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The Lagoon's Roller Coaster, with a View of the Cincinnati Southern Railroad. | Scene at the Lagoon, 1895 | 1896 |
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Attractions at the Lagoon |
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And after the tragedy, in rushed the . . . Red Cross? No, lawyers.
The 1901 flood at the Lagoon, here.
What's new at the Lagoon for 1905? Lots. Details here.
On July 18, 1896, the Cincinnati weekly Chic, noted that the beaches of the Lagoon were a delightful luxury, “a full acre in extent,”" and “built of sand and gravel upon a timber foundation.” If you didn't have your own, “Suits for gentlemen and ladies may be had for a reasonable price.” And how was the water? “Simply perfect.” |
Then there was the 100 acre film studio they were going to build at the Lagoon. Or maybe Fort Thomas. Details.
Souvenir
From a Facebook post by Gary Rolfsen
End of the Line, at or near the Lagoon
From a Facebook post by Gary Rolfsen
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Autoing in the Treetops at the Ludlow Lagoon |
Stage Coach for the Lagoon?
from the Look At Ludlow Facebook page
Announcing Kentucky Post Day at the Lagoon, 1911.
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Clubhouse | Shoot the Chutes | Lake View |
Thanks to Gary Rolfsen for these. |
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Ice Skating | Fishing | 1903 |
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The Boathouse and the Amphitheater | Scene at the Lagoon | The Coaster Ride | Shooting the Chutes, 1903 |
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A Viking Boat at the Lagoon | A little background on these battleships, and those above, is here. |
Dave Schroeder's history of the Ludlow Lagoon
We took our Lagoon page headings from this season pass from 1899.
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Various ephemera from the Ludlow Lagoon |
Architectural drawing of the Lagoon's Entrance