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Description of Pictures: This was an anniversary event called "Summer of Change." It reunited civil rights veterans who participated in protests at Glen Echo 45 years ago, leading to the integration of the Park. The program was sponsored by the National Park Service, in cooperation with the Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture, Inc. and Montgomery County, Maryland. As a letter from anniversary organizer Sam Swersky said:
"Glen Echo Park was the Washington, D.C. area's largest amusement park for 70 years (1898-1968). For some old-time Washingtonians, the words Glen Echo Park bring back long-treasured memories of youth and summer fun. But for many African-Americans, memories of the segregated amusement park bring memories of bitterness and pain. In the summer of 1960, a small group students (mostly from Howard University) started a picket line at Glen Echo Amusement Park. They called themselves the Non-violent Action Group (NAG.) Their efforts coincided with sit-in demonstrations that were taking place across the country at the time. What distinguished the Glen Echo protests was the warm welcome and backing that the students received from the white residents in the nearby Bannockburn community. Whites and blacks joined the picket lines together throughout the summer, forcing Glen Echo's management to integrate the park. The park loomed large in the social life of the city; integration there presaged greater integration throughout the region Forty-five years have passed, the college students are now in their sixties and many neighborhood residents who participated are in their final years. Many participants, like Gwendolyn Britt who went on to be a Maryland state senator, continued the struggle for equality after leaving Glen Echo.... The people who fought to end segregation in America were witnesses and agents of a very profound social revolution which continues today. I hope that our event will serve as both a tribute to them and a chance for people who have lived rich lives a ...More...
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GLENSA_050910_038.JPG: Mary Kane, Secretary of State for the State of Maryland
GLENSA_050910_041.JPG: Left to right: Tom Perez (President, Montgomery County Council), Chris Van Hollen (U.S. Representative, Maryland 8th District), Mary Kane.
GLENSA_050910_044.JPG: Left to right: Audrey Calhoun (Superintendent, George Washington Memorial Parkway), Jacqueline F. C. Davis.
GLENSA_050910_074.JPG: Katey Boerner, Executive Director, Glen Echo Park Partnership
GLENSA_050910_099.JPG: Hyman Bookbinder was one of the earlier organizers of the anti-segregration protests.
GLENSA_050910_184.JPG: Joan Mulholland (with scarf)
GLENSA_050910_204.JPG: Sam Swersky was the ranger mostly responsible for putting this presentation together.
GLENSS_050910_001.JPG: Tina Clarke
GLENSS_050910_013.JPG: Audrey Calhoun
GLENSS_050910_025.JPG: Audrey Calhoun speaking
GLENSS_050910_029.JPG: Audrey Calhoun speaking
GLENSS_050910_034.JPG: Katey Boerner
GLENSS_050910_039.JPG: Katey Boerner
GLENSS_050910_050.JPG: Tony Perez
GLENSS_050910_057.JPG: Tony Perez
GLENSS_050910_063.JPG: Tony Perez, speaking
GLENSS_050910_070.JPG: Chris van Hollin
GLENSS_050910_079.JPG: Chris van Hollin
GLENSS_050910_080.JPG: Chris van Hollin
GLENSS_050910_083.JPG: Chris van Hollin
GLENSS_050910_113.JPG: Mary D. Kane
GLENSS_050910_115.JPG: Mary D. Kane
GLENSS_050910_134.JPG: Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_138.JPG: Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_148.JPG: Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_151.JPG: Tina Clarke, Joan Mulholland, Sandy Rovner
GLENSS_050910_158.JPG: Tina Clarke, Joan Mulholland, Sandy Rovner, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_166.JPG: Tina Clarke, Joan Mulholland, Sandy Rovner
GLENSS_050910_180.JPG: Tina Clarke, Joan Mulholland, Sandy Rovner (hidden), Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_186.JPG: Tina Clarke, Joan Mulholland, Sandy Rovner, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_211.JPG: Gwendolyn Britt
GLENSS_050910_218.JPG: Sandy Rovner
GLENSS_050910_226.JPG: Gwendolyn Britt, Dion Diamond
GLENSS_050910_233.JPG: Michael Proctor, John Moody, Sandy Rovner
GLENSS_050910_240.JPG: Juan Williams, Kent Spriggs, Gwendolyn Britt, Dion Diamond
GLENSS_050910_244.JPG: Kent Spriggs, Gwendolyn Britt, Dion Diamond
GLENSS_050910_252.JPG: Gwendolyn Britt, Dion Diamond
GLENSS_050910_255.JPG: Kent Spriggs, Gwendolyn Britt
GLENSS_050910_269.JPG: John Moody
GLENSS_050910_286.JPG: John Moody, Sandy Rovner
GLENSS_050910_292.JPG: Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_302.JPG: Michael Proctor, John Moody
GLENSS_050910_314.JPG: Michael Proctor, John Moody (partial)
GLENSS_050910_335.JPG: (left to right) Sam Friedman, Joan Mulholland, unknown
GLENSS_050910_353.JPG: Stanley Talpers, Al Reifman, Joseph Flynn
GLENSS_050910_361.JPG: Juan Williams, Stanley Talpers, Al Reifman
GLENSS_050910_363.JPG: Al Reifman (partial), Joseph Flynn
GLENSS_050910_394.JPG: Stanley Talpers, Al Reifman, Joseph Flynn
GLENSS_050910_399.JPG: John Silard, Esther Delaplaine
GLENSS_050910_404.JPG: John Silard, Esther Delaplaine, Sandy Rovner, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_405.JPG: John Silard, Esther Delaplaine, Sandy Rovner, Juan Williams, Stanley Talpers, Al Reifman, Joseph Flynn
GLENSS_050910_417.JPG: Stanley Talpers, Al Reifman, Joseph Flynn
GLENSS_050910_423.JPG: John Silard
GLENSS_050910_429.JPG: Stan Sigel
GLENSS_050910_439.JPG: Peter Somerville (photographer), John Silard (hidden), Esther Delaplaine, Sandy Rovner, Juan Williams, Stanley Talpers
GLENSS_050910_448.JPG: Loren Weinberg, Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_452.JPG: Loren Weinberg, Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_457.JPG: David Karro, Amy Bookbinder
GLENSS_050910_459.JPG: Juan Williams, Sam Friedman, David Karro
GLENSS_050910_482.JPG: Sam Friedman, David Karro, Amy Bookbinder
GLENSS_050910_487.JPG: Loren Weinberg, Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter
GLENSS_050910_509.JPG: (left to right) Sam Friedman, David Karro
GLENSS_050910_519.JPG: Loren Weinberg, Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter
GLENSS_050910_524.JPG: Sam Friedman, David Karro, Amy Bookbinder
GLENSS_050910_535.JPG: Sam Friedman, David Karro, Amy Bookbinder
GLENSS_050910_545.JPG: Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter, Juan Williams, Sam Friedman, David Karro
GLENSS_050910_550.JPG: Sam Friedman, David Karro, Amy Bookbinder
GLENSS_050910_557.JPG: Sam Friedman, David Karro, Amy Bookbinder
GLENSS_050910_562.JPG: Loren Weinberg, Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter, Juan Williams, Sam Friedman
GLENSS_050910_565.JPG: Loren Weinberg, Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter, Juan Williams, Sam Friedman
GLENSS_050910_567.JPG: Loren Weinberg, Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter, Juan Williams, Sam Friedman, David Karro
GLENSS_050910_577.JPG: Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter, Juan Williams, Sam Friedman
GLENSS_050910_607.JPG: Loren Weinberg, Rocky Delaplaine, Marilyn Showalter
GLENSS_050910_610.JPG: Robert Williams, Mary Y. Betters, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_614.JPG: Robert Williams, Mary Y. Betters, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_620.JPG: Robert Williams, Mary Y. Betters, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_634.JPG: Robert Williams, Mary Y. Betters, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_643.JPG: Robert Williams, Mary Y. Betters, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_664.JPG: Robert Williams, Mary Y. Betters, Juan Williams
GLENSS_050910_667.JPG: Kym Elder Glen Echo Site Manager
GLENSS_050910_679.JPG: Kym Elder Glen Echo Site Manager
GLENSS_050910_689.JPG: Juan Williams Moderator
GLENSS_050910_704.JPG: Kym Elder Glen Echo Site Manager
Wikipedia Description: Glen Echo Park, Maryland
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Glen Echo Park is a public park in Glen Echo, Maryland. It is managed by the National Park Service as part of the George Washington Memorial Parkway. It began in 1891 as a National Chautauqua Assembly and operated as an amusement park until 1968. As of 2007, the park hosts an arts education program and is also known for its antique carousel, its Spanish Ballroom and its historic electric street car and its annual Washington Folk Festival.
The park is near to several notable sites such as the Clara Barton house and the C&O canal. Glen Echo used to be a trolley park accessible by the street car system; the park was designed to be the last stop on the cars so people could go there after work. The original park had several attractions, including bumper cars, shooting galleries, and an expansive rollercoaster. The park also had a large pool, the Crystal Pool, the remains of which can still be seen today, and a shooting gallery, which was stopped in WWII because of ammunition shortages.
The Park Carousel:
The last operating park ride, and the highlight of the park today, is a 1921 Dentzel three-row menagerie carousel with 38 horses, 2 chariots, 4 rabbits, 4 ostriches, a lion, a tiger, a giraffe, and a prancing deer. The carousel operates from May through September, running from 12 to 6 on weekends and 10-2 on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays all season and Fridays in July and August. In its heyday the carousel sported an operating brass ring game, in which daring riders could reach out and pull a ring out of a holder next to the carousel. Grabbing a brass ring would win the lucky rider a free ride. The brass ring arm is still visible today, although it no longer operates.
The face of the carousel had changed greatly since 1921, with the animals, rounding boards, inner drum panels, and band organ receiving several new coats of park paint over the years. An installation photograph from 1921, as co ...More...
Atlas Obscura Description: Glen Echo Amusement Park
Bethesda, Maryland
Once home to seven different roller coasters, Glen Echo has undergone many transformations since its founding in 1891.
Since its founding in 1891, Glen Echo Park has undergone many transformations. The park initially served as a site for the National Chautauqua Assembly, which was an American cultural and education movement popular at the turn of the 20th century. But after rumors spread that mosquitoes were transmitting malaria in the area, the Chautauqua closed up shop in 1898 and the site was transformed into an amusement park that operated until 1968.
During that seventy-year period, Glen Echo was home to seven different roller coasters. The remaining structures from the park, such as the arcade and the “Cuddle Up” teacup ride remind visitors of the art deco architecture popular in the area in the 1930s. Not much else is original: The Crystal Pool had been filled in and is covered in trees and brush, but the impressive gateway entrance remains. Still, new layers of paint and other restorations have kept the appearance of these standing structures fresh.
The park is also known for its custom wood-carved Dentzel Carousel that has been restored to its 1921 state and still operates on a limited schedule.
During the era of the trolley car in Maryland, Glen Echo Park was the last stop on the line, serving as a popular destination for post-work family leisure. A trolley car from the era remains out front underneath the neon Glen Echo sign.
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