Belmont Park, Montreal
 Children in front of Belmont Park's entrance, 1948 | |
| Location | Cartierville, Quebec, Canada |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°31′56″N 73°43′29″W / 45.5322°N 73.7247°W |
| Opened | June 9, 1923 |
| Closed | October 13, 1983 |
Belmont Park (French: Parc Belmont) was an amusement park that operated between 1923 and 1983 in the Montreal neighbourhood of Cartierville in Quebec, Canada.[1]
Located on the banks of Riviere des Prairies, Belmont Park was best known for its wooden roller coaster, the Cyclone,[2] but at one time or another had a Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel, Ferris wheel, picnic grounds, dance hall, swimming pool, roller skating rink plus numerous other rides for adults and a "Kiddieland."[1]
Belmont Park, which had opened on June 9, 1923, closed permanently on October 13, 1983. This followed a police raid that may have been motivated by city hall's displeasure at the park, a private venture, taking away business from the then city-owned La Ronde.[2]
Media
In 1972, it was the object of a short film, À mort (To Death), by Pierre Falardeau. It also served as the setting for the 1957 National Film Board of Canada film Pierrot in Montreal, in which mime Guy Hoffman demonstrates the stock character Pierrot.[3]
Gallery
The Cyclone, 1937
Trapeze acrobatics, 1937
Night scene in Belmont Park, 1939
Children on amusement park ride at Belmont Park, 1941
The Loop-O-Plane, 1943
Distorting mirror, 1944
Some recreational equipment of the park, 1948
See also
References
- ^ a b Lankin, Dane (July 10, 1971). "Belmont Park - A Special Feeling". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 27 December 2009.
- ^ a b Closed Canadian Parks
- ^ Ginsburg, Donald. "Pierrot in Montreal". Documentary film. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
External links
- Archival footage from French CBC site
- Coaster Enthusiasts of Canada website for Belmont Park including history and a number of photos
- A French-language Group by Di Iorio
