Idora Park

Idora Park was a 17-acre amusement park known as a "trolley park". The parks were built along or at the end of street car lines so they were easily traveled to by the general public. The park was constructed in 1903 on the site of a willow grove that was part of Vicente Peralta's Estate.The walled-in park had a zoo, ostrich farm, performing animal shows, dance hall, racetrack, outdoor amphitheater, Japanese garden, bear grotto, a main street called the Glad Way, a penny arcade, photo gallery, and shooting gallery. The amusement park was particular known for its opera house and many rides and roller coasters. After the 1906 Earthquake, 2,500 people sheltered in the park and were temporarily provided for by the park's owners. The large scale use of automobiles eventually killed trolley parks nationwide, and the park was closed and demolished in 1929.