"Big Bill" Haywood, the Industrial Workers of the World leader, once spoke here to a crowd of almost 80,000 people.

Aladdin's Castle was a classic fun house with a collapsing stairway, mazes and turning barrel.

Shoot the Chutes, Hades, the Rotor, Tilt-a-Whirl, Wild Mouse, the Mill on the Floss (Tunnel of Love), and Flying Turns were just a few of the many classic rides.

The Schmidt family sold to developers and later stated a newspaper's reported estimated sale price of $6.8 million ($62,137,000 in 2023) was too low.

[6] The grounds became home to Riverview Plaza shopping center, the Chicago Police Area 3 Detective Division,[7] DePaul College Prep High School,[8] dental equipment manufacturer Hu-Friedy Manufacturing, and Richard Clark Park of the Chicago Park District.

A sculpture entitled Riverview by local artist Jerry Peart stands in front of the police station.