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Alter,
Judy. Amusement Parks: Roller Coasters, Ferris Wheels, and Cotton
Candy. Franklin Watts, Inc., 1997.
Bell, William Y. Commerical recreation facilities among Negroes
in the Hill District of Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh, PA.: University
of Pittsburgh Press, 1938.
Carr, Roy. A Century of Jazz: From Blues to Bop, Swing to Hiphop
– A Hundred Years of Music, Musicians, Singers and Styles.
Da Capo Press, 1997.
Goodman, Michael E. The History of the Pittsburgh Pirates.
1st ed. Mankato, Minn.: Creative Education, 1999.
Heinmann, Jim. Car Hops & Curb Service: A History of American
Drive-in Restaurants 1920-1960. San Francisco, CA.: Chronicle
Books, 1996.
Hinds, Lynn Boyd. Broadcasting the Local News: The Early Years
of Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV. Pennsylvania State University Press,
1995.
Jacques, Jr., Charles. Kennywood: The Rollercoaster Capital of
the World. Charles Jacques, Jr., 1982.
Martin, Scott C. Killing Time: Leisure and culture in southwestern
Pennsylvania, 1800-1850. Pittsburgh Series in Social and labor history.
Pittsburgh, PA.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1995.
McKeon, Elizabeth. Cinema Under the Stars: America's Love Affair
with the Drive-In Movie Theater.Cumberland House, 1998.
Pittsburgh, the story of the city of champions: the 70's –
a decade unmatched in the annals of sports. Pittsburgh, PA.: Wolfson
Pub Co., 1980.
Ruck, Rob. Sandlot Seasons: Sports in Black Pittsburgh. University
of Illinois Press, 1993.
Sobol, Joseph D. The Storyteller's Journey. University of Illinois
Press, 1999.
Educational sites
When
Work is Done
Research
and analysis of visual materials using a scrapbook motif to explore
leisure time activities at the turn of the century. Grade 11.
Annenburg/CPB
Amusement Park Physics: What are the forces behind the fun?Marble
History
Amusement
Park Physics!
Physics
lessons and projects (Homepage of Peggy E. Schweiger)
Projectile
Motion Demonstration-Why does a baseball that is thrown follow a parabolic
path?
Kinetic
Energy of the Merry-Go-Round
Roller
Coasters in the Classroom
Lesson in
principles of kinetic and potential energy
Pittsburgh and
Pennsylvania pastimes
Pennsylvania
State Association of County Fairs: Find all the county fairs in Pennsylvania
Tom
Mix
The
Pittsburgh Maulers
The
Pittsburgh Crawfords
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Fan page
contains teams history, statistics, hall of fame, and yearly profile.
It includes player profile and team prospects.
Pirates
in the Hall of Fame
Pittsburgh
Exposition Park
Photos
of Exposition park from 1896 -1914
Forbes
Field
York
Barbell Hall of Fame
History
and picture of the first Ferris Wheel - Links to other sites
Kennywood's
Internet Connection: History and walking tour
Kennywood
History
Roller
Coasters at Kennywood
Amusement
park near Pittsburgh touts six coasters, three of which are wooden.
Read the history of the park and each ride.
Canoeable
Rivers in Western Pennsylvania (water levels)
Past pastimes
Marble
Games
Overview
of Croquet in America
History
of Drive-In Theaters - 1930s to 1990s
Take
me out to the Ballgame
Baseball
Approach to Teaching Statistics, Percentage, Ratios, and Fractions-Gr.
4-9
American
Golf Hall of Fame
Carousel! The Carousel Information Center
Background
information and historical facts about carousels, with lots of images.
The
History of Roller Coasters with links to relevant sites
Roller
Coaster Database
A searchable
database of roller coaster statistics, covering more than 450 rides.
- Build
a coaster.php
World
of Coasters: large collection of news
Amusements
Parks that aren't there anymore
Theme
Parks: The Mining Co.'s guide to theme parks
Including
links to background information and parks.
Amusement
Ride Accidents News about accidents and injuries related to amusement
park rides.
History
of Education and Childhood: Childhood and play
Three
Rivers Heritage Trail - redevelopment of the riverfront-walking, cycling,
skateboarding
Three
Rivers Stadium
The
Pittsburgh Children's Museum
Pittsburgh's
Bicycling Plan
Allegheny
Trail Alliance - the Pittsburgh to Cumberland Trail - walking, hiking,
bicycling
Pittsburgh
Penguins Official Site
Pittsburgh
Steelers Official Site |
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