he kid in everybody has memories of the good times. Many of mine are about an amusement park where I grew up in Elmira, NY. There must be hundreds of thousands who experienced it as I did. For over a century, Eldridge was a Wonderland - and from the beginning, it was where just a dollar could last all day.

In 1997, I built this website as a place where Eldridge kids could get together and compare notes. That's how I did literally find out that there are so many who remember Eldridge. Some have sent me their photos and stories. I hope you'll spend some time here and reminisce with the rest of us as we remember the magic of Eldridge Park in its heyday.

-- BILL COOK --

ldridgePark.US is proud to host the home page for the Eldridge Park Carousel Preservation Society. Read about this dedicated group of Elmirans who are determined to bring the spirit of Eldridge Park in Elmira, NY back through the restoration of the carousel as well as other amusements and concessions that we all remember. The Grand Re-Opening was on Memorial Day Weekend 2006 and, after its long hiatus, thanks to the EPCPS, the Eldridge Merry-Go-Round is back in operation as well as Jasper II, the dragon boat and the Arcade - checkout the links below for the hours and calendar of events and plans for the continuing restoration of Eldridge Park.

The train is coming!

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