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Shoot the Chutes, Wonderland Park, East Lake Street, Minneapolis

The Shoot the Chutes from another angle, c.1905.

Longfellow's Wonderland Park, Minneapolis

The popular Shoot the Chutes ride, 1904. Boats would shoot down the ramp into the lagoon below.

Night scene, Wonderland Park, Minneapolis

Another postcard of Wonderland at night, c.1908.

Wonderland Amusement Park, Lake Street and Thirty-First Avenue, Minneapolis

Wonderland at night. Note the 120-foot electric tower at the center of the postcard, 1905–1912.

Wonderland Amusement Park

Only for only seven seasons, Wonderland Amusement Park brought thrills and sights from Coney Island to Minneapolis. With a roller coaster, fun house, shoot-the-chutes, miniature railroads for kids, a 120-foot lighted tower, and a display of premature babies in incubators, Wonderland drew crowds from all over Minnesota.