Factbites
 Where results make sense
About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   PR   |   Contact us  

Topic: Lincoln Park (Massachusetts)


Related Topics

In the News (Fri 17 Feb 12)

  
  Lake Quinsigamond - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lincoln Park, a family amusement park, opened on the Worcester (western) side of the lake in 1894; steamboat cruises began twenty years earlier, launched from the site of the Park.
Lincoln Park closed in 1961, and the White City property was sold in November of that same year.
Quinsigamond State Park is located on the Worcester side, to the north and south of Route 9.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lake_Quinsigamond   (896 words)

  
 A Breif History of Lincoln Park
The name "Lincoln Park" was chosen by a lottery when the park started to boom in the late 19th century.
Lincoln Park was a world of color and cool creatures thanks to the artistry of Dominic Spadola.
In 1987, Lincoln Park was closed forever, as Hoffman was up to his knees in back taxes.
www.angelfire.com /ri/lincolnpark/history.html   (1016 words)

  
 Defunct Parks and Rides - Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park was opened in the summer of 1894 by the Union Street Railway Co.of New Bedford, MA.
Lincoln Park was nearly wiped out by a fire on the morning of June 22, 1901.
In 1941 the park was sold to John Collins and Associates, who purchased the 41 acres of land for $40,000.
www.geocities.com /historic_coasters1/lincoln_park.html   (663 words)

  
 Lincoln Park - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lincoln Park may refer to several towns, neighborhoods, parks, and census-designated places in the United States, as well as a national park in Australia and a public park in Mexico City.
Lincoln Park (Washington D.C.), Washington D.C. Lincoln Park (Mexico City), Polanco, Mexico City, Mexico
Linkin Park, a nu-metal band whose name was derived from the Lincoln Park in Santa Monica, California.
en.wikipedia.org /?title=Lincoln_Park   (179 words)

  
 Gambling on Casinos - © Copyright 2002 The Patriot Ledger - A 3-Part Series
LINCOLN, R.I. ike the four existing racetracks in Massachusetts, Lincoln Park greyhound track was once a hurting enterprise on the brink of closing its doors for good.
Lincoln Park’s transformation into a thriving “racino” - a racetrack turned minicasino - may foretell the future for Massachusetts’ two horse tracks and two dog tracks, as Beacon Hill policy makers look to expanded gambling as a possible new revenue source.
The 1,700 machines at Lincoln Park are “video lottery terminals,” which accept bills between $1 and $100, much like a soda vending machine, and pay winnings with a redeemable receipt as opposed to actual coins.
www.southofboston.net /specialreports/casinos/pages/folo-1-18-03-2.html   (949 words)

  
 The Fall River Carousel at Battleship Cove.
Although closed for a decade, Lincoln Park remains alive in the heart and spirit of all Southern New Englanders.
LINCOLN PARK REMEMBERED: The story of Lincoln Park--its creation, development, heyday and demise--is a unique example of Americana that helps us to understand the importance of community-based recreational facilities, family-oriented entertainment, and the cultural importance of a meeting place serving people from diverse backgrounds.
Spinner Publications' Lincoln Park Remembered is a journey back to those unforgettable days and an important reminder of its value, containing hundreds of fl and white and color photographs and scores of personal memories spanning nearly 100 years.
www.battleshipcove.org /carousel.htm   (432 words)

  
 Lincoln - Track History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Lincoln Downs achieved a record handle of $1,991,450 in September of 1954 with an attendance high of 35,000 in March of 1953.
The resurgence of Lincoln Greyhound Park began in June of 1977 with an abbreviated greyhound meet.
While "Lincoln Downs" could show a new coat of paint every few years, Lincoln Greyhound Park had become a state-of-the-art operation, boasting what is possibly the finest clubhouse facility in racing.
www.trackinfo.com /tracks/Lincoln/li_hist.html   (863 words)

  
 Without slots, dog track's future isn't a sure bet: 7/ 31/ 2005
On a recent evening at Lincoln Park, all three floors of the facility's large clubhouse were crowded with people.
Parking and admission are free, both concessions to the dwindling crowds.
Because of its proximity to Lincoln Park, the racetrack in Raynham is probably the Massachusetts gambling facility most affected by the growing number of slot machines in Rhode Island, according to Raynham Park manager Gary Temple.
www.southcoasttoday.com /daily/07-05/07-31-05/a01lo591.htm   (1272 words)

  
 Mountain Park Funhouses
In the 1950s, Mountain Park needed new trains for their roller coaster and bought them from N.A.D. Leis went to the park many times and assisted with renovations of the coaster.
The remaining structure at Mountain Park burned to the ground in 1994 along with the Dinosaur Den.
I treasure parks like Kennywood and Waldameer that are carrying on a tradition for a new generation of dark rides and fun houses that are simple yet thrilling for all ages.
www.laffinthedark.com /articles/mp/mountainpark.htm   (3985 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: Second trial begins in Lincoln Park case
The retrial of Lincoln Park, Daniel Bucci and Nigel Potter began in U.S. District Court in Worcester on Tuesday, five months after a jury in Providence deadlocked on the most serious conspiracy charge against the defendants and found them innocent of several other counts.
The second Lincoln Park trial was moved to Massachusetts after a federal judge said the publicity surrounding the case made it difficult to guarantee a fair trial in Rhode Island.
Shareholders of Wembley PLC voted Monday in favor of the sale of Lincoln Park to BLB Investors, part of a $435 million deal that was also approved by state officials in Rhode Island.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2005/jul/20/519079033.html   (739 words)

  
 Lincoln Park
DARTMOUTH -- Lincoln Park, a Southern New England landmark for 100 years, is on the market, and the broker doubts any buyer would reopen it as an amusement park.
Rhode Island and Massachusetts developers are looking at the 66 acres of commercially-zoned property as a site for future stores, condominiums or apartments, said Michael J. Giuttari, a broker with Commercial Properties, the broker for the park.
DARTMOUTH--Lincoln Park, abandoned and charred by flames, could rise from the ashes under a Lakeville man's plan to restore the Route 6 amusement park to its landmark status.
www.angelfire.com /ri2/amusementparks/lpnews.htm   (846 words)

  
 Waltham West Suburban Chamber of Commerce: Lincoln
Lincoln is a picturesque rural hamlet thirteen miles northwest of Boston.
Incorporated in 1754, Lincoln once bore the nickname "Niptown," because it was made up of pieces of land nipped from adjacent towns.
Bostonians recognized early that Lincoln was an attractive place for country estates, many of which are now preserved as schools, museums, public buildings, and parks.
www.walthamchamber.com /lincoln.shtml   (203 words)

  
 Mountain Park - Holyoke, MA
The park was eventually bought by Jay Collins who would also go on to purchase Lincoln Park in N. Dartmouth, MA.
The park was again expanded into an art-deco wonderland.The park was painted in fun pastel colors and featured several Fiberglass animals and people adding to the charm.
No one bought the park and, one by one, her rides and attractions were sold, never again to take their place as part of a truly beautiful park.
www.defunctparks.com /parks/MA/mountain/mountainpark.htm   (568 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / R.I. / Lincoln Park defendants seek to move trial to Massachusetts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Citing Rhode Islanders' attitudes about public corruption, defendants in a bribery-conspiracy case have asked that their upcoming second trial be moved to Massachusetts.
Attorneys for Lincoln Park and two former executives connected with the gambling facility filed papers Friday in U.S. District Court in Providence seeking a change of venue.
Nigel Potter, Daniel Bucci and Lincoln Park were first tried in February on charges they conspired to bribe former House Speaker John Harwood by making payments to his law firm.
www.boston.com /news/local/rhode_island/articles/2005/04/04/lincoln_park_defendants_seek_to_move_trial_to_massachusetts?mode=PF   (328 words)

  
 Seattle Parks and Recreation: Park History - Olmsted Parks
In 1903, on the recommendation of the Board of Park Commissioners, Council contracted with the Olmsted Brothers of Brookline, Massachusetts to conduct a thorough survey of Seattle's park possibilities, and to submit a comprehensive plan that could be used to guide future work.
This move was largely brought on by the public interest generated through the purchase of two large tracts, Woodland and Washington Parks, in 1900; and by the desire to prepare Seattle for the 1909 Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition.
Although J. Olmsted's primary goal was to locate a park or a playground within one half mile of every home in Seattle, the dominant feature of the plan was a 20-mile landscaped boulevard linking most of the existing and planned parks and greenbelts within the city limits.
www.ci.seattle.wa.us /parks/parkspaces/olmsted.htm   (632 words)

  
 Harrah’s may have its eyes on Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park is a racino with greyhound racing and video slot machines.
Park officials say they have fielded numerous inquiries from potential buyers but has not said whether they are considering any one request more or less than the others.
Donald Carcieri has said he wants to see the park sold and will not negotiate to expand the facility or forge a long-term deal on dividing slot machine revenue until new ownership is in place.
www.casinoman.net /gambling-news/article/harrahs-may-have-its-eyes-on-lincoln-park-.2424.asp   (695 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Lincoln Park Remembered, 1894-1987: Books: Joseph D. Thomas,Marsha McCabe,Tracy A. Furtado   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
After all, it was the sacred grounds where they rode the Ferris wheel in childhood, roller skated in adolescence, courted in their teens, took in Golden Gloves bouts during young adulthood, danced at the annual Bishop's Ball and swayed to the sounds of the big bands as seniors in later years.
Going to Lincoln Park for the first time (in the early 70's) was one of the best family outtings we ever had.
Lincoln Park Remembered is one of those special books that from the moment you receive it you just know you will never part with it.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0932027490?v=glance   (1525 words)

  
 Untitled Document   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Worcester, Massachusetts: Daniel Bucci, former CEO and general manager of Lincoln Park, Nigel Potter, former chief executive of Wembley, the track's British parent company, and the track itself were each found guilty of one count of federal conspiracy charges Aug. 8.
As part of the deal, Lincoln Park will be allowed to add 1,750 video-slots to the 3,000 machines already in play at the racetrack and casino.
On July 18, Wembley PLC, Lincoln Park's British parent company, finalized the sale of the Rhode Island racetrack and its Colorado racetrack properties to BLB Investors for $435 million.
www.greyhoundnetworknews.org /backissues/05/Q02_cover_f.html   (335 words)

  
 Rhode Island news | projo.com | The Providence Journal | Local News
Lincoln Park sends simulcast signals of its greyhound races to various tracks around the country, allowing bettors at remote locations to wager on greyhounds in Rhode Island.
One park to receive the live broadcast is Lakes Region Greyhound Park, in Belmont, N.H. The general manager and assistant general manager of Lakes Region were named in a federal indictment, accused of taking part in a $200-million gambling scheme that involved laundering money through various off-site betting companies.
Lincoln Park's former CEO, Daniel Bucci, and Nigel Potter, former CEO of Lincoln Park's British parent company, Wembley plc, have been indicted by the federal government on charges that they conspired to bribe former House Speaker John B. Harwood's law firm in hopes of receiving approval for more video slot machines.
www.projo.com /news/content/projo_20050303_track3.2552f61.html   (1164 words)

  
 News: October 6, 2001 (Fort Lincoln State Park, North Dakota)
This wonderful park is located across the Missouri River and a few miles downstream from Bismarck.
Fort Abraham Lincoln was established in 1872 to protect the railroad construction crews that were building a rail line across North Dakota.
The Parks Department has done a great job of reconstructing what life was like here during the 1870's.
www.delsjourney.com /news/news_01-10-06.htm   (1272 words)

  
 Lincoln Park Crime Statistics and Crime Data (Lincoln Park, MI)
Results are tabulated using the Lincoln Park crime collection area population of 39,258.
Lincoln Park crime collection population may not match US Census data.
Indicates Lincoln Park crime level is worse than national average.
lincolnparkmi.areaconnect.com /crime1.htm   (137 words)

  
 The Pawtucket Times - News - 12/14/2004 - Mass. slots would cost R.I. $100M   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
"Massachusetts slots will spur intense competition for the region’s convenience gaming dollars that are now monopolized by Lincoln Park and Newport Grand," said Clyde Barrow, director of the Center for Policy Analysis (CPA) at UMass Dartmouth.
If Massachusetts does go ahead with its gambling plans, Dufault said, "the loss will be almost immediate." He said it only takes about 90 days to install slot machines at a race track once the go-ahead is given.
The solution, suggests Senate President Joseph Montalbano, is a long-term contract between the state and Lincoln Park to ensure a revenue stream to the park that will "enable them to make a major investment in infrastructure" to upgrade and enlarge the facility.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=13549510&BRD=1713&PAG=461&dept_id=24491&rfi=6   (753 words)

  
 Las Vegas SUN: MGM MIRAGE buying track, slot firm for $490 million
Wembley generates most of its revenue from its Lincoln Park greyhound track in Rhode Island, which analysts say yields some of the highest revenue per slot machine per day in the nation.
A federal grand jury in September charged Lincoln Park Chief Executive Officer Dan Bucci and Wembley plc Chief Executive Officer Nigel Potter with 22 counts of fraud including allegations that they paid a law firm tied to former Rhode Island House Speaker John Harwood to facilitate approval of additional slot machines at Lincoln Park.
Some casino officials had said the Lincoln Park scandal had decreased the appeal of purchasing the track and other assets from Wembley but analysts said major companies were interested because of the profit potential of the Lincoln Park track and Colorado tracks, which don't yet have slots.
www.lasvegassun.com /sunbin/stories/text/2004/jan/27/516246635.html   (936 words)

  
 Washington Places - Union Station : Lincoln Park   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
This particular segment of Massachusetts Avenue extends from Columbus Circle at Union Station southeast along the Avenue, around Stanton Park, and ends at Lincoln Park.
The North side of the Avenue from Stanton Park to Lincoln Park is known as the Stanton Park neighborhood and was the focus of urban renewal efforts in the 1960s.
The 1950 National Capitol Parks and Planning Commission (NCPC) laid the foundation for these pressures by recommending that the neighbor hood be replaced by Federal office space in order to accommodate the federal government’s post-war growth and activities.
urban.arch.virginia.edu /dcplaces/massave/seg5.htm   (432 words)

  
 UMD Press Release Article - Press Releases - University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
“Massachusetts slots will spur intense competition for the region’s convenience gaming dollars that are now monopolized by Lincoln Park and Newport Grand,” Barrow said.
Massachusetts slots could soon approach or exceed a $300 wpm per day, but to do that, Barrow said, "Massachusetts convenience gaming would need to mature, require increased marketing, and need to capture some of Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun's Massachusetts patrons." The latter, Barrow added, "may not be so easily achieved."
Despite Lincoln Park and Newport Grand’s decade-long convenience gaming monopoly and revenue success, neither Rhode Island facility has been able to intercept the $829 million that Massachusetts residents spend annually at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun, nor have they been about to recapture the $300 million that Rhode Islanders spend at Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun.
www.umassd.edu /communications/articles/showarticles.cfm?a_key=394   (846 words)

  
 Lincoln MA Community Web Page
Only 12 miles northwest of Boston, Lincoln is a truly unique place to live, offering the rural charm of a New England farming community and the sophistication of a well-to-do commuter
Lincoln's winding roads pass by unspoiled woods and fields which have been farmed for many generations, a true bog and groves of hemlock, pine and hardwoods.
Lincoln residents are committed to a high standard of education and to the preservation of agricultural land and open spaces..
www.lincoln-ma.com   (120 words)

  
 Chronology of events involved in Lincoln Park Indictment
Same date: The Lincoln Town Council's ordinance committee rejects council president Auclair's proposed move to reduce Lincoln Park's buffer zone.
May 9, 2001: Lincoln Town Council President Raymond N. Depault proposes a zoning amendment to relax restrictions on Lincoln Park's use of its property.
May 7, 2003: Bucci writes Aubin a letter pinning the delay in starting construction on an addition for the extra VLTs on the legislature's plan to trim Lincoln Park's share of the VLT revenue.
rsbassociates.home.mindspring.com /lincolnparkchronology.htm   (2159 words)

  
 Places in Worcester's Past, Lincoln Park
The causway connected it to the land on the Worcester side of the lake at Lincon park.
With a bit of research I found out that Lincoln Park once had a carousel ride.
You might be talking about the dances held at Maronis Park which was and still is next to Maronis Park on So.
www.worcestermass.com /places/lincoln.shtml   (446 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)

Factbites
  About us   |   Why use us?   |   Reviews   |   Press   |   Contact us  
Copyright © 2005-2007 www.factbites.com Usage implies agreement with terms.