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| | Jazz Age Chicago--Riverview Park |
 | | Although there existed no official policy against the admission of fls to the park, most Chicagoans understood that Riverview, like many other public amusement sites, lay on the white side of the invisible racial boundaries that divided the city. |
 | | Rather than accommodate African-Americans, Riverview's owners and patrons found it easier to make fls the subject of white amusement at the park. |
 | | Illustrations: "Riverview Park, Chicago, Western, Belmont and Clybourn Aves., Carasoul and Circle Swing," postcard, n.p.: #365, n.d; "Refreshment Corner, Riverview-Park, Chicago," postcard, Alba Novitas Schwarz & Co., n.d. |
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