Frankie's Forest Park, located on North Main Street just north of Dayton, Ohio, originated as a zoo in 1928 featuring African animals captured by Fred Patterson, son of NCR founder John Patterson. That closed in 1935 amid the Great Depression and re-opened as an amusement park featuring the Comet roller coaster and a train ride that included a section through the woods (i.e. forest). Bumper cars, a roller skating rink, and a picnic area were also available and a 1/5 mile speedway was added in the 1950s. Following the park’s closure in 1958, the land was reborn as Forest Park Plaza, a strip mall featuring stores such as J.C. Penney, Gallenkamp Shoes, and Woolworths. The plaza was closed and demolished in 2013 and is still a large, vacant lot.
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