Unpacking the Zephyr roller coaster ride.
Zephyr at Da Beach
“Pontchartrain Beach” – matted giclee print of watercolor, by Jane Brewster.
The station for the Zephyr roller coaster, under construction, 4-May-1939. Pontchartrain Beach opened at Elysian Fields and the lakefront on Sundays in April, 1939, as a soft-opening, with the park opening daily after Memorial Day (school’s out time). The Zephyr opened in mid-June of that year.
The Pod
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