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Located in Brooklyn, a suburb just south of Cleveland, Memphis Kiddie Park is one of the few remaining amusement parks in the country designed for kids. Each of the eleven rides caters to kids under 50 inches tall.

Kiddielands like it exploded in popularity in the 1950s. Northeast Ohio was home to three, including one in Warrensville Heights and the Cleveland zoo. Stuart Wintner hopped on the trend when he opened the gates of Memphis Kiddie Park in 1952.

But by the mid-1960s, the localized amusement parks started closing for a variety of reasons: high maintenance costs with small profit margins, competition from larger regional theme parks and changing family entertainment options. Still, Memphis Kiddie Park endured.

"It's become a sort of a throwback piece of nostalgia back to that era that now generations of families have been able to enjoy," co-owner Scott Wintner said.

Except for a few ride additions and subtractions, Memphis Kiddie Park looks almost exactly like it did in 1952, capturing a disappearing piece of Americana. That’s down to the park’s flagship coaster, The Little Dipper, which is also the oldest operating steel coaster on the continent, according to the nonprofit group, American Coaster Enthusiasts.

✍️ by Abbey Marshall / Ideastream Public Media
📹 by Dmitri Ashakih & Abbey Marshall / Ideastream Public Media

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Ohio's primary election on Tuesday, May 5 will set the stage for November’s 2026 general election at federal, state and county levels. Ideastream Public Media reporter/producer Abbey Marshall shares what races she'll be covering next week.

✍️ by Abbey Marshall / Ideastream Public Media
🎥 by Dmitri Ashakih / Ideastream Public Media

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