The story
This glamorous 1920s riverfront escape was destroyed by the catastrophic 1937 Ohio River flood and never rebuilt.
Everything that was here
- 1923–1937
Rose Island Amusement ParkAmusement Park
This glamorous 1920s riverfront escape was destroyed by the catastrophic 1937 Ohio River flood and never rebuilt.
See the map in 1924 →
Nearby history
The Seelbach Hilton Louisville
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Stitzel-Weller Distillery
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Waverly Hills Sanatorium
4400 Paralee Lane · 36.5 km away
An estimated 63,000 patients died here from tuberculosis. Their bodies were secretly slid down a 500-foot tunnel so othe
Waverly Hills Sanatorium
4301 East Pages Lane · 39.6 km away
Maker's Mark Distillery
3350 Burks Spring Road · 92.9 km away
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