Playland Amusement Park

• Historic Exterior Lighting Restoration & Replication
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Job Site Rye, NY

Project Description

Playland, often called Rye Playland or Playland Amusement Park, is an 280-acre amusement park located in Rye, New York and owned by the Westchester County government. Constructed in 1928 and designed by Frank Darling, veteran park manager with experience at Coney Island, NYC architectural firm Walker & Gillette, and landscape architect Gilmore D. Clarke, Playland was the first planned amusement park in the country.

Grand Light restored and replicated the historic lights from Playland Amusement Park renovation project for the Westchester County government.

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