Luna Park

 Entrance to Luna Park under the Laurel Line row, January 1, 2007. This was the first time we were back there, off Matthew Street in the woods, next to I-81.

Luna Park

We made a brief visit to Luna Park yesterday, there's not much left since the park closed 99 years ago. Half the park grounds are buried under I-81, the few remaining remnants are slowly crumbling away.

The largest remaining remnant of the park is this passageway under the Laurel Line's Dunmore branch. The Laurel Line spent $7,000 to construct this passage to keep people away from the third rail. Today it's filled with trash and muck, and can be found off the end of Matthew Street.

Footbridge remains above the Lackawanna Railroad tracks. This once led to Nay Aug Park on the opposite side of Roaring Brook.

The remaining corner of the Shoot-the-chute lagoon, the rest is buried under I-81.

Remains of the Circus Stage.

On the hillside above the railroad, there are remains of the Scenic Railway, but I'm no longer agile enough to climb down there.

Luna Park

A few views of the remains of Luna Park from last Sunday morning. Luna Park operated from 1906 - 1916.

A footer from the footbridge.

The remaining corner of the Shoot-the-chute lagoon.

Remnants of what we believe to be the Circus Stage.

A closer look reveals a portion of a post embedded in concrete.

Some concrete remains of the Scenic Railway.

More rubble from along the path of the Scenic Railway.

Not quite sure what this is.

An overview of the remaining park area.

A 1918 map showing the location of the park.

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Near the Circus Stage remains is this, not sure what it was from. There's no indication on the map. Maybe it was part of a walkway border?

Luna Park

Remains of the Luna Park Circus Stage. This area is heavily overgrown in the summer, so early spring is the best time to visit.

Luna Park

Near the Shoot-the-Chute remains we spotted this, not sure what it's from, but it's pretty solidly in the ground.

Luna Park

Remains of the Shoot-the-Chute at Luna Park in Scranton. In the distance are houses on Myrtle Street.

Luna Park

We stopped by the remains of Luna Park yesterday. This Scranton amusement park closed in 1916, and later about half the park grounds were buried under fill for Interstate 81. This is on of the footers from the footbridge that led into into the park from Nay Aug Park, crossing Roaring Brook and the Lackawanna Railroad tracks.

Luna Park

A portion of the Shoot-the-Chute. Most of this was buried under rock fill during the construction of I-81.

Luna Park

Footer from the Scenic Railway, that runs just above the Lackawanna Tracks, just west of Myrtle Street. The Scenic Railway was a primitive roller-coaster.

Laurel Line / Luna Park

The passageway under the Laurel Line's Dunmore Branch at the remains of the Luna Park station, November 2010.

Luna Park: Scranton

Looking towards Nay Aug Park, from the one time entrance to the park. The footbridge from Nay Aug Park once ended here. Below are the tracks of the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad. This was once one of two entrances to Luna.

Luna Park: Scranton

One of the larger Luna Park remains is this corner of the Shoot-the-Chute. Most of the rest is buried under I-81.

Luna Park: Scranton

Looking from the end of the footbridge, across the park grounds. In the distance, houses along Myrtle Street can be seen.

Luna Park: Scranton

Remains of the Luna Park footbridge, on the Luna Park side of Roaring Brook. The park closed at the end of the 1916 season, but remnants can still be found.

Luna Park: Scranton

A view of the passageway under the Laurel Line tracks.

Luna Park: Scranton

I'm still not sure what this is. It might be part of the Scenic Railway, but I'm not sure.

Luna Park: Scranton

A view of the Circus Platform remains, from last Sunday.

Luna Park: Scranton

The Shoot-the-Chute remains, in the distance houses on Myrtle Street are visible.

Luna Park: Scranton

We stopped by Luna Park yesterday, the dog statue is still atop the bridge footer. On the right are the DL&W tracks.