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Glen Echo Park-An Art Deco Masterpiece
If you are a native of the DC area as I am then you may have memories of Glen Echo Park as an amusement park with a creaky wooden roller coaster, huge swimming pool, bumper cars and fantastic carousel.   The history of Glen Echo Park goes way beyond the days as a great amusement park.  In 1888 two brothers, Edwin and Edward Balztley purchased 516 acres and named it Glen Echo on the Potomac.   They compared the location to the Rhine River in Germany and began to build on the property.  For many years it was a gathering place for those who wanted to get out of the city and used as an education facility for the Chautauqua Assembly.
As the years went by the Park grew and by 1931 most of the amusement rides were in place and the huge “Crystal Pool.” which could accommodate up to 3000 swimmers was open.  By the 1940’s the park was starting to fall on hard times.  With the advent of WWII most of the men who were employed by the park were called to active duty.  Park attendance continued to fall and by the beginning of the 1960’s the park faced the challenge ... more

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