Resources You will probably want to start by getting a gener al idea of ideas of urbanization. The History Channel is a good place to start. You will be able to locate information about the changes taking place in late 19th and early 20th century America. Two other good places to find general information about this time are the PBS website or the North Harris Montgomery Community College website. Now lets start the fun stuff.
Lets go and check out some amusement parks.
Begin by visiting Coney Island one of the nations first amusement parks. Here is another great place to see amusement parks of the past. Now on to the present. Here are three great sites featuring amusement parks of today, American Midway , Disney Quest , or Stone Mountain Park. Remember that there are many more, just do a keyword search with amusment parks in parenthesis.