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1. P-0078.02 - PARK / MONUMENTS AND STATUES

   PARK MONUMENT AND STATUES 4 - The often-photographed Elk Statue inside the Park entrance with early park buildings along Bowling Alley Hill on Park Avenue in the background;

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2. P-0078.14 - PARK / MONUMENTS AND STATUES

   PARK MONUMENT AND STATUES 21 - The Elk Statue near the Park entrance looking to the southeast - the building in the background is the YWCA (later the Parkview Apartments, now the zoo parking lot);

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3. P-0137.12 - PARK / GENERAL

   PARK GENERAL PHOTOS 23 - Ten ladies: (l-r) Dorothy S, Grace E, Miildred B. Dotty S, Alice E, Esther L, Eleanor J, Alice B, Blodwyn L and Betty M in front of the Elk Statue in the Park with the Zoo entrance in the background; 24 - The same ladies as in #23 near the entrance to the park with the YWCA in the background - July 12, 1941;

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4. P-0137.13 - PARK / GENERAL

   PARK GENERAL PHOTOS 25,27 - Cactus Gardens in the Park; 26 - Looking north in the Park- on the far left is the roof of the Sports Arena - the building in the center may be the first swimming pool bathhouse (the new pool had been built seven years before the Arena); 28,29 - Unidentified couple and a group of young men posing on a path near Bowling Alley Hill in front of the Park Conservatory; ...

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5. P-0137.17 - PARK / GENERAL

   PARK GENERAL PHOTOS 45 - View from the highest point of the first Hershey roller coaster (The Wild Cat) by Walter Miller in 1925 - it shows the factory in the distance, the roller coaster track on the left, the contained Spring Creek, the road across the bridge on Bowling Alley Hill and the building at the end of the bridge is probably the mill that once stood at the edge of Spring Creek - the house belonging to the mi...

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6. P-0187.11 - PARK / ENTRANCE

   PARK ENTRANCES 20 - The elk statue at the entrance to the park in the 1930's - on the left side is the is the building that once was the bowling alleys, which gave Park Avenues hill the name "Bowling Alley Hill", but maybe the Fun house at this time - and on the right is the building that was the entrance to the Zoo and is still in 2012;

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7. P-0187.16 - PARK / ENTRANCE

   PARK ENTRANCES 23 - Early entrance to the park with the elk statue, a place that so many people used as a background in photos to remember their day at Hershey Park - this is a long distance view from the side entrance from Bowling Alley Hill on Park Avenue;

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8. P-0786 - APARTMENTS / PARKVIEW - "BOWLING ALLEY HILL"

   PARKVIEW APARTMENTS 1 - Photo looking northeast - this was originally the YWCA until 1933, when it was made into the Parkview Apartments. Today it is the Zoo parking lot. It stood just off of Park Avenue along Bowling Alley Hill north of the tracks - the west end of the building was at the first curve after crossing the railroad bridge, (now entrance to the zoo) and it faced the crossroads of Cocoa & Chocolate Avenues. The Parkview Apar...

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9. P-0786.01 - APARTMENTS / PARKVIEW - "BOWLING ALLEY HILL"

   PARKVIEW APARTMENTS 2 - Looking north - this was originally the YWCA until 1933, when it was made into the Parkview Apartments. Today it is the Zoo parking lot. It stood just off of Park Avenue along Bowling Alley Hill north of the tracks - the west end of the building was at the first curve after crossing the railroad bridge, (now entrance to the zoo) and it faced the crossroads of Cocoa & Chocolate Avenues. The Parkview Apartments wer...

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10. P-0914.01 - LAUNDRY / HERSHEY

    HERSHEY LAUNDRY 2 - Early 1900s old laundry building on Park Ave (Bowling Alley Hill) - a horse-drawn laundry wagon is in front;

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11. P-1137 - PARK / BOWLING ALLEYS

    PARK BOWLING ALLEY 1,2 - Park Bowling Alleys - This building was near Park Avenue, just inside the edge of the park. Because of the location beside the large, winding hill section of Park Avenue between the park and the zoo, the road was referred to as "Bowling Alley Hill" and the name "stuck" - today* most long time residents still refer to it as Bowling Alley Hill, but many recent Hershey residents are not aware of this "historic name";

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