This abandoned amusement park from the 1900s looks straight out of a horror film

Seph Lawless

Bushkill Park is down, but it may not be out.

The eastern Pennsylvania theme park operated from 1902 until a series of floods hit the area, damaging the park beyond reasonable repair.

It's been closed since 2007, but owner Neal Fehnel still hopes to open it back up some day. The park's website currently reads, "The owners of Bushkill Park are working hard to repair the damage that has been done by the floods and other means."

Photographer Seph Lawless got a peek inside the park, which has laid dormant since its closing nearly a decade ago.

Here's what he saw.

 

Welcome to Bushkill Park, a relatively small amusement park located near Easton, Pennsylvania.

Seph Lawless

In its heyday, it was popular with young visitors looking for vintage attractions.

Seph Lawless

By the second half of the century, the park started struggling, and after the 1980s, the park was already way past its prime.

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