New York City Circus And Amusement Park Directory, 1930

My directory records every business which was listed in the Circus and Amusement Park sections of New York City directories for 1929, 1930, and 1933. I have taken some liberties with the title to include companies which appeared shortly before and after 1930. Researchers and readers can utilize the additional information to study the attrition of carnival firms which did not survive after the onset of the Great Depression in October 1929. Street addresses are provided for each business. Readers who are involved in their own family or corporate investigations can easily find the addresses on current maps of New York City. It is likely that many of the buildings which were homes to 1930 era corporations have been demolished. Streets once used for business may now be the site of suburban homes or parts of highways. My eBook can serve as a fun and entertaining resource or one which the more serious genealogical student utilizes. It depends mostly on the individual reader. The passage of time, in this case more than 80 years, is significant in the study of urban development. It is especially noteworthy in New York City, a constantly evolving metropolitan area.