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{{short description|Roltairs Creation Diorama}} | {{short description|Roltairs Creation Diorama}} | ||
{{Infobox | {{Infobox FairBuilding | ||
| name = Creation | | name = Creation | ||
| image = | | image = Creation Main.jpg | ||
| image_size = | | image_alt = | ||
| image_size = 400px | |||
| caption = Main entrance of Creation | | caption = Main entrance of Creation | ||
| alternate_name = | | alternate_name = | ||
| | | location = [[The Pike]] | ||
| | | no_buildings = 1 | ||
| | | construction_cost= $800,000 (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|800,000|1904}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) | ||
| furnishing_cost = | |||
| profit = $347,747.20 (${{Format price|{{Inflation|US|347,747.20|1904}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) | |||
| profit = $347,747.20 ({{Inflation|US| | |||
| owner = Henry Roltair | | owner = Henry Roltair | ||
| | | architect = | ||
| | | dimensions = | ||
| | | adult_entry = 50¢ (${{Inflation|US|.50|1904}} in {{Inflation/year|US}}) | ||
| child_entry = | |||
| other = | | other = | ||
}} | }} | ||
One of the most elaborate facades on any attraction along [[The Pike]], was Creation. Created by | One of the most elaborate facades on any attraction along [[The Pike]], was Creation. Created by Henry Roltair, a popular and successful dime museum illusionist, who replicated his famed Coney Island attraction. The show was extremely popular as well as profitable. | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
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Riders would then be moved to a grand amphitheater that seated approximately 400 spectators. | Riders would then be moved to a grand amphitheater that seated approximately 400 spectators. | ||
After soft thunder and various celestial backdrops, | After soft thunder and various celestial backdrops, a booming voice spoke- "Let there be Light!" Choirs, lighting effects and artwork illustrated the beginning of the earth. Lightning booms from high above, a volcano erupts as rivers of lava pour down. | ||
Each day of | Each day of 'Creation,' was dramatically illustrated with different painted backdrops, pyrotechnics, projections, and other marvelous effects. | ||
After the final day, a calm ensues, forests and animal life appear (including dinosaurs), then audiences could make out an actor playing the part of Adam, lying on a bed of roses. After losing a rib, Eve can be seen. The exhibit closed with four angels standing at the head of three stairways in dramatic splendor. Flowers illuminate. | After the final day, a calm ensues, forests and animal life appear (including dinosaurs), then audiences could make out an actor playing the part of Adam, lying on a bed of roses. After losing a rib, Eve can be seen. The exhibit closed with four angels standing at the head of three stairways in dramatic splendor. Flowers illuminate. | ||
The entire Creation attraction took two hours to experience. | The entire Creation attraction took two hours to experience. | ||
==After the Fair== | ==After the Fair== | ||
After the fair, the ride was | After the fair, the ride was dismantled and shipped to Coney Island, where it remained. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 15 November 2022
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| Location | The Pike |
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| No. of Buildings | 1 |
| Owner | Henry Roltair |
| Construction | |
| Construction Cost | $800,000 ($24.1 million in 2021) |
| Proft | $347,747.20 ($10.5 million in 2021) |
| Entry | |
| Adult Entry | 50¢ ($15 in 2021) |
One of the most elaborate facades on any attraction along The Pike, was Creation. Created by Henry Roltair, a popular and successful dime museum illusionist, who replicated his famed Coney Island attraction. The show was extremely popular as well as profitable.
Description
The ride began as a 1,000 foot backwards glide to begin the 1/2 mile gondola ride through the biblical story of Creation. After the boats landed, visitors were directed to another `cave' that displayed illusions of a living woman, cut in half, a talking black man set atop of a pitchfork.
Upon ascending a dark staircase, they entered the viewing platform of a vast cyclorama depicting Venice and Rome in the first century. Then a six-foot wide circular moving platform led patrons onto stationary boats which bobbed in the illusionary water as painted panoramas rotated.
Riders would then be moved to a grand amphitheater that seated approximately 400 spectators.
After soft thunder and various celestial backdrops, a booming voice spoke- "Let there be Light!" Choirs, lighting effects and artwork illustrated the beginning of the earth. Lightning booms from high above, a volcano erupts as rivers of lava pour down.
Each day of 'Creation,' was dramatically illustrated with different painted backdrops, pyrotechnics, projections, and other marvelous effects.
After the final day, a calm ensues, forests and animal life appear (including dinosaurs), then audiences could make out an actor playing the part of Adam, lying on a bed of roses. After losing a rib, Eve can be seen. The exhibit closed with four angels standing at the head of three stairways in dramatic splendor. Flowers illuminate.
The entire Creation attraction took two hours to experience.
After the Fair
After the fair, the ride was dismantled and shipped to Coney Island, where it remained.
