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Originally located in the East Bottoms, Electric Park was set up next door to its builders’ Heim Brothers Brewery. Ferdinand Jr, Michael and Joseph Heim claimed the title of biggest brewery in the world when they unveiled Electric Park in 1899. With little competition and attractions like the Mystic Chute water slide, the park prospered and just a few short years later, outgrew its locale. The Heim brothers chose 46th and Paseo for the new spot. Electric Park II opened in 1907, featuring several of the same relocated-rides plus many new enticements: a living fountain, a bandstand, an alligator farm, a pool parlor, a lake (known as The Lagoon) complete with a swimming beach and boathouse and the Electric Swing. Here we see a night scene over the Lagoon, with tens of thousands of blazing lights to lure in visitors.