Luna Park was an amusement park that was in operation in Chicago , Illinois , from 1907 to 1911 . Located on the plot of a former picnic grove at the corner of 51st and Halsted Streets , it was owned by an investment group led by boxing promoter James " Big Jim " O'Leary ( son of Mrs. O'Leary of Great Chicago Fire fame ) . A trolley park occupying only ten acres , Luna Park was smaller than most of the other Chicago amusement parks of the era ( most notably Riverview Park and White City ; in fact , Riverview Park was the largest amusement park in existence at that time ) . O'Leary became the park 's manager in 1908
Great Chicago Fire
Great Chicago Fire
Luna Park, Chicago