On a scruffy patch of land in Bronx Park, between Bronx Park East and the Bronx River Parkway (just east of the Bronx Zoo), a traveling amusement park known as Tommy's Midway gets set up every year to provide rides to kids in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx. On August 19, 2013, I happened to come across this collection of rides as it sat awaiting opening hours. It was late afternoon and I don't know why it wasn't open yet, but I took the opportunity to walk around the empty rides and take pictures.
Here's how it looks as one approaches from the rest of the park:
Here's how it looks on the other side, if you're coming from the zoo after crossing the entrance to the Bronx River Parkway:
A walk through the site turns up these views:
I meant to go back at night during the month to take pictures when people were actually using the rides, but when I finally did everything was gone, packed up until next year.
I also took some video clips while I was there:
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