Central Park (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Central Park (Allentown, Pennsylvania) Central Park is a former amusement park in the Rittersville section of Allentown, Pennsylvania. It was closed in 1951. Central Park's origins date to 1868 when J. Frank Reichart laid out a race course north of the Allentown-Bethlehem turnpike (Hanover Avenue) which was opened for trotting and pacing from May to August. In 1872 the Rittersville Park Association was organized. The park was enlarged to 16 acres and was known as Manhattan Park. When the Allentown & Bethlehem Rapid Traction Company took ownership of the area from Thomas Ritter it was called The Greater Central Park.
Central Park in the Dark Central Park in the Dark Central Park in the Dark is a music composition by Charles Ives for chamber orchestra. It was composed in 1906 and has been paired with "The Unanswered Question" as part of "Two Contemplations" and with "Hallowe'en" and "The Pond" in "Three Outdoor Scenes". The piece was first titled "A Contemplation of Nothing Serious or Central Park in the Dark in "The Good Old Summer Time"" (in comparison to "A Contemplation of a Serious Matter or The Unanswered Perennial Question"). Ives wrote detailed notes concerning the purpose and context of "Central Park in the Dark": This