A photographer has given an inside look of the spooky, century-old and now-defunct amusement park that once housed the oldest funhouse in America. Seph Lawless, who previously documented the decaying beauty of abandoned malls in Ohio, visited Bushkill Park near Easton, Pennsylvania. The park opened more than 100 years ago and closed in 2007 after being hit by three floods in three years, according to Lehigh Valley Live. But its previous owner, former Ringling Bros clown Neal Fehnel, still dreams about seeing it reopen it one day.
It would cost at least $20,000 to turn the power back on at Bushkill Park and bring its attractions back to life. Fehnel, who took Lawless on a tour around the premises and even went down the funhouse's wooden slide, knows what he would like the park to look like in the future. 'His hopeful attitude in the face of extreme challenges is an inspiration to us all,' Lawless said. 'Fehnel doesn't know when the park will reopen, but he is confident that it will reopen one day, and I believe him.'
