Its popularity gave rise to numerous resort hotels. restaurants. bathhouses. and dance halls. By the early 1900s. lively and colorful amusements lined Revere Beach Boulevard Including carrousels. roller coasters. fun houses and various games of chance. Rather than evolving as an exclusive enclave of the wealthy. it represented the first time a seaside recreation area was setaside for the enjoyment of a working class urban population and thousands of new immigrants. It is a slice of American history that deserves to be preserved and appreciated for generations to come. Revere Beach illustrates a way of life. a stage in the development of the American social and cultural life. not preserved elsewhere in the National Park System.
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