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George A. Hamid Sr.
George Ameen Hamid Sr. (February 4, 1896 – June 1971) was an entrepreneur who made major contributions to United States, America's outdoor amusement and entertainment industry. He established significant productions during the 20th century for fairs, circuses, carnivals and trade fair, expositions. He is the father of George A. Hamid Jr. He was born in 1896 in Broumana, Ottoman Empire. He moved to America in 1907 with the Buffalo Bill Wild West show, and later founded the Hamid-Morton Circus with Robert Morton. In 1953 he became President of the IAAPA (International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions). ''Newsweek'' magazine described him in 1965 as "one of America's top entrepreneurs in outdoor entertainment". IAAPA He died in 1971. See also * Aquafair * Aquarama Aquarium Theater of the Sea |
Aquafair
Aquafair was an animal theme park and tourist attraction in, what was at the time, unincorporated Miami-Dade County, near what used to be Ojus, Florida, that ran from 1956 to 1961. Owner A man named George_A._Hamid_Sr., George A. Hamid bought an eight acre tourist attraction named Tropical Panorama located at 18495 U.S. Route 1 in Florida, Biscayne Boulevard in 1956 and added a water stadium. He opened the park known as Aquafair on December 22, 1956. Sam Caponey was the manager at some point during the park's history. Hamid designed Aquafair to be a "Steel Pier like winter attraction" similar to the one that he had bought in 1945. In both tourist attractions, Hamid presented a popular horse diving act. Notable attractions When visitors first entered the park, a baby chimp named Jay J. was there to greet them. Aquafair featured "Russ Dodson and his Diving Collegians" and Hamid's own signature diving horse act, in which a horse ridden by a young woman dives from a 40-foot concret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
