LENAPE PARK: For sale

The 22-acre property at Route 52 and Route 100, better known as Lenape Park or the Brandywine Picnic Park, is up for sale with an asking price of $1.49 million. The online listing describes it as a "fully equipped and ready-to-open Amusement Park and Family Fun Center" with a capacity of more than 5,000 guests. The ad mentions pavilions, on-site catering facilities, an office building and "extensive paved and overflow parking." I had to chuckle at that choice of words, considering how often the park gets flooded when the Brandywine Creek goes over its banks.
Those of us of a certain age have fond memories of visiting Lenape Park in the 1960s: the swings, the fun house, and the wonderful carousel complete with brass rings. I can't say my memories of the wooden roller coaster are fond, though; I was terrified.