We were talking about Olympic Park not long ago, and Skip Borsos sends in this image -- probably one of the last, he adds -- of this fabled urban Shangri-La. Thanks, Skip.

i have to admit it, i didn't hang there as much as my sister & her teen friends since i was 4 yrs younger. i have some memories of it but just to see this picture is really really sad.............:(

Ispent alot of time4 at olimpic park as a kid My grandmother lived in irvington right on newark border.21st st. and 18th ave. we,d go there all the tim. It,s sad to see that pic, i have some pictures from there.

Any idea of the date on that picture?

The date of the picture is October 1973.

Does anyone know why Olympic Park closed?

Hint...Its the same reason Newark is the armpit of New Jersey.