YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – For decades, Idora Park was more than an amusement park — it was the heartbeat of Youngstown. And long before arenas and stadiums, its ballroom was the stage that mattered.

Today in Flashback, Brooke Testa, curatorial assistant for the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, explores the legacy of Idora Park, the long-running Youngstown amusement park that operated from May ...

YOUNGSTOWN – Mahoning Valley Historical Society and Jim and Toni Amey, owners of The Idora Park Experience collection, signed an agreement on Monday for the donation of the beloved collection to ...

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Correspondent photo / Sean Barron From left, H. William Lawson, the Mahoning Valley Historical Society’s executive director, Toni Amey and her husband, Jim Amey, stand next to a refurbished car that ...

Staff photos / R. Michael Semple William Lawson, executive director of the Mahoning Valley Historical Society, talks about a Christmas scene with an Idora Park theme that is part of the society’s 17th ...