The Secret Freemason Symbols Hidden Inside Colorado’s Oldest Amusement Park

Colorado’s Lakeside Amusement Park has been a staple in Denver since 1908, and has surprising links to Freemasonry.

Colorado’s Lakeside Amusement Park Opened in 1908

Lakeside Park first opened at its location at 4601 Sheridan Boulevard in Denver in 1908, which, according to photographer and historian Tom Lundin, was around the same time that a push to bring the Knights Templar, a degree in Freemasonry, to Denver was also taking place.

Denver, Colorado, Historian Discovers Freemason Imagery at Lakeside

While shooting photos of the historic amusement park and simultaneously researching photos from the past, Lundin discovered that Lakeside incorporated numerous examples of Masonic imagery into the park when it first opened.

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Most of the imagery has been covered up, torn down, or painted over, although there is still a horse on a carousel at Lakeside Amusement Park that is dressed up in Knights Templar garb.

Freemason Imagery Covered Up at Colorado Amusement Park

While researching past photos of Lakeside Amusement Park, Lundin discovered that at one time, the 57-acre site had much more Freemason imagery than we see today.

Lundin described the park as being adorned with numerous iron crosses, Maltese crosses, many of which were once part of the park’s main entrance. However, these have all since been painted over and are no longer visible.

Colorado's Lakeside Amusement Park had a Freemason-themed fun House

There was also a fun house at Lakeside called ‘The Thirty-Third Degree,’ an attraction named after the highest attainable degree in Freemasonry.

Freemasons Photographed at Colorado Amusement Park

In addition, Lundin discovered historic photos of Freemasons dressed in their traditional garb at the park, supposedly for a meeting that was held there.

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Lundin attributes the Masonic influence to a possible connection that the man who originally was in charge of building the park, Adolph Zang, had with the secretive group at the time.