Marine Gardens
Opened in 1909 as a pleasure garden and amusement park on the shores of the Firth of Forth, most of its original attractions apart from the ballroom were removed following military use of the site during the First World War.Part of the vast Craigentinny Meadows located on the shore of the Firth of Forth was the area chosen to construct Marine Gardens.[2] Opened in 1909, its attractions initially included a ballroom, circus and zoo, cinema and theatre, scenic railway, ornamental gardens and maze and a football ground.Boxing bouts took place in the ballroom (including Primo Carnera) in addition to baseball matches and midget cars.[5] The GRA owned nearby Powderhall Stadium and secured a lease on New Year's Day 1931 and gained planning permission to build a new grandstand in May 1932.