 While the "lives" of most of the other Luna Parks were relatively brief (virtually all were gone by 1915), the Olcott Beach park maintained its prominence as a popular recreation stop and a major venue for live entertainment into the 1910s, as Olcott Beach remained a popular stop for both steamboats along the shore of Lake Ontario and interurban trains connecting Albany, Niagara Falls, and Buffalo.At the end of World War I, Olcott Beach's prominence as a popular tourist destination faded quickly as the automobile replaced trains and steamboats as the city's primary method of access.As tourism dollars declined in the region, so did Luna Park and its main competitor, Rialto Park.