 The amusement park was first called "Tivoli & Vauxhall"; "Tivoli" alluding to the Jardin de Tivoli in Paris (which in its turn had been named after Tivoli near Rome, Italy), and "Vauxhall" alluding to Vauxhall Gardens in London.It is mentioned in various books, such as "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry, and was also used prominently in the 1961 science fiction film "Reptilicus".Tivoli's founder, Georg Carstensen (b.