The Likelihood of Dying on a Roller Coaster. One of the most intriguing to me is Holy Land, USA in Waterbury, CT. Its one of those in-between places that some might say doesnt belong on the list because its being, well, you might say resurrected. Oh Rich, I know EXACTLY what you mean about smelling the beach before you even got there. Met my husband at Lake Whalom and we have been married 57 years this year. Also had my first date with my future husband at Riverside!! A Thanksgiving Day fire at nearby Nantasket Pier destroyed most of the fleet of steamboats that carried passengers to and from Boston. also Nantasket Beach. I took my children there all the time ides were reasonable for a family. )Danny Sordello. Paragon fans rejoiced that incredibly, two of the signature pieces of Paragon Park would survive its imminent death. It was. It is called the Wild One now. I found this video in my archives! Keep us posted on your book and have a great weekend! I remember a vacation my family took in Misquamucut RI , in maybe 1957 . During the 1930s, part of the Giant Coaster was rebuilt and a brightly colored Art Deco main entrance was erected in 1937. My parents had season tickets on Tuesday nights for years. Thank you William C. Could you be my brother Billy? First, patriarch David Stone died during the off season in Miami; three years later, his oldest son, Joseph, died in the middle of parks 1949 season. My older brother worked at Paragon for two summers running rides. For the life of me I can not remember the name.But it was a really big thing to me back in the day. Im a big baby when it comes to riding roller coasters but I do love the look of an old fashioned white wood one curling around a park. Retro Roadmap Photo Archives- Do These Places Look Familiar To You? There was also Acushnet Park in the very south end of New Bedfordnot as big but great Park. David Stone lost two houses on Rockland House Road in the fire; others involved in area concessions lost their homes and businesses as well. A roller coaster ride took a fatal turn at an amusement park in Mexico City this weekend. Format: Dry plate negatives. I still have a pin and coin purse inwon at games there when I was so very young. David Goran is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News And as young teens roller skating. The Giant Coaster, which was built in 1917 and was removed from the park in 1985, is now known as The Wild One at Six Flags America. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Almost all of the rides were dismantled and auctioned off. I remember taking the ferry from Rowes Wharf in Boston to Nantasket Beach as a kid. Dartmouths Child World Store Was Way Better Than Toys R Us, Dartmouth Bootleggers Role in Ending Prohibition, Dartmouth Responds to Homelessness [TOWNSQUARE SUNDAY], Cheers to National Margarita Day at These SouthCoast Spots, Dartmouth Man Pledges $25,000 to Shawmut Diner Rehab, Dartmouth To Be Home Of First SouthCoast Crumbl Cookies, New Bedford Shawmut Diner Donor to Bristol County Sheriff: Use It or Give It Back, Dartmouth School Bus Rear-Ended in Morning Crash, Have Heart-Shaped Pizza Delivered This Valentines Day. Our graduating class of 1950 went there after our senior banquet for a fun evening. Touted as the strangest farm on earth, this park was developed by John Benson, a British animal trainer who had originally purchased a 200-acre lot about an hour north of Boston to serve as a temporary home for animals he would buy and sell. NORUMBEGA AND TOTEM POLE BALLROOM, AUBURNDALE, MA. The reason for the hoopla appears to be "Paragon Park: The Musical," co-written by Zoe Bradford and Michael Hammond with music and lyrics by Adam Brooks. Paragon park roller coaster on nantasket . The park closed December 3, 1987, owing $48,000 in taxes and $13,000 in unpaid police details. Now folks who have never been there will get an inkling of how important the park was to so many people! Oh my those clam cakes. Can not believe Canobie is closed. It was always fun to hang on the beach side with the arcades. You forgot White City Amusement Park in Shrewsbury MA. I loved White City! In Africa, what three biomes are the most common? Games manager Myron Klayman, the brother-in-law of owner Phyllis Stone, was a selectman in Hull at the time of the storm, and recalled serving dual roles in helping the town clean up from the disaster while also directing crews at his employer. By then, the Stone family found itself in an unfamiliar position: unsure of how long the park could survive. I remember Whalom Park and Bensons Animal Farm fondly. It is now located next to the old train station and clock tower. Hopefully at a family get together that poor kid is now telling his children (or grandchildren), You ARE NOT going to believe what happened to me in 1984 at Whalom Park, it sure wasnt funny then but looking back, Back in 1973, a guy made a sci-fi home film that had several filming locations, one of them being the Fun-o-Rama park at Salisbury Beach, MA. Fortunately, there were no deaths involved in Valravn's 2019 crash at Cedar Point. (Water World had room to expand because both of DCs older parks had closed some years before.) I miss Pleasure Island in Wakefield MA! Anybody know anything?!!! About a dozen years later I . Loved Kings Castle land as a fun place to take my grandson when he was young. Due to a private event, the Paragon Carousel will be open from 12pm - 4pm on Saturday October 22. I really did enjoy Paragon Park. Rick- that vaguely rings a bell with me but I dont have any photos. Paragon fans were getting used to the idea that there would be no final season. one year it was HOT and we were gorging on clam cakes at the end of the day but decided one more ride cant hurt.. the one that starts leve and ends up having the rider flying upside down. The actors included many stars on their way up including Hal (and his then wife, Ruby). There, they would ride The Giant Coaster, a roller coaster that was legendary for being one of the roughest and most intense wooden roller coaster rides of all time. My best friend took me there when I moved to the area in 1983. I remember Savin Rock very well. We used all our tickets there. About a month later, a huge blaze destroyed much of the roller coaster, the front entrance, and concessions along the front. When older went with my friends. We held Strong Family reunions there, one year my cousin Ted Strong parachuted into the Park! The last roller coaster-related death in the country was reported in 2007, when an axle on a car broke during a ride in Expoland in Osaka and sent the roller coaster crashing into a guardrail. Who makes these lists? There was a coast guard station at lands end and a rather exquisite abandoned nightclub also at lands end. It was the best rink around as they took good care of the hardwood floor, Curious would you have been from Leominster and chewed peppermint gum at the time, The 60s was my era for skating at Whalom. Ive nothing but great memories of how it used to be around here (sounds of the park were like music to my ears. Today, the only surviving remnant of Paragon Park on the boardwalk is the historic Paragon Park Carousel, which was moved from its original site. I liked Riverside Park in the 70s. Used to be a boat we could take from Boston to Nantasket for a great day trip. Loved going to Rocky Point sometimes just for the chowder and clam cakes but always ended up in the amusement park. Kings Castle, Whitman, great amusements for kids to age 10 maybe 12. Within two seasons, however, Paragon was falling short of its financial projections, Eastern Parks investors wanted to abandon the concept. So sad to hear about the pavillion! Was it destined to become a cornerstone of the casino economy, or was its presence an obstacle to further development? Ghosts of Paragon Park 1971. A great little park! Dodge died from Brights Disease at a hospital in New Hampshire. Sad we have to grow up. \rIt is 1984! Kicking off the Park's expansion of Pioneer Frontier, it was the first attraction at Hersheypark to be completely themed.Trailblazer is the second-oldest running coaster in the Park and a family favorite.It features a helix that circles a total of 4 times and reaches speeds of up . I was so sad when Lincoln park closed. Larry and Phyllis Stone found little common ground in their day-to-day management. The Nantasket Beach Steamboat Company struggled for several years before declaring bankruptcy; the Old Colony Railroad suspended train service in 1932, substituting buses to and from the Nantasket Junction depot in Hingham. Glad to know that the Giant Coaster is still around and can be enjoyed by those who have the stomach for it . I remember going to Paragon Park during those same years. Rollercoaster, FunHouse, Clambakes at the Pavillion, roller skating rink, Dancing ( with name bands, my Aunt sang there with a band for a while! It closed in 1984. In 2019, there were 1,299 injuries in US amusement parks. When I heard they were getting rid of the park it broke my heart. My late Mom loved the arcade area, especially. Then in myn40s met a man. Where is the Paragon Park roller coaster now, given this? They married in 1935. Many in Hull remained unconvinced. Its assets were sold off in 1979, with the land being cleared for a housing development. Unfortunately Im to old these days. Makes me a bit homesick for Mass, summer, the beach and childhood. Sad that its gone now!! No Paragon Park??? Such fond memories. Rosanna Arias/FEMA Tmmertransport med hest langs elva Lera ved Dalseng, som renner ut i Brumunda i Veldre, Ringsaker. Long before there was Disneyland, there was Wonderland. The developers interest prompted the Stones to agree on something they both were tired of running the business and the $5.5 million purchase price would give them enough money to comfortably retire. Boy, do the pictures bring back memories, coldest water you ever swam in but Pargon Park was so much fun on a hot summer day. My grandparents lived in Nantasket so I had the pleasure of going to Paragon Park many times during the summer months. How Id love to take one more slide ride. We were just in Hull last week and reliving fond memories of Paragon- totally remember the Himalaya! you do know the Giant Coaster exists, right? At the time, it was considered the deadliest. My family had the summer home on the hill directly behind Hurleys Bathhouse (for those who remember). There was a tunnel of love dubbed the Rivers of Venice, an on-site radio station, and of course all manner of roller coasters and other thrill rides. Remember the himalaya ? Rowes Wharf had the boat to Nantasket Beach. Around the same time, the town and the state began buying the property in stages. I grew up in the 80s and 90s in rhode island and Rocky Point was an amazing amusement park. Could hear the train whistle every Saturday from my yard. Hi Joanne, I skated most every week end at the roller rink, Lil and her husband were great. When Rose Stone died in 1969, the park lost one of its most familiar figures and its last link to the days when Dodge was still active in the parks operations. Jack! Still remember the black rubber knife I bought as a souvenir. Title . Of the parks you describe, I visited Rocky Point and Bensons Wild Animal Farm as a child. War rationing and blackout drills during the 1940s put more strain on the parks operations. The remains of the "Turnpike Cars" roadway ride are hidden in overgrowth beside the parking lot, although are very much visible via Google Maps. Luckily they saved the merry go round and youre able to ride on it still in its new location. Photo: Rich Koppelman. We would drive to Hull from our house in Boston. Copyright 2021 Retro Roadmap. \r\rThe coaster was built in 1917 and operated till the amusement park closed for good at the end of 1984. [1] More rides that Paragon hosted over the years were the Trabant, the Tilt-A-Whirl, Galaxy Coaster, the Skydiver, Paratrooper, Matterhorn, Himalaya, Round Up, Scrambler, Crazy Tea Cups, Twister Kiddie Coaster, Caterpillar, the Whip, Batman-slide, Super-slide, Salt and Pepper Shakers, Swing ride, Rotor, along with many rides that were smaller versions of these, geared towards children. The coaster is now called \"The Wild One\". I grew up in The Berkshires and looked forward every summer to making a trip to Mountain Park and stopping at the nearby dinosaur tracks along with way. And I can still hear the excited screams of the daring roller coaster riders now. Some restaurants and openncafes had pictures of it years ago. What about Treasure Island in Wakefield Massachusetts? I loved Norumbega Park and all the rides. Yet, in 14 years (1990-2004), there were only 54 amusement park fatalities. remember the steamboat that was just before the park coming into hull?? Thank you for putting these wonderful pictures together. The Giant Coaster sat silent, and the undulating tracks looked like the skeleton of a dinosaur carcass, being slowly dismantled and eaten away at by the vultures that couldn't wait to turn the site into a condominium complex. Googling Pleasure Island Massachusetts will yield many fan sites as well as old and new information, not the least of which is a Friends of Pleasure Island website. The parks owners were challenged in a way they hadnt been previously, as cleanup from a fire is relatively straightforward the burned and damaged areas are removed and replaced. Ill never forget Lincoln Park Great Great Memories. But most significantly, Dodge looked to make an impact with the new and improved park. In 1916, park owner George A. The coaster itself was shortened in order to be ready by the Fourth of July holiday, with its final circular turns left off the drawing board in the interest of time. Jim- thanks so much for sharing your fond memories of Paragon Park with the RetroRoadmap readers! This is an unused Paragon Park t-shirt from the long defunct amusement park that was located in Nantasket Beach, Hull Ma. White City Amusement Park on Lake Quinsig in Worcester, MA. Buick Riviera. Launched as a trolley park (parks at the terminus of trolley lines were all the rage at the time), the property soon evolved from a series of serene walking paths to a bustling destination filled with midway games and rides like Ferris wheels and carousels. About This Item; Obtaining Copies; Access to Original; . I thought the title of the article said New England Amusement Parks. (A fun bit of trivia: The first words ever spoken into a telephone by a U.S. president were uttered at Rocky Point, during an 1877 visit by Rutherford Hayes. )And I grew up in Holden, so, yes Whalom Park. Condominiums already were under way on Atlantic Hill and Telegraph Hill, as well as at Spinnaker Island, but in the months following the Paragon announcement, new plans were floated Nantascot Place, River Crossing, and the former Showboat Mayflower property on George Washington Boulevard, Ocean Place, SeaWatch, and Murray Plaza along the beach, the Hall Estate, Damon Place, and the former Worrick Mansion (which would burn to the ground in 1986) on Atlantic Hill, Milford Street, Marina Beach, and One A Street at Waveland, Mariners Landing, Sunset Arms, and the Boathouse at Allerton. 1 g per cup Kelloggs Corn, Why do blackberries have such a bitter flavor? Think classic American road trip and the name Route 66 will undoubtedly come up sooner rather than later, and for good reason. We enjoyed quite a few evening visits in the 80s. Till I was a teenager lived in Naugatuck CT and lived to ride the wonderful carousel at nearby Lake Quassapaug! The rest of the site is dedicated to condominium development. the Zoo in GB. Till I was twelve, lived in Naugatuck CT and lived to ride I am 88 and many classmates are gone. It was often referred to as Disneyland of the Northeast. There are at least two books published reminiscing about Pleasure Island. How wonderful you met your husband at Lake Whalom. Thanks so much for adding them to the thread here on Retro Roadmap. "It has stood the test of time." Pacific Coast Highway. SUMMER - Open six days a week during the summer (closed Tuesdays). An Ohio woman who passed out while riding a roller coaster at a southern Indiana theme park later died at a local hospital, a coroner said. It had a scary ( to me at the time! ) the wonderful carousel at nearby Lake Quassapaug! My dad worked there. He contracted with the Philadelphia Toboggan Company to build the tallest roller coaster in the world, Paragons 98-foot Giant Coaster. Paragon Park in Hull, Ma-Lincoln Park, Dartmouth, Ma. My sister was born early on the morning of July 3rd. Master carousel artisan Charles I.D. This land, combined with the Rockland House hotel atop the hill in the rear, would become the basis for Paragon Park. Wildcat, Bell's Amusement Park, 1997. I miss them both! Great memories. John- what great evocative memories you have of Hull! Here are 10 Disney movies that we think would make particularly great theme park rides, whether it be a dark ride, flume ride, or rollercoaster. Hands down, Mountain Park in Holyoke (Western Massachusetts). Preservationists swung into action, mounting a publicity and fundraising campaign that drew awareness but far less than the nearly $1 million valuation that had been suggested for the 57-year-old carousel. A rider suffered head, wrist and ankle injuries on Monday after being ejected from a roller coaster in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Dogs are banned from the state-owned Nantasket Beach Reservation from May 1 to September, and a local law change would have no effect on the states rules. Those were the days! Great park. We were bused to school at Hingham. It is now located next to the old train station and clock tower. In addition to the amusement parks there were shows (I remember seeing Loretta Lynn and others) and they also had auto races on Saturday nights. Loved Whalom park took several girlfriends there. The Giant Coaster opened at Paragon Park in 1917; at 98 feet tall, it was the tallest roller coaster in the world at the time. Fire struck again in the fall, destroying the Chateau ballroom at the rear of the park. Dubois County Coroner Katie Schuck said Dawn R.. Is this all about Massachusetts or not? The two men would face their first challenges early in their tenure. Mom would always say well have to start saving our pennies, and we did. The Palm Garden restaurant, function facility, and performance hall at the base of the hill drew guests of the surrounding hotels and larger parties of conventioneers, corporate dinners, and class reunions. I also remember the Revere Beach Amusements alomng Revere Beach in the 50s and 60s. I had so many old photos of me so young with families and cousins srbthede park, Canobie is still open, far as I could tell, Canobie Lake Park is definitely not closed. The $6 million roller coaster replaced the Inverter, a ride that was discontinued in 2017 off the main boulevard. If youre on Facebook you might enjoy this page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972?sk=wall, Or its sister website: http://www.paragonparkmemories.com/. As recounted in his 1922 obituary, a friend of Dodges invested in what became known as the Nantasket Steeplechase, a collection of amusements licensed from Coney Islands Steeplechase Park that was built on land leased from the Old Colony Railroad. Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff/File/Globe. Just as I started a family of my own in 1983 I was heart broken when the park closed. Among the most popular attractions of that era was a 500-pound silverback gorilla called Colossus, who was promoted as being among the largest in captivity and once ran for president as a publicity stunt. New owners took over after Bensons death in 1943, and although the park still drew crowds, it had up-and-down years for the next few decades. A scaled down replica of a tour around the Holy Land, the premise certainly has promise. In late 1984, they accepted Kahns offer. At 98 feet high with an 88-foot drop, the park's giant wooden roller coaster used to be the world's tallest before the park closed in 1984. The Aftermath: Roller Coaster. but still good memories. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This setting should only be used on your home or work computer. Mountain Park in Holyoke, MA where I grew up. Over the winter, Stone and Golden began working on how they would secure the continuation of Paragon. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Disneyland, 2003. It was known as Disneyland of the East. Lost in that fire was much of the holiday inventory of Toy-A-Rama, a seasonal store in Paragons former roller skating rink that competed against the Arcade Bazaar. But another group of preservationists began to think about how memories of the park could be saved, and fixed its gaze upon the antique carousel. As one of the most historic and popular highways in North America (and dare we say the world), Route 66 has gone through a series of changes since its inception in 1926, going from . The Great Blizzard of 1978 put the park under six feet of water as the Atlantic Ocean and Hull Bay converged on the Hull peninsula and left a wake of destruction. I remember going on it every summer as a child.such great memories!!! Hilarity Hall, a funhouse akin to the Steeplechase, was built next door, and a dance hall that later became a roller rink, toy store, and video arcade. The Summer of 1985 seemed like the longest ever, as day by day more and more of Paragon disappeared. Pleasure Island in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Paragon Park is where I spent almost every summer night. Nearly a quarter of a century later, the Wonderland Greyhound Park opened on the same property. the carousel (PTC #85) that they saved and moved down the street, http://themeparks.about.com/library/coasters/blwildone.htm, http://www.paragonparkmemories.com/Index.html, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972?sk=wall, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972. On September 20, 1922, George A. Built in 1917, the wooden roller-coaster stood 98 feet high at its peak and was the tallest roller coaster in the world for eight years until the Cyclone roller coaster was built at Revere Beach. I grew up about miles from Pine Island Park. http://themeparks.about.com/library/coasters/blwildone.htm The person, who has not been identified, was flung about 10 feet out . Great place to go! He says he and his son boarded . Maybe 5 years old. David Stone lost two houses on Rockland House Road in the fire; others involved in area concessions lost their homes and businesses as well. I vividly remember a Killer Kowalski wrestling show at the pavilion during one of my visits. It would be two years before Stone and Golden would be able to assume full control of the park, canceling the lease that had been signed in 1919 and making improvements to the fire-ravaged amusement center. My favorite ride was the merry go round and, when I got older the race track where you could drive cars around a track. Through the decades, the venues Palladium Ballroom hosted a lineup of performers that ranged from Janis Joplin to the Ramones and Pearl Jam. Roller coaster, [Paragon Park], Nantasket Beach, Mass. Storyland was good as well. At about the same time, Dodge decided to scale back from running Paragon on a day-to-day basis. Quick Description: Paragon Park, which operated from 1905 to 1984 by Nantasket Beach in Hull, MA, was a local amusement park that had many rides including a well known roller coaster, which today is operated in a Six Flags amusement park in Maryland. Peter thats so cool that your grandad had the restaurant under the clock! I can almost picture it. In 1917, another man fell and got creamed into paste after reaching out of the Derby Racer to retrieve his fallen hat. In the photo at right, from June 2, 1942, mechanics who had just finished the annual inspection and repairs to the Paragon Park roller coaster gave it the first ride of the 1942 season. The doll has to be from the fiftys because my aunt died, and she was 81 when she died in 1992. Newton High Schools Senior Prom was held there until, I think, the very early 60s..a special ending to your school years. Not sure what the weather is like where you are, but weve got snow-a-fallin here outside of Retro Roadmap HQ, so instead of going out on the roads, Im looking backward down memory lane via my own photo collection.I figured Id go back as far as I could in my own collection and start with Paragon Park, circa 1984. I circled the site, which seemed so big when I was a kid, and realized how small it was, surrounded by chain link fencing now. Among the amusement rides in operation during Paragon Park's history was a traditional-style Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel (PTC #85) built in 1928 with hand-crafted horses, a bumper cars ride known as "Auto Scooters", a Ferris wheel, a horror-themed dark ride called "Kooky Kastle", and a wooden roller coaster known as The Giant Coaster.[1]. A nice man left money to the town I lived in and every year the town would set up the trip to Whalom Park! Roller coasters. Although he and Eastern Park sold off the Rockland House as part of their 1907 separation, Dodge later bought the Pemberton Hotel and Pemberton Inn, adjacent hotels at the farthest end of the Hull peninsula. Wonderland itself was inspired by the massive Worlds Fair exhibits that had been an international sensation since the mid-19th century. about three woopdie doos If I remember it correctly and about 10 lanes wide. I loved the wooden roller coaster and the fun house with the mirrors as well as the riding fun house sitting in the red cars! Mountain Park in Holyoke was my favorite, my cousins and I would go there when they visited from Acton. I use to go to Lincoln Park in Dartmouth, Ma. Younger brother Larry, 30, and mother Rose, 73, were left carry on the management of the family business. We had so much fun. Its amazing how fast people forget. I cant believe they didnt have Lincoln Park listedthat place was the best! Great memories and was able to take my kids to a couple of these growing up. Norumbega Park loved going there when I was young! There was a miniature golf course under the roller coaster. well i will stop babbling tc and bs all!! As a South Shore kid I really miss Paragon Park in Hull MA (Nantasket Beach). I never saw that girl again. He is working on a book about the park's history. sadly lasted only about 10 years. This was a Great deal $ ! Canobie Lake was where out Sr HS class had an unofficial Senior Day. But I do have a copy of the book Savin Rock Memories by Gil Johnson and Bennett W. Dorman. Except for the flying swings incident. It is now adjacent to the old train station and clock tower. Dad took us there at least once every summer???????? Is there a wave on Nantasket Beach? I can remember Whalom as it were yesterday, spent lots of hrs at the park, stayed with my aunt a lot, lived on Chase ave, down by the play house cabins for the stars. The park featured wild-animal shows, shooting galleries, performances by natives of far-away lands, a foolish house, the dragons den, the haunted swing, the laughing show, an arcade and man smaller buildings, according to the opening-day press. I have fond memories of the Gay Dolphin Gift Cove, and asked her to check it out when shes in the area. If my memory serves me, there was a airplane ride that soared over the lake ! In October 2014, it was reborn as the 120-acre Rocky Point State Park. Paragon had its own saltwater lagoon, which surrounded a central electric tower that rose 110 feet into the sky, by far the largest structure at Nantasket Beach. Other favorites: the roller coaster that sat right on the edge of the water. Willard's Whizzer, Marriott's Great America Amusement Park, 1980. My first job was parking cars in the lot across the street. i miss those days i was took by the state for i was a foster child and never got to say goodbye to my friends schoolmates in hull high or even katie averill my girlfriend at the time, a sad moment for me but as a kid a great way to spend a childhood, delivering the newspapers and even raised the flag at the monument by cumberland farms every morn for the veterans , i was a boy scout in troop 21. oh so many fond memories . I showed off my roller skating expertise to my junior high classmates back in the They tore down the Pavilion the site of many a first kiss and more in the 50s and 60s in Myrtle Beach a few years ago. Dodge commissioned the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) to create a new coaster. Its not very long, but theres a scene where kids are running around a portion of the park. As the story goes, were it not for the limited number of months in the year it could be open, Disney would have been more involved. 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