I believe Lake Compounce still there. By 1914 Mr. Schmeck found himself working in the amusement industry. memories of Nantasket! On June 26, 2019, two trains at Cedar Point bumped on the Valravn roller coaster. My best memories of my being a teenager is my time being at Paragon Park. It was safe and so much fun. My favorite memories were watching all the people and traffic on Nantasket Boulevard on Friday and Saturday nights, it was better than watching the movie American Graffiti. During really hot days, the guys running the giant roller coaster let me ride for free during my breaks just to cool off. Damage estimates topped $300,000. I was so sad when Lincoln park closed. On June 9, 1991, death stalked the grounds of Kings Island amusement park. I believe the amusement park in Lincoln Rhode Island is no longer there. It remained so until 1925, when it was topped by two feet by the Revere Beach Cyclone just down the road. I have fond memories of an amusement park called Mountain Park that Isnt mentioned. My grandparents took me. Turns out my very pregnant mother had started to have labor pains. Paragon Park in Hull, Ma-Lincoln Park, Dartmouth, Ma. The Giant Coaster, built in 1917 and removed from the park in 1985, now operates as The Wild One at Six Flags America. I also remember the racing cars on whalom lake, my Aunt Beverly used to race and was the only woman at the time racing (1960s) So fun so many awesome memories! "It was the noise. Pacific Coast Highway. Billed as a miniature worlds fair, the 10-acre park built by the Eastern Park Construction Company was, in fact, fashioned in the image of an actual fair the Worlds Columbian Exposition of 1893. Happy Anniversary to you both. 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. This brings back memories. We used to go there every year for my birthday which is in June! But its now been 7 years since the efforts began to try to restore and reopen the park and nothing has been fully accomplished to date. A second or was it actually the third? Believe it or not: You can still ride the historic coaster today, if you dare. In the aftermath of the fire, a new dance hall and roller coaster were constructed in the front of the park. Smaller than Riverside (Six Flags) in Agawam, but a very nice park for kids. Ill never forget Lincoln Park Great Great Memories. Contents. What about Treasure Island in Wakefield Massachusetts? Believed by many to have helped inspire the future Magic Kingdom, this amusement park flashed briefly across the New England entertainment scene, opening in 1906 and closing at the end of summer in 1910. Barnum in that regard created a system in which his patented inventions (with cheeky names like Funny Stairway, Earthquake Floor, Third-Degree Room, Cave of the Winds, and Revolving House of Delusion,) became the basis for the fledgling amusement industry in America. Thanks so much for adding them to the thread here on Retro Roadmap. Lincoln Park in Dartmouth, MA, just part of New Bedford, MA! I recall going to Storytown in Lake George area now a Six Flags. A woman has died after passing out on a roller coaster. Where is the Paragon Park roller coaster now, given this? We took our children there when there were young. Buildings were rebuilt quickly in utilitarian style flat-roofed, single-story concrete block structures that were fire resistant but lacked the grandeur and artistry of past architecture. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Disneyland, 2003. Here's a list of 13 of the deadliest roller coaster accidents in the last two decades. But my most vivid, and fond memory was Misquamucut, and this mystery park! Also Lincoln Park in North Dartmouth, MA, where I remember riding the roller coaster 13 times in a row with a friend! We lived in Rockland when I was very young and could see that often. Thank you! Park. Great memories ???? Norumbega Park loved going there when I was young! Dont forget Adventureland in Newbury, MA which operated for several years from 1957 into the early 60s. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, Nantasket Beach has been a popular summer vacation destination for city dwellers. Neither one mentioned. My first job was parking cars in the lot across the street. I thought it was pretty cool that the Paragon Giant Coaster was on the list of the Smithsonians Top Ten Coasters list. A postcard view of Rocky Point Amusement Park in Warwick, Rhode Island, c. 1930-1945. Thanks for addding your history to the thread of Paragon Park. I can almost picture it. Even met my husband. I think he is still alive but at a Zoo in another state. 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 remember going to an amusement park, I thought we walked there from the rental. 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. Retro Roadmap Photo Archives- Do These Places Look Familiar To You? The amusement park closed in 1994 and sat abandoned for years before its remains were finally demolished out of concern for public safety. At the center of the park was a lagoon that served as the splashdown point for the popular Shoot the Chute gondola ride. I vividly remember a Killer Kowalski wrestling show at the pavilion during one of my visits. I remember barely being able to wait until the park opened at 12?1? NORUMBEGA AND TOTEM POLE BALLROOM, AUBURNDALE, MA. In 1931, David and Rose Stone created the Paragon Park Operating Company to hold their ownership interest and shield it from creditors. Grew up going to Lincoln Park many times,roller rink, bowling alley , battle of the bands on weekends as a teenager and the rides,Kiddieland and famous for wooden rollercoaster then went to McCrays for fried clams on RT 6 . White City was the bestthe whole family would go on a Sunday afternooncousins, aunts and uncleswhat a blast! A. Schiff & Associates steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Paragon Park in Hull, Massachusetts, USA. \rIt is 1984! Ah, yes, Norumbega Park..grew up in Auburndale, so visiting the Park was a frequent occasion. I remember Savin Rock very well. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The 1917 season would bring with it major changes at Paragon. My girlfriends father operated the roller coaster. These old beach attractions are truly an endangered species. 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. The carousel was always a favorite ride no matter how young or old I was. You can help Coasterpedia by expanding it. In short, we 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. Paragon Park on Nantasket Beach in Hull, MA has to be the most beloved old amusement park in New England and one of the top 10 in the country. But the ride was plagued with many problems that remained with it until it was . Roller Coaster Death: Five amusement park deaths that will shock roller coaster fans 1. It was in Killingly, many miles north and east, and my parents had a cranky little boy on their hands. The question would never be fully answered, however, as the 1982 election of gambling opponent Michael Dukakis as Massachusetts governor sealed the fate of any casino dreams. I worked for Paragon Park as a ride operator for three consecitives summers from the age 14-17. Take a ride down Memory. I also remember Mountain Park; the way to get to the site is still named Mountain Park Road, according to the sign on the bridge where it crosses I-91. Within five years, the rail line was abandoned forever. I cant believe they didnt have Lincoln Park listedthat place was the best! Maybe 5 years old. Dad took us there at least once every summer???????? Then there was the Normandy Room (dancing for the younger crowd) but the definite highlight was the Totem Pole Ballroom if your date invited you to go there, you were on top of the world!! For one that could never do twirly rides I loved the roller coaster the best. The price of a new ride was now in the millions, and the cost of liability insurance for thrill parks continued to climb. Two things come to mind.I will bet all of us have family photo and slide albums, perhaps converted now to disc,of our good old days attending these venuestime waits for no one,but we have our memories..and second; it has always baffled me why Cape Cod,of all places,never seems to have boasted a world class amusement parkit would seem like a natural,but . I was just remembering visiting Bensons as a kid. A Save the Carousel effort began in earnest in February, with local residents lobbying Larry and Phyllis Stone to keep the merry-go-round intact, and keep it in Hull. Mountain Park in Holyoke MA. He operated the coaster until it's demise in 1916 when it was destroyed by a fire. Thank you for the wonderful memories. It is a warm summer day and Paragon Park is busy with visitors. Best wishes, and thanks for stopping by. On a dark winter evening homeward-bound in the front passenger seat in our 53 Chevy after Christmas shopping at the Paragon Parks Arcade Bazaar a warehouse-like fluorescent-lit discount toy store in Nantasket Beach my mom told me the heartbreaking truth about Santa Claus. Thank you so much for this page! It was 1971. Is there a wave on Nantasket Beach? What a great time to be a kid. Ron what a great time you mustve had there! This incident. Ditto. 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. The Friends operate the carousel next door to the former railroad station, and in 2013 opened a small museum of Paragon memorabilia. I had a bad experience on one as a kid and never went on one until then. Paragon fans rejoiced that incredibly, two of the signature pieces of Paragon Park would survive its imminent death. Follow The History of Paragon Park on WordPress.com, Paragons Administration Building an original from 1905. At its opening, Trailblazer was the first major coaster to be added to Hersheypark in 18 years. 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. )Danny Sordello. Glad when it finally close and that gorilla was sent to a sanctuary down south and CNN showed the gorilla touching grass for the first time in over 25 years. Lincoln Park had an awesome roller coaster. But in the 80s some of my best fun was checking out the abandoned rides of Crescent Park when my grandmother lived in the high rise they built on the land. My late Mom loved the arcade area, especially. 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. I recall a Western theme park in Northeast CT, named Cowboy Village. Within a few weeks, Kahn announced that the developers would ride to the rescue and keep the ride operating, either on-site or at a separate location within the towns borders. My family lived in Agawam at the time , and on Sat .nights we could hear the cars racing at the track. About a dozen years later I visited Paragon Park while on spring break from RIT and took a few pictures. Climb on board the classic, wooden \"Giant Coaster\" at Paragon Park at Nantasket Beach on Boston's South Shore. I too have fond memories of the place, and even though its a shell of its former self, I cant help but hope it returns to its former glory. Real estate interests were inspired both by the removal of what some considered the honky tonk amusements and by the zoning loophole Kahns plans had exposed. WHAT IS IT? I Never see ANY photos of it either. On September 20, 1922, George A. You forgot my favorite, Paragon Park on Nantasket Beach in Hull Ma. about three woopdie doos If I remember it correctly and about 10 lanes wide. The Giant Roller Coaster of Paragon Park was one of the first sights youd notice as you drove into Hull on George Washington Boulevard. It was located off route 5 on Mt Tom in western Massachusetts. Great memories. After the first fire, it was partially redesigned by Herbert Paul Schmeck who worked on its original construction. There was one that you didnt mention it was between Fall River and New Bedford, along the highway then. I found this video in my archives! village from 54-56. Remember the himalaya ? This magazine should also research Savin Rock which was in West Haven, CT good history. Met my husband at Lake Whalom and we have been married 57 years this year. But they would find that recovering from a flood was entirely different. No Paragon Park??? Not only did they have the rides which we loved as kids, they had a fabulous summer theater, the Valley Players, owned and operated by Jean and Carleton Guild. I know the Congo Cruise was called the Red Mill at one point but I think that was in my mothers generation, I always remember it as the Congo Cruise. How about the screech of the wheels or the screams of the riders? AFAICT Canobie Lake is still open? My dad worked there. Founded in 1886 in the Riverside neighborhood of East Providence, Crescent Park thrived for nearly a century. . Us and some of our neighbors would take advantage of $5 after 5 nights to take the kids to Whalom Park a few times a summer. 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. Fortunately, there were no deaths involved in Valravn's 2019 crash at Cedar Point. Not much mention of Revere Beach, it may very well b the 1st given that Revere beach is the 1st public beach in America, it had everything u could or would want in an Amusement park NOW its just a bunch of CONDOS. Still remember the black rubber knife I bought as a souvenir. ive been in that too by the vfw building on the hill, was so glad to see this site !!!!!!!!!!! Contents 1 History 1.1 Sale and move Their 1928 purchase of a Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel would become the centerpiece of the park, replacing concessionaire John J. Hurleys previous carousel in the same location. Only six years before its inclusion on the list of National Historic Landmarks, the 85-foot-high ride with a top speed of 60 mph proved deadly to one rider. Zoom in Zoom out Rotate right Fit screen Full expand. Many in Hull remained unconvinced. I used to go to Paragon park/Nantasket beach with my family a lot during the sixties. I remember Lincoln Park. You say Wonderland may have helped inspire Disneyland, but Disney employees were actually involved with Pleasure Island in Wakefield, Massachusetts. About this Item. Storybook characters, a pirate ship and Dodge City with a saloon and stagecoach holdups were among the attractions. Rick glad you have fond (or freezing?!) White City on the shores of Lake Quinsigamond between the Worcester and Shrewsbury linesa wonderful memory. Long time ago. Whalom Park! Also remembr White City Park near Worcester fondly. 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. For the life of me I can not remember the name.But it was a really big thing to me back in the day. Sad that its gone now!! The actors included many stars on their way up including Hal (and his then wife, Ruby). There were daily parades and a scenic railroad, too. I have always been a fraidy cat about going on roller coasters, and I remember my mother telling me that when she was a kid she made my grandfather take her on the giant coaster, and it was the first and last coaster ride shes been on! Ive been on the one at Canobie and maybe one other but that was enough for me! Only a few years later, another fire would wreak havoc at Paragon. Did you hold on tight or tempt fate and ride with your hands stretched toward the sky? 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/. I see lots of amusement parks in RI in this article, but I dont remember driving , but maybe we did go to the one mentioned in Warwick. 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]. Savannas, thickets, and forest were the three, Covalent Bonds vs. Ionic Bonds Covalent Bonds vs. Ionic Bonds Ionic Bonds Liquid or gaseous Solid Polarity: Low High So, are all ionic compounds solid, Fiber content in the cereals listed below is low: 1 gram per cup of Cream of Wheat and Malt-O-Meal. The coaster was 1,400 feet long and featured an 88-foot drop. Well put. My favorite ride was the merry go round and, when I got older the race track where you could drive cars around a track. We had some good times there. All three suffered an electric shock, fatal to both Haithcoat and Robertson. Bemsons was my other favorite with animals and rides. Somewhere I have an old B&W photo of tiny little me looking up at an elephant in awe. They married in 1935. Traveled from CT many times in my childhood. The Philadelphia Toboggan carousel was rescued and now operates at Battleship Cove in Fall River. 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. Just as I started a family of my own in 1983 I was heart broken when the park closed. Savin Rock was an outstanding amusement park, with roller coasters over the water, the Virginia Reel, a fabulous carousel with brass rings to catch, fun houses and top name hamburger/hotdog drive ins to feed the appetite you worked up walking the miles of rides, races and arcades. Most definitely Riverside in Agawam. Thanks for the great memories! Rollercoaster, FunHouse, Clambakes at the Pavillion, roller skating rink, Dancing ( with name bands, my Aunt sang there with a band for a while! Shore dinners especially the clamcakes. It was always fun to hang on the beach side with the arcades. Except for the flying swings incident. Approximately 30,000 theme-park-related injuries occur each year, though not many of those can be classified as "serious injuries," and even fewer end in death. Within two seasons, however, Paragon was falling short of its financial projections, Eastern Parks investors wanted to abandon the concept. Miraculously, Paragon opened on time for the 1978 season, but not before family matters would complicate the family business. Paragon Park was an amusement park located in Hull, Massachusetts, USA. Fond memories of Nantasket. I really loved Lincoln Park.If youre not you made my morning just for letting me remember Lincoln Park!!! Selling the 18-story development to the public was a harder task than the developers had imagined, however, and by fall, even with a compromise reduction to 12 stories, Kahn and Quinn faced stiff opposition. Great place to go! Paragon Park - Roller Coaster on Nantasket Beach - 1984! Was it destined to become a cornerstone of the casino economy, or was its presence an obstacle to further development? 20 Best Things to Do in New England in March, 10 Best Things to Do in The Spring in New England, 40 Cozy Fireside Experiences in New England, Yankee Magazines Ultimate Guide to Autumn in New England, Yankee Magazines Ultimate New England Winter Guide, Yankee Magazines Ultimate New England Summer Guide, 63 Reasons Why We Love the Cape & Islands, For $14 Million, You Could Own Provincetowns Iconic Lobster Pot Restaurant. It remained on the site for a short time after the closing, a hulking ghost of the parks past. Today, all that remains of the park is the carousel that was built in 1928, which now is housed in a pavilion a bit down the road from where it once stood, yet still allows for children to ride its hand-carved horses almost a century after they were first created. as a young child my dad took me and then my grampa took my cousin and I when she visited from Ohio. Lets not forget Savin Rock in West Haven CT! Theres a Facebook page called Paragon Park Memories- maybe if you post it there someone else may remember it as well good luck! Revere Beach was the closest, and we visited often. My family had the summer home on the hill directly behind Hurleys Bathhouse (for those who remember). Dubois County Coroner Katie Schuck said Dawn R.. Loved the Merry Go Round. Rowes Wharf had the boat to Nantasket Beach. What a wonderful and very interesting article about the history of amusement parks in New England. During the next several months, the town of Hull was in turmoil. 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