Loved the Merry Go Round. I remember riding the Virginia Reel 7 times one night! What about Pine Island Park, In Manchester, NH? Some items, such as the motors and machinery of most rides, arcade games, prize inventory, needed complete replacement, while the buildings themselves needed to be dried out. They open for the 2022 season on May 28. https://www.canobie.com/. The rest of the site is dedicated to condominium development. External links Paragon Park on the Roller Coaster DataBase. You forgot Pleasure Island. The amount of time the blackberry has been allowed to ripen has an impact on how bitter, Because of its shape, farfalle means butterflies and is commonly referred to as bow tie pasta. As a South Shore kid I really miss Paragon Park in Hull MA (Nantasket Beach). It was in Killingly, many miles north and east, and my parents had a cranky little boy on their hands. Also Lincoln Park in North Dartmouth, MA, where I remember riding the roller coaster 13 times in a row with a friend! 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 Stones took control of the main Paragon property, as well as its rear parking lots and warehouse, while Golden retained the section of former railroad bed that would later house the Turnpike Cars ride and the Magic Mine Train. Here on the SouthCoast, many have fond memories of riding the Comet roller coaster at Lincoln Park in Dartmouth. My brother and I had great times there. Very scary, but such an adventure. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, Nantasket Beach has been a popular summer vacation destination for city dwellers. I use to go to Lincoln Park in Dartmouth, Ma. United States--Massachusetts--Nantasket Beach. I graduated from Hull High School and lived at the very end of Sunset Point. My parents brought me and I brought my kids. You forgot my favorite, Paragon Park on Nantasket Beach in Hull Ma. Paragon Park was an amusement park located on Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts. 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. My wife and I had our first date there. I miss them both! Please see my listings for other defunct New England Amusement Park shirts. My best memories of my being a teenager is my time being at Paragon Park. I grew up in Hull and I was in fifth grade when closed the park. Took my kids to Kings Castle Land, Whitman, Ma, I miss Riverside Park, Agawam, Ma-not the same since Six Flags took it over. After all, when did Paragon Park first open? For the life of me I can not remember the name.But it was a really big thing to me back in the day. Roller coaster, [Paragon Park], Nantasket Beach, Mass. For Christopher Haraden, who grew up just beyond a curve in the coaster's tracks on Rockview Road, the ride and its riders were the sounds of summer. About a dozen years later I visited Paragon Park while on spring break from RIT and took a few pictures. I wonder if anyone remembers the Pine Island Park in NH. There were dances, performances, and exhibitions at the Alhambra Ballroom; the dinner hall on a bluff overlooking the bay was famed for its Rhode Island shore dinners (steamed clams, clam chowder, lobster, clam cakes, fish, corn on the cob, and watermelon). Rosanna Arias/FEMA Tmmertransport med hest langs elva Lera ved Dalseng, som renner ut i Brumunda i Veldre, Ringsaker. I remember the blue slide my grandfather had the restaurant under the clock I worked there for many years with my whole family,Gee what a great time to live. Movie Stars came from California The Three Stooges often preformed on stage I believe it closed in the late 60s. It will be interesting to see if in time enough energy is generated that can bring this park back. In the aftermath of the April fire, Paragon reopened without its signature front entrance. Im so glad I caught the Art Deco lines and colors, as well as a bit of the ski lift ride as well! Sad we have to grow up. Its layout and format modeled those of Luna and Dreamland at Coney Island, with an ornate front entrance and exhibitions from foreign lands surrounding the lagoon and electric tower. 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. Owner / Operator It was 1971. Coney entrepreneur George C. Tilyou, one of the most prolific showmen at the turn of the 20th century rivaling P.T. There was a beautiful picnic area and was home to to the Mountain Park Playhouse for avid theater goers. "You can hear cars squeaking and the people screaming," Haraden said in an interview with The Patriot Ledger. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972. Still saw remnants of the park in the area. It was a complicated transaction, as Dodge still was leasing the property from the railroad, and subleased the operation to Stone and Golden. 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. 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. I also recall a booth with a figure inside dressed like a gypsy woman. Benson opened his property to the public in 1924, and from there he added attractions such as rides, games, and concessions. It was always fun to hang on the beach side with the arcades. The place I remember having the coldest water and almost cramping my toes is Old Orchard Beach in Maine. Even met my husband. The actors included many stars on their way up including Hal (and his then wife, Ruby). Around the same time, the town and the state began buying the property in stages. The financial difficulties of the Depression weighed heavily on Paragons operations. Mountain Park in Holyoke was my favorite, my cousins and I would go there when they visited from Acton. I know it was small compared to others mentioned, Salem Willows was always a blast! Dodge threw himself into making the park a success, changing exhibits each year and adding to the mix of rides and attractions. It had a great wooden roller coaster as well as a Ferris Wheel and other attractions. Keep us posted on your book and have a great weekend! 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. East Bridgewater High School. Worked there for a while after graduation. 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. Find it all and much more with the interactive Roller Coaster Database. We had so much fun back in those days 1958 ,so many places to go and things to do back then, there were high school dancing, boys club dancing, ice skating, sad that the kids today missed out on all of those things, I will never forget them or the other good times I had growing up. Now folks who have never been there will get an inkling of how important the park was to so many people! Even the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 did little to improve things, although the ability to obtain liquor licenses made it manageable. Lone Wolf 83 subscribers Subscribe 95K views 11 years ago I found this video in my archives! With the economy still climbing out of a recession, they faced stark reality years of deferred maintenance and the rising popularity of larger theme parks meant that significant investment would be required to modernize Paragon and make it competitive as a destination. What a surprise to have Colossus live at our Zoo here, for many years. The 1917 season would bring with it major changes at Paragon. It opened in 1905 and closed in 1985. Chuck Lawrence. We were upset we had been looking forward to that ride. Loved Whalom park took several girlfriends there. During the late Forties and early Fifties my father had a car Number 87 in those races. The only coaster at the park was Viper, a Huss-Arrow looper from 1982. I have fond memories of an amusement park called Mountain Park that Isnt mentioned. 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. At the center of the park was a lagoon that served as the splashdown point for the popular Shoot the Chute gondola ride. Cyndinow living in South Jersey but always a New Englander. That was a summer vacation treat for us kids in NH. When it closed a man I knew bought the huge statue of the steer they had and someone else got the elephant. about three woopdie doos If I remember it correctly and about 10 lanes wide. Loved Kings Castle land as a fun place to take my grandson when he was young. Kids ride tickets were only 15 cents . Great park. A case was defined as the death of a person which was associated with a roller coaster in the United States between 15 May 1994 and 14 May 2004. Many years back the classic shore dinners in a pavilion over the water made it famous. A 14-year-old boy died after he fell Thursday night from a drop tower amusement ride that recently opened at the Orlando area's ICON Park entertainment complex, authorities said. Met my husband at Lake Whalom and we have been married 57 years this year. . It was small. During the next several months, the town of Hull was in turmoil. The Friends operate the carousel next door to the former railroad station, and in 2013 opened a small museum of Paragon memorabilia. Within weeks, however, Kahn-Quinn and the Stones had moved up the closing, deciding that opening the gates to souvenir-seekers, litigious loiterers, and potential vandals was too risky. But the ride was plagued with many problems that remained with it until it was . The coaster shut down when Paragon Park closed in 1984. We went there many times. Yet seeing these places thrill and entertain todays families also makes us nostalgic for the now-closed New England amusement parks that paved the way. Newton High Schools Senior Proms were held in the Totem Pole Ballroom ~ what a special memory!! Dodge died from Brights Disease at a hospital in New Hampshire. I vividly remember a Killer Kowalski wrestling show at the pavilion during one of my visits. A 14-year-old girl has died after a roller coaster car came off the track at an amusement park in Denmark. I would add Norumbega Park in auburndale Mass, and pleasure Island. Turns out my very pregnant mother had started to have labor pains. Im now a Hull year-round resident, 1/4 mile from where the park once stood. 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. American Coaster Enthusiasts (ACE) recognizes Wild One at Six Flags America as an ACE Roller Coaster Landmark, a designation reserved for rides of historic significance.. Wild One's long history began at Paragon Park in Hull, Massachusetts. Six Flags America in Maryland purchased the coaster and relocated it in 1985. Great memories ???? In Africa, what three biomes are the most common? Thank you William C. Could you be my brother Billy? According to a Washington Post article from that time, it was purchased at auction for just $28,000. The remains of the "Turnpike Cars" roadway ride are hidden in overgrowth beside the parking lot, although are very much visible via Google Maps. I loved the carousel. 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]. Now, it's. He remembers seeing wooden picnic tables so heavy that it usually took four men to move them having been heaved over an eight-foot fence and carried by the raging tides to the other end of the park. Yes, Riverside Park was memorable as was Mountain Park. Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members' research needs. I remember Whalom Park and Bensons Animal Farm fondly. Willard's Whizzer, Marriott's Great America Amusement Park, 1980. One of its readers tipped off the local paper, The Hull-Nantasket Times, which went to press a day early to officially break the news on January 2, 1985 that a condominium developer planned to tear down Paragon Park. I miss Pleasure Island in Wakefield MA! I lived in Leominister and took the bus to whalom Park on Saturdays. The Super Screamer was there until 1999. Except for the flying swings incident. My cousin owned the pizza shop across the street from the parking lot and lived there. According to the latest fatalities report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2005, 52 . What fun memories at all of these places! Went there when I was a small child with my father and loved the flying horses. Miraculously, Paragon opened on time for the 1978 season, but not before family matters would complicate the family business. All Rights Reserved. A nice man left money to the town I lived in and every year the town would set up the trip to Whalom Park! The first major fire at Paragon struck in 1911, leveling all of the buildings from the entrance south along Nantasket Avenue to what would become Park Avenue. This brings back memories. See it here at. Yes. the wonderful carousel at nearby Lake Quassapaug! Oh Rich, I know EXACTLY what you mean about smelling the beach before you even got there. Ive ridden the roller coaster that was moved from Paragon to Six Flags America, in both of its locations; Six Flags restored a (horizontal) loop at the end that burned and was removed at Paragon. I am 88 and many classmates are gone. 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. 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. Paragon park roller coaster on nantasket . The propertys history as a public attraction dates back to the 1840s, when a steamboat captain named William Winslow purchased the property and started offering scenic dinners there. Lets not forget Savin Rock in West Haven CT! Roller skating, rides, swimming even a boat that gave rides around the lake. growing up in Nashua, it was an exciting and exotic school field trip in the early 70s. Storyland was good as well. 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 . It was small, but close to home, so we got there often! Unfortunately Im to old these days. The Aftermath: Roller Coaster. Looff built the parks first merry-go-round in 1892 and another in 1895. So sad to hear about the pavillion! They rehearsed in our barn further down Northampton Street. Its assets were sold off in 1979, with the land being cleared for a housing development. My favorite was Riverside Park in Agawam MA. The park celebrated the ride's centennial in 2017, although it is thought that none or the original lumber remains. We took our children there when there were young. Salisbury Beach was a once a year treat. Great times and wonderful memories of a time long gone by. What a great time to be a kid. Nothing like Paragon Park has ever before been seen near than Luna Park at New York, The Boston Globe enthused, referencing the world-famous amusement center at Coney Island.George A. So sad that it is gone. 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. Wow spent every summer thare as a kid into my teenage yrs. David Goran is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News There was also Acushnet Park in the very south end of New Bedfordnot as big but great Park. I remember thinking that day that I would come back and photograph the place right, and get some good shots as there were rumors that the park would close after the next season. While the fire didnt physically touch the park, its effects on the economy and the prospects for the resort were profound. This was perfect! In short, we It remained so until 1925, when it was topped by two feet by the Revere Beach Cyclone just down the road. Rebecca thanks for visiting Retro Roadmap, and best of luck with your novel. 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. The west is the best wind direction. They married in 1935. A. Schiff & Associates steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Paragon Park in Hull, Massachusetts, USA. A scenic railway was added in 1900. Also had my first date with my future husband at Riverside!! Ghosts of Paragon Park 1971. I have a 24 doll won by my aunt at the Nantasket beach, the doll has no markings, but has the tag still stapled on the voil dress she has on, the tag said won at Luckys Nantasket beach park . That is the first one for me about 1952. About this Item. \r\rThe coaster was built in 1917 and operated till the amusement park closed for good at the end of 1984. I thought it was pretty cool that the Paragon Giant Coaster was on the list of the Smithsonians Top Ten Coasters list. What a great story. This magazine should also research Savin Rock which was in West Haven, CT good history. I worked for Paragon Park as a ride operator for three consecitives summers from the age 14-17. My girlfriends father operated the roller coaster. 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. Nearly a quarter of a century later, the Wonderland Greyhound Park opened on the same property. A wood coaster was just what the park needed for its 10th anniversary, and Predator delivered. (Water World had room to expand because both of DCs older parks had closed some years before.) The coaster shut down when Paragon Park closed in 1984. The park closed December 3, 1987, owing $48,000 in taxes and $13,000 in unpaid police details. Time finally caught up with Whalom Park, however, and not long after it closed permanently, the parks remaining structures were razed to make way for a condominium complex. Within five years, the rail line was abandoned forever. Jim- thanks so much for sharing your fond memories of Paragon Park with the RetroRoadmap readers! Subsequent owners added various entertainments, including a baseball field on which Babe Ruth once played. I grew up in the 80s and 90s in rhode island and Rocky Point was an amazing amusement park. Neither of their two children expressed an interest in carrying on the family business. The Stone family, by now in sole control of Paragons operations but still sharing ownership of the land with Golden, suffered losses in 1946 and 1949. Fond memories of Nantasket. Space Journey, Ecoventure Valley, 2010. At the time, the park was called Wild World; hence its new name. Lizzie- Myrtle Beach is definitely in the air today as a pal just asked about retro roadmap worthy places to go around that area. In 1987, Bensons Wild Animal Farm was renamed New Englands Playworld Amusement Park and Zoo, but the rebranding didnt help: It closed for good that same year. I still visit Nantasket when I can, thumbing my nose at the condos and visiting the carousel (PTC #85) that they saved and moved down the street. When you were at the very top, you would head downhill so fast that it looked like you were going to end up in the water. I havent thought about that place in years! It was in Holyoke, MA, I believe. And in the mid-1960s, local radio station WBZ would sometimes have live broadcasts from Paragon Park. Growing up in Everett,MA I know several of these parks. From dawn to dusk, the restaurant is open all year. There were daily parades and a scenic railroad, too. It is called the Wild One now. Yea and I still remember that poor gorilla confined in that cement cell of a prison. Contents 1 History 1.1 Sale and move 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. Younger brother Larry, 30, and mother Rose, 73, were left carry on the management of the family business. These old beach attractions are truly an endangered species. We moved to Gulf Breeze, FL and several years later they started . Youd once drive into Hull on George Washington Boulevard and watch the horizon for the rising coaster in the distance; now, its a monstrous condo building. peter; My older brother worked at Paragon for two summers running rides. I loved the Giant Coaster and the Congo Cruise. 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. I would show up at the ride with a girl and they would give me a boat all to ourselves. Cant recall what actually propelled them. The skeet ball game. Shortly after railroad executives signed the paperwork the following March, fire broke out in a paint shop at the park. My Park in Holyoke, MA. Very interesting about the Amusement Parks/brings back childhood memories. Climb on board the classic, wooden \"Giant Coaster\" at Paragon Park at Nantasket Beach on Boston's South Shore. 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. Long time ago. Great memories and was able to take my kids to a couple of these growing up. My Late Dad used to work at A&P ( another memory ) They used to have an annual picnic at the park. In talking to Alexander Graham Bell, 13 miles away in Providence, Hayes opened with the not-so-memorable quote, Please speak a little more slowly.). Pleasure Beach Ballroom had big bands like The Dorseys (before my time) , but being a product of the 50s I remember seeing Fats Domino and Patsy Cline there. STILL one of my fave attractions there and it wasnt even part of the park REALLY. I Never see ANY photos of it either. On June 9, 1991, death stalked the grounds of Kings Island amusement park. Most of the time, news of an injury or death at a theme park involves a roller coaster. 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. 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. In its 96 years, 1985 was the only season of operation the roller coaster has missed. As I remember it was not a very large park, or maybe I didnt get to see it all.But memories are still there. Roller Coaster Death: Five amusement park deaths that will shock roller coaster fans 1. Traveled from CT many times in my childhood. When I heard they were getting rid of the park it broke my heart. I got to Paragon Park just once, the year before it closed; I was amused that the condo development the park was torn down for was one of the first to go bust when the economic bubble burst. At its opening, Trailblazer was the first major coaster to be added to Hersheypark in 18 years. As Paragon lumbered along, relatively little changed during the following two decades except the names and locations of some of the rides. Multiple news agencies reported four cases of fractures in the back or neck linked to the Do-Dodonpa coaster at Fuji-Q Highland Park. Till I was twelve, lived in Naugatuck CT and lived to ride There was also a small park in or near Whitman, MA cant recall the name that we went to once. Today, the only surviving remnant of Paragon Park on the boardwalk is the historic Paragon Park Carousel, which was moved from its original site. Most definitely Riverside in Agawam. NORUMBEGA AND TOTEM POLE BALLROOM, AUBURNDALE, MA. Sad that its gone now!! Also, we often went to Jolly Chollys in North Attleboro as well. Schuck said the normal force of the ride caused the tear in . A perfect ending to another day in paradise at the shore! 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