I remember when they had Elvis performing on the outdoor stagethat was many years ago! Statistics are an important factor to take into consideration when you begin riding an ample amount of roller coasters. (Water World had room to expand because both of DCs older parks had closed some years before.) . We would make sure to hit every ride and try our luck at the various games of chance as well. Happy Anniversary to you both. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972?sk=info. I remember Savin Rock with a fond passion. Larry and Phyllis Stone found little common ground in their day-to-day management. The amusement park closed in 1994 and sat abandoned for years before its remains were finally demolished out of concern for public safety. At its opening, Trailblazer was the first major coaster to be added to Hersheypark in 18 years. 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. One of the best. They loved it . Here's a list of 13 of the deadliest roller coaster accidents in the last two decades. The carousel moved down the block the following spring, by which time the developers had returned with a new plan for a seven-story, 112-unit brick building fronting Nantasket Avenue. Rocky Point was my 8th grade class trip! Wish I had more photos from back then, but had no idea the park would be closed. What we know about the amusement park accident that killed an 11-year-old Iowa boy. At the time, it was considered the deadliest. 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. When it closed a man I knew bought the huge statue of the steer they had and someone else got the elephant. 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. Yet, in 14 years (1990-2004), there were only 54 amusement park fatalities. It was a complicated transaction, as Dodge still was leasing the property from the railroad, and subleased the operation to Stone and Golden. This was perfect! Beach was great! My mom told me about going to Whalom Park as a child (she grew up in Fitchburg) but I didnt get there until I had my own family and we returned to Massachusetts after a tour of duty in Europe. Great memories and was able to take my kids to a couple of these growing up. It was closed in the 80s and there are condos located on the site. Growing up in Everett,MA I know several of these parks. Great memories going back at least 50 years! I loved White City! It was small. Lincoln Park was THE BEST! But most significantly, Dodge looked to make an impact with the new and improved park. We would start pressuring Mom and Dad to take us to Rocky Point as soon as the last of the snow melted. The year 1929 is significant in American history as the beginning of the Great Depression, and its impact also was felt at Nantasket Beach. I do recall later that year being able to pick up a trinket or two at Building #19, a local salvage and odd lot shop, but even now the sight of this sign makes me kick myself. Cause of death was categorized as a result of either external trauma or a medical condition based on available information. Facing massive cost overruns, the parks owners started selling off assets following the 1910 season, which would be Wonderlands last. 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. We enjoyed quite a few evening visits in the 80s. Somehow, a roller coaster in Japan known for accelerating more quickly than any other in the world and operating at what's dubbed "super death" speed has started to cause injuries. We went there many times. Good memories! We used all our tickets there. Chris Haraden lecture - The History of Paragon Park, Official Site of the Paragon Park Carousel, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Paragon_Park&oldid=1135406011, Buildings and structures in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Defunct amusement parks in the United States, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 24 January 2023, at 13:40. There was a beautiful picnic area and was home to to the Mountain Park Playhouse for avid theater goers. 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. The centerpiece of the complex a metal track on which riders raced their horses against each other, based on the old English horse race through the countryside, usually with a distant church steeple as the finish line was only part of the show. 10 Kings IslandMason, Ohio. I used to go to Paragon park/Nantasket beach with my family a lot during the sixties. I believe Lake Compounce still there. Just as I started a family of my own in 1983 I was heart broken when the park closed. I do remember Whalom Park and Bensons Wild Animal farm as well, we took our own children there a few times as well! That magic of entering the Nantasket Beach area is gone, but at least the magic of The Giant Coaster excuse me, The Wild One lives on. There were daily parades and a scenic railroad, too. 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. There are over 297 million people in the United States alone that have had the opportunity to ride 1.7 billion different amusement park rides, most of which being roller coasters. Great place. On June 9, 1991, death stalked the grounds of Kings Island amusement park. He was the manager and operator of the Green Streak roller coaster in Paragon Park located in Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts. The first, termed a roaring inferno by the Hull fire chief, ripped through the Arcade Bazaar and Funland, a toy store and group of attractions just up Nantasket Avenue from Paragon. EDMONTON - It's been 30 years since Rod Chayko was flung from a flying roller-coaster at West Edmonton Mall, and it bothers him still that there is no memorial at the site to honour the three. Elvis came there back in the 50s. Find it all and much more with the interactive Roller Coaster Database. Jack! Dodge commissioned the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) to create a new coaster. 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! Does anyone remember the amusement park in Medway, MA that was destroyed in a fire back in the 70s? Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members' research needs. Early 50s. The flume was a fun ride but scared the crap out of me. Ill never forget Lincoln Park Great Great Memories. This magazine should also research Savin Rock which was in West Haven, CT good history. Anybody know anything?!!! We could ride the rides all day. This incident. There was a miniature golf course under the roller coaster. Turns out my very pregnant mother had started to have labor pains. Whalom Park! 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. No Paragon Park??? I can always remember when we were getting close to the the beach and we would pick-up the scent of the ocean and we could hear the screams coming from the riders on the coaster. I took my children there every Wednesday . \r\rDo you remember hearing the clicking of the cars as they climb to the top? Yes, Riverside Park was memorable as was Mountain Park. I cant believe they didnt have Lincoln Park listedthat place was the best! Fun fact: a couple of fires over the years changed the configuration of The Giant Coasters track, but it was a fire at another park in St. Louis that allowed Paragon Parks owner to buy a couple of cars from a coaster named The Comet, which is why some of the cars on The Giant Coaster had Comet on them. We were upset we had been looking forward to that ride. Newton High Schools Senior Proms were held in the Totem Pole Ballroom ~ what a special memory!! Took my kids to Kings Castle Land, Whitman, Ma, I miss Riverside Park, Agawam, Ma-not the same since Six Flags took it over. True story. It is now located next to the old train station and clock tower. Many in Hull remained unconvinced. 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. Its most famous piece is functioning a huge light up cross at the top of a summit overlooking I-84, clearly seen from the highway at all hours. No one riding on the roller coaster was injured, Sheth said. Lincoln Park, North Dartmouth, Ma. Thoroughly rebuilt after the hurricanes of 1938 and 1954, what was by then called Rocky Point Amusement Park reached its zenith in the late 1950s and 1960s. Storyland was good as well. It was in Holyoke, MA, I believe. Most fun ever as I grew up in Fitchburg. STILL one of my fave attractions there and it wasnt even part of the park REALLY. A great park for a day trip with the family. He operated the coaster until it's demise in 1916 when it was destroyed by a fire. So folks, remember tomorrow never knows if theres someplace or something you like go there now, enjoy it, take photos, and do what you can to make sure it sticks around, because some day it might not be there anymore! We were bused to school at Hingham. Thank you! I recall a Western theme park in Northeast CT, named Cowboy Village. So sad to hear about the pavillion! I was so sad when Lincoln park closed. 2022 Dennis Connors Photography. War rationing and blackout drills during the 1940s put more strain on the parks operations. In late 1915, he had leased parts of the park to fruit peddler David Stone and fellow hotelier Albert A. It had a scary ( to me at the time! ) I spent most of my working time working this ride; and I meet Judy Garland and Liza when she was a teenager as they went on this ride. She convinced me to ride the corkscrew roller coaster and that was the beginning of my love of roller coasters. And you can still ride the Wild One wooden roller coaster at Six Flags America in Maryland. It was safe and so much fun. Six Flags Over Georgia, Batman: The Ride Was 14-Year-Old Who Died at Orlando Amusement Park Too Heavy. Rosanna Arias/FEMA Tmmertransport med hest langs elva Lera ved Dalseng, som renner ut i Brumunda i Veldre, Ringsaker. The coaster was sold at auction for $26,000 to Wild World, an amusement park in Prince George's County, Maryland, now known as Six Flags America. I remember going to an amusement park, I thought we walked there from the rental. Dodge, a Boston businessman who had made a fortune selling whalebone, a substance that was used for so many products that it has been called the plastic of its day, was the prime mover behind the construction of Paragon. Almost all of the rides were dismantled and auctioned off. 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. We did just one stop at Bensons when I was a child and didnt like it. 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. At the very last minute, it would make a sharp turn to keep everyone dry. There were daily parades and a scenic railroad, too. The coaster was 1,400 feet long and featured an 88-foot drop. The Massachusetts real estate market blossomed in the mid-1980s, and the factors that in the past had limited Paragons ability to expand now gave it extra value it was sandwiched between two bodies of water and the views that came with them. Can not believe Canobie is closed. He grew up on Lake Quinsigamond, so Im familiar with White City as well , as the wild animal farm, Nantasket, ( I eventually settled in nearby Cohasset, the carousel is still there. Lets not forget Savin Rock in West Haven CT! Fire struck again in the fall, destroying the Chateau ballroom at the rear of the park. Shore dinners especially the clamcakes. Due to a private event, the Paragon Carousel will be open from 12pm - 4pm on Saturday October 22. Trailblazer (1974). Thank you so much for posting these pictures, I have been looking for photos of the last year of Paragon for years now and I am so happy to finally have found them!!! My Aunt bought a house near back entrance. There was a coast guard station at lands end and a rather exquisite abandoned nightclub also at lands end. 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. I have fond memories of an amusement park called Mountain Park that Isnt mentioned. It was worth the over an hour drive to get there. Me toonear 77, remember Bensons fondly==I was born and raised in Webster Mass.-I still have a scarf, pik with horse on it that says Bensons Wild animal park on it. Wow spent every summer thare as a kid into my teenage yrs. Collections: Detroit Publishing Company Part of: . 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. The Philadelphia Toboggan carousel was rescued and now operates at Battleship Cove in Fall River. Norumbega Park loved going there when I was young! My Late Dad used to work at A&P ( another memory ) They used to have an annual picnic at the park. 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. village from 54-56. In October 2014, it was reborn as the 120-acre Rocky Point State Park. The Lynn Shore and Nahant Beach Reservations will be charged the same new fees. Thanks for the memories. Yes, Mountain Park in Holyoke, MA! It closed in 1984. I know it was small compared to others mentioned, Salem Willows was always a blast! Lincoln Park was the highlight of my summer in the early 70s. Theyve got a Facebook page too a great place for everyone to gather and share their memories of the park and fun times there. We used to go every year! While sad, the news contained one ray of hope a final season for nostalgia-filled fans to say goodbye. Feeling nostalgic. Each week, it seemed, brought a new development proposal. 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. The roller coaster was the worlds tallest when it was built in 1917. Except for the flying swings incident. It still is the best! Of course, we miss Rocky Point and Crescent Park, they were in our state of RI; however, Jolly Chollies was an equally amazing amusement park. 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 . Although the arcades still exist, Salisbury Beach was a favorite growing up. We lived in Rockland when I was very young and could see that often. The Super Screamer was there until 1999. It was dismantled and completely rebuilt down in Maryland. David Stone lost two houses on Rockland House Road in the fire; others involved in area concessions lost their homes and businesses as well. Within two seasons, however, Paragon was falling short of its financial projections, Eastern Parks investors wanted to abandon the concept. Roller Coaster Death: Five amusement park deaths that will shock roller coaster fans 1. Maybe I might see them again in Heaven. Developed by nickpc. 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. The coaster shut down when Paragon Park closed in 1984. that I will always remember. Thank you for the wonderful memories. One day in June 1911 while the roller coaster company's owner was standing up in a roller coaster car delivering a speech to other passengers about safety, he ironically fell to his death. 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 couldnt wait to turn the site into a condominium complex. Take a ride down Memory Lane! How Id love to take one more slide ride. 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. Miss Rocky Point, grandparents had a cottage right next to the park, spent many summer weekends visiting the cottages and walking to the park, loved the pool, playing speedball, the pizza slices and the bumper are. Dawn R. Jankovic, from Brunswick, Ohio, fell unconscious while riding The Voyage roller coaster at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana . In 1912, Dodge opened the Hotel Georgian in Park Square, an upscale nightspot in Bostons theater district that he operated until Prohibition forced it to close in 1919. Download Go. East Bridgewater High School. I also remember Bensons fondly . The midway featured games of skill and chance and performances by Hugo Zacchini, aka the Human Projectile. Through the decades, the venues Palladium Ballroom hosted a lineup of performers that ranged from Janis Joplin to the Ramones and Pearl Jam. My question exactly! 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. Great memories ???? Some restaurants and openncafes had pictures of it years ago. Paragon park roller coaster on nantasket . We had so much fun. Fond memories of Nantasket. I still have a pin and coin purse inwon at games there when I was so very young. Lincoln Park had an awesome roller coaster. My sons favorite memory is throwing up on the flying swings. Oh Rich, I know EXACTLY what you mean about smelling the beach before you even got there. We would drive to Hull from our house in Boston. Many years back the classic shore dinners in a pavilion over the water made it famous. My parents brought me and I brought my kids. The roller coaster hit speeds of up to 53 miles per hour during a ride of less than 2 minutes. Next, But they would find that recovering from a flood was entirely different. "You can hear cars squeaking and the people screaming," Haraden said in an interview with The Patriot Ledger. There was one that you didnt mention it was between Fall River and New Bedford, along the highway then. Damage estimates topped $300,000. Among the amusement rides in operation during Paragon Park's history was a traditionalstyle Philadelphia Toboggan Company carousel (PTC 85) with handcrafted horses, a bumper cars ride known as . . I worked for Larry Stone nights running the red mill and the carousel; and days at funland taking photos at a faux bar Singapore Sams. I never saw that girl again. So many times I think of the times spent there and tell my children and grandchildren about this magical place!! Skeeball and pinball machines were favorite games at Paragon Park's penny arcade. 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. Is this all about Massachusetts or not? Loved Kings Castle land as a fun place to take my grandson when he was young. Even though that was in 1984, every time he tells the story he apologises to the poor kid sitting behind him all over again. Rowes Wharf had the boat to Nantasket Beach. The parks next transformation would not come from fire, but from Mother Natures wrath. they actually replaced a section that burned in the 1960s so the coaster is the way it was originally designed. Eric- what cool memories! [2]. I thought the title of the article said New England Amusement Parks. David Goran is one of the authors writing for The Vintage News 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. A small miniature golf course is located on one of the smaller sites that once housed a water slide and, previously, a few rides. For one that could never do twirly rides I loved the roller coaster the best. Peter thats so cool that your grandad had the restaurant under the clock! Also, we often went to Jolly Chollys in North Attleboro as well. So many memories of the roller coaster and other rides, as well as swimming at the beach across the street from the park where the water was very cold indeed! 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. He says he and his son boarded . I did not know that, thanks Larry! Thanks so much for sharing your memories here! The deejays used a trailer, called the Sundeck Studio, which was outfitted with broadcasting equipment. 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. Glad to know that the Giant Coaster is still around and can be enjoyed by those who have the stomach for it . Ah, yes, Norumbega Park..grew up in Auburndale, so visiting the Park was a frequent occasion. Keep us posted on your book and have a great weekend! There was also a small park in or near Whitman, MA cant recall the name that we went to once. 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. \rIt is 1984! By then, the Stone family found itself in an unfamiliar position: unsure of how long the park could survive. In Africa, what three biomes are the most common? They had a great time. While my mother caught up with her pal Betty, whom she hadnt seen in years, and my sisters made new friends with Bettys daughters I roamed around and snapped random photos with my new 35mm camera. 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. 19T E 347058 N 4681323. 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 Summer of 1985 seemed like the longest ever, as day by day more and more of Paragon disappeared. (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. 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. Had my first date with my future husband at Riverside. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. One year I went to Rocky Point Amusement part, this would have to be about 1984-1985 and my Dad at the time worked for Sealtest Ice Cream and they would have a big summer thing down there and we would spend the day first doing carnival activities hosted by the company, then spend the rest of the day at the park. Cyndinow living in South Jersey but always a New Englander. Went there as a little kid driving Rt.2 all the way from Hartford. as a young child my dad took me and then my grampa took my cousin and I when she visited from Ohio. Smaller than Riverside (Six Flags) in Agawam, but a very nice park for kids. About this Item. well, all was fine till halfway home and my brother starts getting sick I was on top of my step sister out the window most of the ride home Still great times and I miss when we used to have no cares but having fun.. Ill always remember my trips to Whalom Park with my family and especially the rides on the Whip and Tilt-O-Whirl with my grandfather. 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