My family lived in Agawam at the time , and on Sat .nights we could hear the cars racing at the track. I think fondly of Whalom Park also. I still have pictures. Superman: Tower of Power in Louisville, Kentucky Only a few years later, another fire would wreak havoc at Paragon. 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. After the first fire, it was partially redesigned by Herbert Paul Schmeck who worked on its original construction. Here's a list of 13 of the deadliest roller coaster accidents in the last two decades. 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 was wicked cool when you were a kid. Thanks for reminding me of some really great times. 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. And I can still hear the excited screams of the daring roller coaster riders now. Oh just one more comment,thanks to Larry Stone who put me to work every summer running the flying scooter, flying cages, or the rocket swing,then the lindyloop, Peter thats so cool that your grandad had the restaurant under the clock! Became engaged watching the submarine races there in 1961. Great memories. Theyve got a Facebook page too a great place for everyone to gather and share their memories of the park and fun times there. 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. A. Schiff & Associates steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Paragon Park in Hull, Massachusetts, USA. Flag item for content or copyright I just found out that the Giant Coaster was relocated to Six Flags in Maryland and is now the Wild One. 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. 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. She convinced me to ride the corkscrew roller coaster and that was the beginning of my love of roller coasters. 2023 www.patriotledger.com. Thank you William C. Could you be my brother Billy? I had a bad experience on one as a kid and never went on one until then. Everytime I drive into town via George Washington Blvd I think back on when me and my siblings would try to be the first to see the roller coaster. This brings back memories. 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.). I grew up in Hull and I was in fifth grade when closed the park. Even met my husband. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972?sk=info. Chester Kahn, a condominium developer whose summer residence was one block away from the Stones Hull home, floated the idea of turning Paragon into a high-rise condominium complex. Follow The History of Paragon Park on WordPress.com, Paragons Administration Building an original from 1905. Believe it or not: You can still ride the historic coaster today, if you dare. By the 1980s, attendance had started to decline, along with the facility itself. DeNoto, who now lives in New York, states in the suit that he took his boy to the park on June 26, 2018 because the lad was finally tall enough to ride the coasters. 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! 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. Your story brought back many memories. Such fond memories. 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!!! This incident. Although the Stone and Golden partnership to operate the park had dissolved around 1925, ownership of the land remained divided until 1951. Lots and lots of great memories. Items in the Price Guide are obtained exclusively from licensors and partners solely for our members' research needs. rollercoaster type ride , called the wild Mouse Does anyone know of this? 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. Title . They open for the 2022 season on May 28. https://www.canobie.com/. Paragon Park was an amusement park located in Hull, Massachusetts, USA. I have fond memories of an amusement park called Mountain Park that Isnt mentioned. Retro Roadmap creator, vintage road trip lover, photo taker, musician's wife and hostess with the mostess! Neither one mentioned. My brother and I had great times there. I grew up right near norunbeger park me and my friends would take a row boat across the Charles river to get into the park, we would go almost every day in the summer, we didnt have much money but could go to the park by crossing the Charles river and just walking in. A roller coaster in Japan known for its "super death" acceleration to triple-digit speeds was reportedly shut down after riders suffered serious bone fractures. 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. I used to love Paragon Park! The park opened to rave reviews. Share. They rehearsed in our barn further down Northampton Street. 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. 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. 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. In October 2014, it was reborn as the 120-acre Rocky Point State Park. All Rights Reserved. Kelley McLaughlin, 13, and Ann Nigro, 14, of Hull, rode past the Giant Coaster at Paragon Park in Hull on their way home from school on March 24, 1984. This land, combined with the Rockland House hotel atop the hill in the rear, would become the basis for Paragon Park. \r\rDo you remember hearing the clicking of the cars as they climb to the top? Neither of their two children expressed an interest in carrying on the family business. Took my kids to Kings Castle Land, Whitman, Ma, I miss Riverside Park, Agawam, Ma-not the same since Six Flags took it over. One bidder paid $25 for the entire lot of rainbow-colored trash cans. According to a Washington Post article from that time, it was purchased at auction for just $28,000. The 25.9-acre amusement park the nations largest at the time included roller coasters and other rides, games, vaudeville and movie theaters, a funhouse, and a health center where premature infants in incubators were put on display. Today, the only surviving remnant of Paragon Park on the boardwalk is the historic Paragon Park Carousel, which was moved from its original site. My best memories of my being a teenager is my time being at Paragon Park. It was a complicated transaction, as Dodge still was leasing the property from the railroad, and subleased the operation to Stone and Golden. You can definitely make out a number of landmark features like the Witch Castle, Toboggan roller coaster, Coaster Dodgem, and Midway Flying Horses. It was a fun, reasonably priced park and like other parks in New England was probably not profitable enough to keep running. For out-of-state visitors, parking at Nantasket Beach will increase from $10 to $15 per day, and $20 per day. The amusement park closed for good in 1984. A 20-year-old man also fell when he attempted to stand up on the coaster in 1934, and a maintenance worker was killed in 1946 after he was struck while working on scaffolding on the coaster. Many years back the classic shore dinners in a pavilion over the water made it famous. The financial difficulties of the Depression weighed heavily on Paragons operations. I can almost picture it. I recall going to Storytown in Lake George area now a Six Flags. Carousel Under the Clock, as it was known, operated as a private business until 1996, when the three businessmen who purchased the ride at the auction decided that they needed to recoup their investment. My grandparents lived in Nantasket so I had the pleasure of going to Paragon Park many times during the summer months. East Bridgewater High School. Wild Mouse was a B. John- what great evocative memories you have of Hull! The park, which had been in the family of Larry and Phyllis Stone for 65 years, closed after the 1984 season and was sold for a condominium development. It was one of the first landmarks you would spot when driving into Hull on George Washington Boulevard: The Giant Roller Coaster of Paragon Park. Also remembr White City Park near Worcester fondly. The roller coaster was the worlds tallest when it was built in 1917. Due to a private event, the Paragon Carousel will be open from 12pm - 4pm on Saturday October 22. Is this all about Massachusetts or not? I havent thought about that place in years! Pleasure Island & Bensons were family favorites. In 1916, park owner George A. 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. What about Pine Island Park, In Manchester, NH? 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. Many of these are gone without a trace, but I still see a bridge identified as Mountain Park Road whenever I drive past Holyoke on I-91. It features a 450 spiral helix and a series of bunny hills that produce a significant amount of air time. Wonderland itself was inspired by the massive Worlds Fair exhibits that had been an international sensation since the mid-19th century. My Aunt bought a house near back entrance. It was one of the first landmarks you would spot when driving into Hull on George Washington Boulevard: The Giant Roller Coaster of Paragon Park. Whalom Park! Yea and I still remember that poor gorilla confined in that cement cell of a prison. but still good memories. The Batman roller. about three woopdie doos If I remember it correctly and about 10 lanes wide. There was a miniature golf course under the 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. If your birthday was in the summer (mine wasnt), a party there was something to anticipate all year. 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. We were bused to school at Hingham. Perhaps the most famous attraction at Whalom Park was its 1940 Flying Comet wooden roller coaster, built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company, the same outfit responsible for the wooden coasters at Coney Island. No more races. Also, we often went to Jolly Chollys in North Attleboro as well. Paragon fans were getting used to the idea that there would be no final season. Like Lincoln Park, the land on which Paragon Park was situated is now the site of condominiums. Roller coasters, water slides, bumper cars; it had it all. congrats on 57 yrs. I never liked to see animals who were unable to have some freedom from confinement. Most definitely Riverside in Agawam. Dodge died from Brights Disease at a hospital in New Hampshire. Just as I started a family of my own in 1983 I was heart broken when the park closed. This was a Great deal $ ! Mountain Park in Holyoke MA. We went with another family. 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.. In short, we Ive cross posted your request for a photo of this ride on the Paragon Park Memories page on Facebook hope it helps! Cyndinow living in South Jersey but always a New Englander. Paragon Park opened to the public on Saturday, June 10, 1905, transforming Nantasket Beach for the better part of the 20th century. you do know the Giant Coaster exists, right? And in the early 1960s, there was Pleasure Island in Wakefield, MA, with a pirate theme. Opened by the Fitchburg & Leominster Street Railway on the shores of Lake Whalom in 1893, Whalom Park would be known as one of the 15 oldest amusement parks in the United States by the time it closed for good in 2000. 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. Great place to go! "It has stood the test of time." Traveled from CT many times in my childhood. In the aftermath of the April fire, Paragon reopened without its signature front entrance. We were just in Hull last week and reliving fond memories of Paragon- totally remember the Himalaya! Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Disneyland, 2003. 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. 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. 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!! (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. Ah, yes, Norumbega Park..grew up in Auburndale, so visiting the Park was a frequent occasion. sadly lasted only about 10 years. The 25.9-acre amusement park the nation's largest at the time included roller coasters and other rides, games, vaudeville and movie theaters, a funhouse, and a "health center" where premature infants in incubators were put on display. 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. The coaster shut down when Paragon Park closed in 1984. 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. Still saw remnants of the park in the area. 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. All of that changed in 1984. Statistics are an important factor to take into consideration when you begin riding an ample amount of roller coasters. Rebecca thanks for visiting Retro Roadmap, and best of luck with your novel. The 1917 season would bring with it major changes at Paragon. But the ride was plagued with many problems that remained with it until it was . 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 Friends operate the carousel next door to the former railroad station, and in 2013 opened a small museum of Paragon memorabilia. remember the steamboat that was just before the park coming into hull?? Of cause my mother loved to play Bingo . Who lived where the park was. A 14-year-old girl has died after a roller coaster car came off the track at an amusement park in Denmark. The site is now home to condominiums. The skeet ball game. It was in Holyoke, MA, I believe. Lizzie- Myrtle Beach is definitely in the air today as a pal just asked about retro roadmap worthy places to go around that area. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. The ride's top speed is 50 mph, according to the park's Web site. 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. Debts incurred in the purchase of the park from the Dodge estate were extended; banks and creditors alike were leaning heavily on the owners of the park. Happy Anniversary to you both. It is now adjacent to the old train station and clock tower. That park put $1 million into renovating the coaster, and it has been refitted and redesigned multiple times over the decades. . This magazine should also research Savin Rock which was in West Haven, CT good history. 10 Kings IslandMason, Ohio. Following the show, wed watch the fireworks from the parking lot. Dodge commissioned the Philadelphia Toboggan Company (PTC) to create a new coaster. Now 67 Grew up close to Canobie Lake Park and Bensons Wild Animal Park and spent so much time at both. http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972. According to the latest fatalities report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2005, 52 . A wood coaster was just what the park needed for its 10th anniversary, and Predator delivered. It was in Killingly, many miles north and east, and my parents had a cranky little boy on their hands. During peak season, street parking (for free) fills up by 7 a.m. A couple of $20 grassy lots are available away from the beach but close, such as across the street. 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. I remember Whalom Park and Bensons Animal Farm fondly. I am looking for a picture of the flying scooters on the roof accross from the admin bldg. Somewhere I have an old B&W photo of tiny little me looking up at an elephant in awe. Through the decades, the venues Palladium Ballroom hosted a lineup of performers that ranged from Janis Joplin to the Ramones and Pearl Jam. In its 96 years, 1985 was the only season of operation the roller coaster has missed. 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 have fond memories of the Gay Dolphin Gift Cove, and asked her to check it out when shes in the area. Within two seasons, however, Paragon was falling short of its financial projections, Eastern Parks investors wanted to abandon the concept. About a dozen years later I visited Paragon Park while on spring break from RIT and took a few pictures. 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. 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. 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. 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. My first date with my now wife of 38 years was there! I would add Norumbega Park in auburndale Mass, and pleasure Island. village from 54-56. Could hear the train whistle every Saturday from my yard. I think he is still alive but at a Zoo in another state. Now, it's. 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. 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. Paragon Park - Roller Coaster on Nantasket Beach - 1984! 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. 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. Elvis came there back in the 50s. So sad that it is gone. I remember that well, and the Diary Ice Cream place up the road on the other side. 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. NORUMBEGA AND TOTEM POLE BALLROOM, AUBURNDALE, MA. My sons favorite memory is throwing up on the flying swings. Six Flags Over Georgia, Batman: The Ride Was 14-Year-Old Who Died at Orlando Amusement Park Too Heavy. Those poor animals. Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, is an exposed beach break with consistent surf that can be used at any time of year. savin rock amusement park in west haven ct. should definitely be added to this list. Growing up, Paragon Park, a small amusement park in Hull MA just across from Nantasket Beach was my idea of the ultimate place to go, and wed hopefully go there once a summer if we were lucky. 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. We used to go every year! But it didnt take him long to see opportunity in the endless parade of locals coming by to catch a peek at his lions, elephants, monkeys, and other exotic animals. The coaster was rebuilt and reopened in 1986. My sister and I roadtripped there in the early 90s we tried to make it from Massachusetts to Miami but found that the country is much bigger once you get out of the northeast, so we stopped in SC. Roller coasters. AFAICT Canobie Lake is still open? Not only did I grow up in Hull, I worked at Paragon Park from 15 to 19 (1965 to 1969). White City on the shores of Lake Quinsigamond between the Worcester and Shrewsbury linesa wonderful memory. He contracted with the Philadelphia Toboggan Company to build the tallest roller coaster in the world, Paragons 98-foot Giant Coaster. What we know about the amusement park accident that killed an 11-year-old Iowa boy. "It was the noise. My late Mom loved the arcade area, especially. I also remember the Revere Beach Amusements alomng Revere Beach in the 50s and 60s. We used all our tickets there. See it here at. Makes me a bit homesick for Mass, summer, the beach and childhood. [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 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. Fond memories! Great memories ???? 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). Memories, thanks. They married in 1935. In late 1985, they canceled the development all together, and announced that they would sell the beloved carousel at auction 28 days later. My family always preferred Mountain Park then Riverside. My parents brought me and I brought my kids. Developed by nickpc. Is Nantasket Beach also open? \rIt is 1984! When I heard they were getting rid of the park it broke my heart. I thought the title of the article said New England Amusement Parks. 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. As Paragon lumbered along, relatively little changed during the following two decades except the names and locations of some of the rides. At the very last minute, it would make a sharp turn to keep everyone dry. Paragon Park in Hull, Ma-Lincoln Park, Dartmouth, Ma. We lived in NH but Fitchburg was where we did a lot of our shopping so in the summer we would stop by Whalom some times. Rosanna Arias/FEMA Tmmertransport med hest langs elva Lera ved Dalseng, som renner ut i Brumunda i Veldre, Ringsaker. How Id love to take one more slide ride. Dont forget Adventureland in Newbury, MA which operated for several years from 1957 into the early 60s. I vividly remember a Killer Kowalski wrestling show at the pavilion during one of my visits. 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. (Water World had room to expand because both of DCs older parks had closed some years before.) It closed in 1984. We used to go there every year for my birthday which is in June! I wonder if anyone remembers the Pine Island Park in NH. Early 50s. 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