By the 1980s, attendance had started to decline, along with the facility itself. Did you hold on tight or tempt fate and ride with your hands stretched toward the sky? https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972?sk=info. Although the Stone and Golden partnership to operate the park had dissolved around 1925, ownership of the land remained divided until 1951. 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. Paragon fans were getting used to the idea that there would be no final season. I lived and graduated from Lunenburg High School in 70. We would start pressuring Mom and Dad to take us to Rocky Point as soon as the last of the snow melted. 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. 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. It was dismantled and completely rebuilt down in Maryland. In late 1915, he had leased parts of the park to fruit peddler David Stone and fellow hotelier Albert A. 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. 2022 Dennis Connors Photography. Lincoln Park had an awesome roller coaster. remember the steamboat that was just before the park coming into hull?? The last roller coaster-related death in the country was reported in 2007, when an axle on a car broke during a ride in Expoland in Osaka and sent the roller coaster crashing into a guardrail. "They preserved the spirit of the ride," amusement park aficionado B. Derek Shaw told USA Today. Many years back the classic shore dinners in a pavilion over the water made it famous. Sorry when it closed. Flag item for content or copyright Thanks for the memories. The carousel was always a favorite ride no matter how young or old I was. It operated there from 1917 to 1984. 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. Storyland was good as well. Yes ! Benson opened his property to the public in 1924, and from there he added attractions such as rides, games, and concessions. About a dozen years later I . We used all our tickets there. Built into the side of Mount Tom it now sits in ruins, closed many years ago. I remember going to Paragon Park during those same years. 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. The park opened to rave reviews. I wonder if anyone remembers the Pine Island Park in NH. Theyve got a Facebook page too a great place for everyone to gather and share their memories of the park and fun times there. Paragons next major milestones arrived in 1963, when three separate fires swept through the area. It is now located next to the old train station and clock tower. After the first fire, it was partially redesigned by Herbert Paul Schmeck who worked on its original construction. 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. Sad that its gone now!! Of cause my mother loved to play Bingo . I found this video in my archives! 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. That park put $1 million into renovating the coaster, and it has been refitted and redesigned multiple times over the decades. Great memories ???? So little love for Nantasket Beach and Paragon Park!!! It closed in 1984. It is now adjacent to the old train station and clock tower. Still learning how to compose a photograph, I think back and realize that my penchant for photos without people in them was in force then, and I went as far as to scribble out the lady who was in the foreground of this photo of the Snack-a-rama. With the dragon that breathed real fire that you could see from the main Route. save the carousel effort was launched, but this time the result would be the formation of the non-profit Friends of the Paragon Carousel and the purchase of the antique merry-go-round for $1.1 million. I graduated from Hull High School and lived at the very end of Sunset Point. What are two most common biomes in Africa? The historic "Fascination" game room closed in 2019 due to storm damage. The same unwritten rule applied to the Jungle Safari ride (tunnel of love). . The later years at Bensons they had Christmas displays. It features a 450 spiral helix and a series of bunny hills that produce a significant amount of air time. Most of the time, news of an injury or death at a theme park involves a roller coaster. Retro Roadmap creator, vintage road trip lover, photo taker, musician's wife and hostess with the mostess! When young my parents would take me tomthe Wonderland Park in Revere MA. Also Lincoln Park in North Dartmouth, MA, where I remember riding the roller coaster 13 times in a row with a friend! Shortly after railroad executives signed the paperwork the following March, fire broke out in a paint shop at the park. Roller coaster, [Paragon Park], Nantasket Beach, Mass. 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. Many made the pilgrimage to photograph the park for the last time, and members of the American Coaster Enthusiasts visited to see the Giant, at one time the worlds tallest coaster, before it met its fate. I grew up in Hull and I was in fifth grade when closed the park. STILL one of my fave attractions there and it wasnt even part of the park REALLY. According to the latest fatalities report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2005, 52 . There was one that you didnt mention it was between Fall River and New Bedford, along the highway then. The roller coaster hit speeds of up to 53 miles per hour during a ride of less than 2 minutes. I got to ride on the roller coaster again after it moved to Maryland, long before Six Flags took over Water World; they restored a piece that had been taken out at Paragon after a fire. Neither one mentioned. Following the show, wed watch the fireworks from the parking lot. Norumbega Park loved going there when I was young! Is Nantasket Beach also open? 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. Ill never forget Lincoln Park Great Great Memories. 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. During the late Forties and early Fifties my father had a car Number 87 in those races. I never liked to see animals who were unable to have some freedom from confinement. Magnificent as it was, Wonderland may have grown too quickly to support itself. We were bused to school at Hingham. Even the repeal of Prohibition in 1933 did little to improve things, although the ability to obtain liquor licenses made it manageable. As Paragon lumbered along, relatively little changed during the following two decades except the names and locations of some of the rides. Lets not forget Savin Rock in West Haven CT! Roller coasters, water slides, bumper cars; it had it all. We lived in Rockland when I was very young and could see that often. Does ANYONE remember the giant blue slide that was down next to the clock where they moved the Carousel too? Most interesting, I went to Bensons as a child,. )And I grew up in Holden, so, yes Whalom Park. A perfect ending to another day in paradise at the shore! 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. It is now adjacent to the old train station and clock tower. 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Roller Coaster Death: Five amusement park deaths that will shock roller coaster fans 1. This land, combined with the Rockland House hotel atop the hill in the rear, would become the basis for Paragon Park. also Nantasket Beach. Now, it's. Jack! The Likelihood of Dying on a Roller Coaster. Fond memories! There were daily parades and a scenic railroad, too. The Giant Roller Coaster of Paragon Park was one of the first sights youd notice as you drove into Hull on George Washington Boulevard. Coney entrepreneur George C. Tilyou, one of the most prolific showmen at the turn of the 20th century rivaling P.T. Dodge assembled a group of investors to form the Eastern Park Construction Company and leased several acres from the railroad company. Yes. I was a lonely kid wandering the park every night, until I That was a summer vacation treat for us kids in NH. 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. So many wonderful memories. Somewhere I have an old B&W photo of tiny little me looking up at an elephant in awe. Our graduating class of 1950 went there after our senior banquet for a fun evening. That is the first one for me about 1952. You can help Coasterpedia by expanding it. They flew around the 2,456-foot circuit and the coaster utilized two lift hills, each almost 100-feet high. This was perfect! 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. 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. I can almost picture it. NORUMBEGA AND TOTEM POLE BALLROOM, AUBURNDALE, MA. Willard's Whizzer, Marriott's Great America Amusement Park, 1980. Kings Castle, Whitman, great amusements for kids to age 10 maybe 12. 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. 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 was in 5th grade so spent much of the summer watching the fishing boats come and leave from Pemberton Pier. What we know about the amusement park accident that killed an 11-year-old Iowa boy. We would make sure to hit every ride and try our luck at the various games of chance as well. The Aftermath: Roller Coaster. 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. A teenager was decapitated by a roller coaster after he hopped a pair of fences and entered a restricted area Saturday at Six Flags Over Georgia, authorities said. My first date with my now wife of 38 years was there! My family lived in Agawam at the time , and on Sat .nights we could hear the cars racing at the track. sadly lasted only about 10 years. Fortunately, there were no deaths involved in Valravn's 2019 crash at Cedar Point. 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. From dawn to dusk, the restaurant is open all year. Dodge died from Brights Disease at a hospital in New Hampshire. I had a bad experience on one as a kid and never went on one until then. And I can still hear the excited screams of the daring roller coaster riders now. It was a historic park. I thought it was pretty cool that the Paragon Giant Coaster was on the list of the Smithsonians Top Ten Coasters list. 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, Most definitely Riverside in Agawam. 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. 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. United States--Massachusetts--Nantasket Beach. My Aunt bought a house near back entrance. Canobie Lake was where out Sr HS class had an unofficial Senior Day. I remember going on it every summer as a child.such great memories!!! Keep us posted on your book and have a great weekend! My family lived at Hulll 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. All I was left with besides a footprint on my backside for not taking more, better photos, when I did have the time, were my memories of having an all day pass discounted by collecting match book covers stapled to my shirt hem and spending the day riding the kiddie cars, the Congo Cruise, the merry go round and more, playing skee ball in the arcade and eating ice cream on a hot summer day. 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. 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! 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. Good memories! The storefront includes the workshop of James Hardison, the artist who is painstakingly restoring each of the 66 wooden horses, where visitors can watch the continuing efforts to preserve the remnants of Paragon Park at Nantasket Beach. Back before we moved to Connecticut in the. I did not know that, thanks Larry! 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. 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. It had a great wooden roller coaster as well as a Ferris Wheel and other attractions. As one of the most historic and popular highways in North America (and dare we say the world), Route 66 has gone through a series of changes since its inception in 1926, going from . I still remember feeling sad for this elephant who had a steel cuff on its leg and was chained to the floor. Dont forget Adventureland in Newbury, MA which operated for several years from 1957 into the early 60s. Rebecca thanks for visiting Retro Roadmap, and best of luck with your novel. The rest of the site is devoted to condominium development. More for little ones and still open are Storyland and Santas Village in NH a place families still can enjoy. Kids ride tickets were only 15 cents . I just found out that the Giant Coaster was relocated to Six Flags in Maryland and is now the Wild One. Kicking off the Park's expansion of Pioneer Frontier, it was the first attraction at Hersheypark to be completely themed.Trailblazer is the second-oldest running coaster in the Park and a family favorite.It features a helix that circles a total of 4 times and reaches speeds of up . I 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. 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. Younger brother Larry, 30, and mother Rose, 73, were left carry on the management of the family business. 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. A scaled down replica of a tour around the Holy Land, the premise certainly has promise. My family had the summer home on the hill directly behind Hurleys Bathhouse (for those who remember). What wouldnt be kept in town, however, were the rides and equipment that now stood in the way of the Plaza at Paragon Park. The rest of the site is devoted to condominiumdevelopment. Very interesting about the Amusement Parks/brings back childhood memories. 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. By then, the Stone family found itself in an unfamiliar position: unsure of how long the park could survive. I Never see ANY photos of it either. I also went to Lincoln Park & Kings Castle. I am looking for a picture of the flying scooters on the roof accross from the admin bldg. savin rock amusement park in west haven ct. should definitely be added to this list. But my most vivid, and fond memory was Misquamucut, and this mystery park! And in the early 1960s, there was Pleasure Island in Wakefield, MA, with a pirate theme. 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. Also visited Crescent Park, Rocky Point ,Bensons ,Pleasure Island,Kings Castle land Whitman,Ma Whalom and Canobie Lake. Paragon Park was an amusement park located in Hull, Massachusetts, USA. Your story brought back many memories. Makes the Delaware beaches we now frequent seem downright tropical! we went on the Congo Cruise, which I think briefly had a Today, the only surviving remnant of Paragon Park on the boardwalk is the historic Paragon Park Carousel, which was moved from its original site. Early 50s. 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. In 1916, park owner George A. I vividly remember a Killer Kowalski wrestling show at the pavilion during one of my visits. They rehearsed in our barn further down Northampton Street. There was a miniature golf course under the roller coaster. There were daily parades and a scenic railroad, too. David Stone lost two houses on Rockland House Road in the fire; others involved in area concessions lost their homes and businesses as well. News of the developers interest appeared in December 1984 in a place that was unlikely to attract attention a column in the pages of The New England Real Estate Journal, a trade publication generally seen only by those in the real estate industry. No more races. . Within five years, the rail line was abandoned forever. peter; My parents met at the roller rink at Canobie when young. Loved the elephant ride at Benson Animal Farm. Keansburg, N.J., March 14, 2013 -- Workers at Keansburg Amusements Park dismantle a roller coaster rendered useless by Hurricane Sandy. Lincoln Park, North Dartmouth, Ma. Thank you William C. Could you be my brother Billy? Maybe I might see them again in Heaven. Whalom Park had it all, Playhouse Theatre where many big names came to preform in summer stock. 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. Went there as a little kid driving Rt.2 all the way from Hartford. 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. Crews worked around the clock to rebuild the Giant so that it could open that season. Used to be a boat we could take from Boston to Nantasket for a great day trip. This article is a stub. They were all fun. Whalom Park was a wonderful place for so many in the 60s. I went for a visit recently and got inspired for a novel Im working on, but I was looking for some photographic inspiration. What a great story. Maybe 5 +. What is the state of ionic compounds at room temperature. 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. A. Schiff & Associates steel wild mouse roller coaster located at Paragon Park in Hull, Massachusetts, USA. 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