My older sister and her friends were thrilled with the massive roller coaster, but I was frightened even looking at it, so I never did ride on it. Whether the theme park is your ultimate destination or an awesome addition to your family vacation, your Nickelodeon experience is sure to bring smiles. Anyway the memories were great and like many who have seen her up close past and present will always have those wonderful memories of Lincoln park. Find Your Park. I called the zoning office and the person that I had talked to actually knew who I was looking for and was even able to give me that persons phone number. Can we submit photos that we have? I had allways went to the park when I was younger and remembering how loud the fireworks were. 243,969 Views. Mass. roller coaster built in '40s is torn down - Press Herald We stay in the area for a week each year and Arnolds Park Amusement Park is a good outing to visit on a cloudy or rainy day. Almost all of the rides were dismantled and auctioned off. I had been going to the park since 1975, for the rides and rollerskating. While a favorite destination of Clevelanders, not everyone approved of the frivolity offered at the park. I still keep in contact with Tom Barboza and Kurt Santos who also worked there. Lincoln Park District Its too bad that we no longer have local parks such as Lincoln Park. Although no one was injured, this was the final ride of the coaster. So please read this letter. I won a doll and had my picture in the paper. It was like a beauty contest for kids. The top portion of the tallest hill is missing. I knew once we went of the Fall River bridge that we were heading to Lincoln Park! As it developed, a Looff Carousel was added, along with a Giant Coaster and a dance hall. Clambakes, sock-hops, and synchronized skating teams were hip during the golden years. The interactive Game Pavilion with over 150 games including Spin Doctor, Time Crisis III, Mission Ranger, Gold Rush and Bustin Balloons await players of all ages and skill levels by offering a variety of competitive, interactive games and prize redemption games. Table of Contents. Some entrances are very wooded. An exclusive look at old photos of Lincoln Park: Who do you recognize? i wish this place with all my heart to reopen. The most prominent ride at the park was The Comet: a 3,000-foot long wooden roller coaster built in 1946 from the disassembled Giant Coaster. The ride climbed to 65 feet and had a top speed of 55 miles per hour. by lincolnparkdartmouth on June 6, 2009 at 4:40 AM 5463 Views - 4 . Sometimes there were fist fights with rivals from Fall River and other places. To think that life back then was just so innocent and playful. All that is left now is fading memories, and nostalgic photos of great times past, with family and friends, at the greatest place in the world. Today, just for the heck of it, we went by the place. I would like you to help get it up and running or even start a fundraiser to get it back in business. Selectmen said they would be foolish not to go for a deal that promises more than $4 million to the town from the state. My mother, as a child growing up in SE Mass, with her family, would go here once a year. But that guy always spotted me and would stop it at the top, Like the Freddie Cannon Song, Stop at the top of the Ferris Wheel. Herald News. If it happened today, she would have had whatever she chose and I would have wished her well. It doesnt seem that long ago. Saddle up: Battleship Cove carousel to reopen - Fall River Herald News After the park closed, it remained intact without incident until the fires. We always looked forward to the annual Easter Egg hunt. In a May 1987 story from The Providence Journal, he is quoted as saying that the park had been fully inspected and was safe. (August 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) According to the National Amusement Park Historical Association, there are approximately 1,000 defunct amusement parks in North America, with a significant number being in the United States. Which I think is very cute, but that is kind of topic. After the park closed, I worked on weekends at the Flea Market selling things for my landlady in the old ballroom, but it just wasnt the same. In addition, the state would contribute $3,000 per unit when building permits are issued, for an amount of $1.27 million. They were a great place for the entire family to spend a day together. Things never stay the same. What we think of later in life is amazing. It was forbidden by my parents as unsafe. Future generations will never know what fun we had and the good times we shared there. 40 Photos | Updated July 13, 2009. When I was a teenager, my parents took me and my friend to the park to see Dwayne Eddy. (Photo courtesy of Monroeville Historical Society) Lisa Wardle | lwardle@pennlive.com Defunct parks part II We previously. My thoughts of Lincoln Park go back to the early 1950s. []. When I was younger and we would visit family in Holyoke, we would always travel to Riverside Park which is now Six Flags New England. Its weird to read about this park as I had often heard stories about it as a kid. and bought a dvd, but it would not work said there was a error on the dvd. We turned the car around and spent 2 or 3 hours there, reliving my childhood. Rare Footage Of Lincoln Amusement Park In Massachusetts The park lasted for more than 50 years before the amusement devices were removed in 1962 to make way for Capitol . Which actually breaks my heart (Even thought i have never been to it.) Standard-Times and SouthCoastToday.com | February 07, 2006 (abridged). I started working at a building called Front French. The owner of the park, Jay Hoffman, invested $75,000 on restoring the park, assuring the public that the rides were inspected and safe. And, not getting frisked or entering through a metal detector at the gate. My Mother always said, the only time we will get a red light is when we are driving home, a red light on the wheel meant you got a Ham. The funhouse was like walking into a different dimension, and a view from atop the Ferris Wheel provided a view like looking into a field of neon and human ants. Putting condos there stinks, theres nothing there for kids any more. The buldings are all gone but I can still see the top of the roller coaster. The stories that were told to us about how my parents would go dancing there on the weekends before they were married leaves these romantic thoughts in my head. The former Lincoln Park carousel was purchased by a group of local businessmen who managed to raise just over $200,000, Fiola said. spent most of my time in Kiddieland. . On any given summertime day or night, Lincoln Park was the place of childhood dreams the Comet roller coaster, merry-go-rounds, dodgeem cars, midway games, ferris wheel, tilt-a-whirl, fun house, and penny arcade attracted hundreds every year. With Six Flags New England, Massachusetts is the hub for amusement park thrills in the New England states. I remember alot of the good times with people that worked there and the years I spent there but I guess it hit me when I seen pictures of the coaster comming down. But what i really mean is that i want to stop this person from putting up 252 condo units and get the park back in business. i remember the old roller coster tryin to sneak on becuse u wasent tall enough to get on it and all the other rides i could i really dont remeber to much of it but i do remeber some what it was fun i was only 7 when i was there last im 34 now so its been a very long time it was fun and i will always miss it thank you for the memories. The remaining buildings decayed for 15 years or more before the land was finally redeveloped for housing. Bob had suffered a heart attack and later that day I found out that he had died. The best thing (besides the anticipation that kept building) when planning an outing at the Park was bringing picnic baskets and using the picnic area. YesterLand Farm, Canton. I am originally from Rhode Island and have now lived in Florida for 17 years. List of defunct amusement parks in the United States Driving past the park as we left, hoping to return again one day. He could ride standing on side and holding on (after hrs. The last time I went there was their last season. Of course now it all being over grown it is hard to tell where everything was situated. All good things come to an end. We wore our hand stamps like diamonds, and jumped from ride to ride like chipmunks on mochachino. Remembering the Bigelows impact on Shrewsbury - Community Advocate I can remember going to Lincoln Park almost every summer. Park when I was younger. The Lincoln Park District offers youth softball and baseball, adult co-rec volleyball, pickleball, and softball as well as summer programs. A few summers ago while vistiting Fairhaven I got on the phone and called a town that the owner of the train lived. It was my lucky number, 13. Favorite rides were the Paratrooper where you got a good view of everyone else(boys!) Surely anyone who could survive the Comet, would walk their path on earth from that day on, a little taller, a lot braver. Washington's Jennifer Cohen named new USC athletic director Just as Bohn drew plaudits for hiring football coach Lincoln Riley to initiate the Trojans' turnaround from 4-8 to 11-2 in 2022, Cohen brought aboard football coach Kalen DeBoer who initiated . Well I finally got on the motorbike yesterday (JUNE 21 2007) for my long delayed adventure to explore and photograph what was left of a terrific childhood memory LINCOLN PARK. First it took 90 mintues+ from Dorchester to get there. The new plan includes 112 affordable housing units all 63 apartments, along with the 35 unrestricted condos that would count toward the affordable housing quota. Everything seemed oversize. I too as a kid remember going to Lincoln Park with my mom, aunt, grandma, and great grandma. i am glad we rodee the ferris wheel first!!! I loved the Penny Arcade and several of the rides. So, in 1954, city officials cut the ribbon on a new 17-acre Lincoln Beach amusement park along Hayne Boulevard in the Little Woods area of New Orleans East. I then got promoted to yard crew. I remember going to lincoln park in the 70s and 80s ,seeing Danny and the Juniors. Lincoln Park originally opened in 1894, and was once known as "Midway Park" or "Westport Park." It was actually owned and operated by the Union Street Railway Company, which intended the park to be a way of uniting Fall River and New Bedford. East Hanover, NJ; Mount Laurel, NJ; Myrtle Beach, SC; The Funplex has three amusement parks, two bowling alleys and two water parks across two states with family rides for all ages and amazing water slides. From the developers website: Once the site of the iconic Lincoln Amusement Park, this redeveloped mixed-income residential community includes a total of one-hundred thirty-eight apartment homes. I lived in Taunton which wasnt too far from there. The Lincoln Parks and Recreation Department provides affordable and diverse wellness and enrichment opportunities, community-based special events, and safe recreational facilities to residents of all ages. Go-Karts, Video Games & MORE Attractions | Amazing Jake's Plano Did anyone have the brass to ask him how he lost it? Southcoast Wonders: Dartmouth's Lincoln Park was a summer fun hotspot Looking at it now brings a tear to my eye. In looking at the pictures of the park and its many differnet rides I noticed the same identical pastel colored structures located in both monster rides. I never went on the Comet! I will always remember Lincoln parks sign and the penny on the penny arcade. Definately used in the now defunct Lincoln Park Amusement Park located on Rt 6 in North Dartmouth Massachusetts. lastly Whoopi Goldbeg often come to my home town Gloucester MA, and you probally know how she is into fundraising. I am not a wealthy person but I can still dream. We today attend these huge theme parks and have the time of our life. [3], "Lincoln Park's Comet roller coaster demolished today in Dartmouth, evoking memories of thrills past", "North Dartmouth Roller Coaster torn down". Built in 1920 by the famous Philadelphia Toboggan Company (#54) the carousel charmed children and adults alike for 70 years until the park closed. I liked the games they had there, I would please please plese Mar give me a nickel I know the number the wheel is going to stop on. your own Pins on Pinterest In 1968, the last car detached from the train and rolled backwards until it derailed, tossing its passengers out. He was kill on the large coaster. Through our months of COVID cabin fever, at least we can take some pleasure in fantasizing about what we're going to do once we get off pandemic parole. New England is home to several abandoned amusement parks like Lincoln Park, Rocky Point, Crescent Park, Paragon Park, and Whalom Park. Before the park opened, all ride operators had to perform a routine maintenance check on their rides. Nickelodeon Theme Parks Locations | Experience Nick Parks inside the U Zuma Fun Center, Houston. The park ran continuously until closing in 1987. I remember going to Lincoln Park many times in my youth. 46 acres of land in Dartmouth was purchased and the park began. I Loved Lincoln Park we went every year on my birthday July 7th and set at the picnic tables by the baby roller coaster Me and all my sisters and brothers enjoyed Lincoln Park My favorite memories are the baby roller coaster the train ride the boats kiddie land and I also remember Rex Trailer always there on his horse he was from boom town another favorite of mine I also Loved the place where you can make your own painted picture swirls of colors I can still smell the paint So sad that it closed I and my family went through the 70s my bestest child hood memories getting my hand stamped and riding all day free and in the evening after spending the whole day there wed stay a little longer to see the night lights of the park so pretty then wed go home I remember always sleeping on the way home after such a great day at the park I also remember meeting Helen Reddy once she was standing at the exit saying goodbye to every one as we left WOW so much fun GoodBye Lincoln Park you will always live on in a lot of Hearts of the inner children and Im one of them my inner child thanks you and bye Rex Trailer of Boom Town I miss you too Loved it still do in my memories, I worked at Lincoln Park from 1977 1981 in the food concessions I worked in the cotton candy stand by kiddie land then at the fried dough stand eventually getting my own stand which was the snow cone booth by the bubble bounce ride those were the best years of my life I remember Ernie Mauretti the park General Manager so vividly standing by all about 5 tall with a huge cigar hanging out of his mouth and always standing by the hand stamp booth or at the top of the stairs near the office/tap room sometimes the owner Harry Prince would be right by his side standing about 48 tall with an even bigger cigar I could tell so many stories but I met a couple of very good friends working there Karla, Brad, Mike & Doug Amaral Trisha Tripp, Alan (cant remember his last name) and I could go on and on its too bad the children of today from the Fall River area didnt have this to enjoy. This vintage carousel used to be the merry-go-round at Lincoln Park Amusement Park up the street in North Dartmouth. As a senior in High School, I was at the park with friends and saw one of my classmates betting on one number. The carousel ended up on the Fall River waterfront, and the ferris wheel also remains somewhere in Massachusetts. My Grandparents used to take my brother Bob and me (Jack) to Linclon Park when we were kids in the early fifties, I have some old black & white 8mm movies of a visit to the park taken by my Grandfather about 1952. More defunct and abandoned amusement parks across Pennsylvania - PennLive : our correction] the park foundered, and as its owner flailed for capital to keep it afloat, a group of Fall River business leaders lobbied to bring the carousel to Battleship Cove. Proceed through 4 lights; Dutch Wonderland Family Amusement Park will be on the left . A.I.R. Told that grandfather worked the coaster part time. Parks & Recreation | Lincoln, MA - Official Website To this day I still have dreams of owning it. Park was still standing in 95 when I moved up, but did not discover the park until most of it had burned down. One sister asked a Sailor friend to take him on the stage for the Annual Childrens Beauty Contest. Undated. I Love You Lincoln Park of North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, you were a big part of my youth. As part of our fun, anyone competing got to go into the park & ride all the rides for FREE! As a young girl I loved going to Lincoln Park with my parents and my younger Sister, Helen and Little Billy later to have my Parents bring my new Little Brother Johnny there also. Just to see that ferris wheel going round, dad couldnt get in the parking lot fast enough! It was a little diesel engine that pulled a few cars with the engineer sitting on the top of the engine and everyone moving along at 10 MPH. I was reading that a couple had gone to the park in the 50s and when on the ferries wheele and had there first kiss. I remember the owner promising a sizeable bonus for the people who worked there through the entire season, but that never happened. I would love to be able to see it running cause this amusement park was a part of peoples lives. Clam Cakes, Popcorn and Cotton Candy was the breakfast of champions for park goers. Recently Added. The original dance hall building remained until the park closed for good. And i was like well, why is it closed? The Union Street Railway Company created Lincoln Park in 1894 as a way to connect Fall River to New Bedford. The previous project under 40B affordable housing regulations, which called for 252 units, was endorsed by the Select Board. Then in the Mid-90s I moved to Holyoke and discovered another great amusement park that had also closed in the late 80s. Sadly, the site is now completely flattened and no remnants remain. & I drive by there all the time. A few photos are of the former train shed that went around the minature golf course. Why was there an alligator farm at Lincoln Park? It was one of many odd I am a train collector. Discover (and save!) Park was deemed unsafe due to the bus loads of New York residents that would attend the park on weekends. Gregory Park (Youth Center Park) in the city Lincoln Park He was just following his nose to the great smells though, he didnt mean any harm. Growing up 1 of 5 children in the family money was very tight. I was glad to hear that the old park would come back to life with new families living on the grounds of the old park. Once the rides were auctioned off and they vandalized what was left on the deserted grounds, it became difficult to even drive by any more to visit my mother. The park was successful until the mid-1980s, when larger theme parks started to become more popular. Luckily, no one was hurt, but the car remained in its position until vandals moved it. Toward the end the owner Harry prince had asked me to be the superintendant, so I was there till Jay hoffman bought it the left before the electrician that took my place. This was not to last forever. I have fond memories of my time there. . Thomas Woodbridge Whitfield (1882-1944) - Find a The jack-knifed car remained stuck on the roller coaster track well into the 1990s, until vandals tore it off. Lincoln Park was a park opened in 1894 by the Union Street Railway Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts, located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts on the border of Westport, Massachusetts on U.S. Highway 6. We used to jump out of our carts and wander through the ride! So i will have a talk with her soon about this and she if she can help me. The park closed December 3, 1987, owing $48,000 in taxes and $13,000 in unpaid police details. All of those people have passed on now, but I still have those memories and how much they loved me to come, just to take me for a day of fun at Lincoln Park. Lincoln Park Amusement Park was a opened in 1894 by the Union Street Railway Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts, located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts on the border of Westport,. I grew up in Fall River, I now live in Sparks, NV near Reno, NV. I may be crazy, but if you know of these, please let me know. Many of the rides that most people loved best were constructed. There is a fence around the roller coaster, because its literally falling apart. The most popular ride was the "Monster Ride," where diabolical creatures were plotting your demise from beyond the railways. He never showed up. Built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company in 1920 during the Golden Age of wooden carousels, Carousel #54 was shipped from the City of Brotherly Love to North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, where it served as the crown jewel of Lincoln Amusement Park for seventy years. Herald News. cotton candy | Vintage photography, Retro photo, Vintage photos - Pinterest Follow ArtInRuins on Instagram I ran to the office to get help but it was too late. Source. I was a summer born baby in Mattapoisett Mass. Jan 11, 2014 - This Pin was discovered by andrea norton. Next, wed begin our long drive home, happy and exhausted. Lincoln Park (Dartmouth, Massachusetts) - Wikipedia They invested $150,000 installing a fourteen lane bowling alley and updating an existing dance hall, and added a full complement of amusement park rides. 6 from Wareham and looking out the window to see the giant seahorse and know that it only meant one thing We were going to Lincoln Park! I worked at LP for 15 seasons and loved the park since I was a toddler. On September 29, 1987, the braking system on the roller coaster failed, causing one of the cars to jackknife. I remember while playing with Johnny and the blue jays in the tap room how people would ask Why does the bass player put the guitar down in the middle of the song and leave then after a while come back pick up the guitar and start playing again. a gang of us guys from the South End of New Bedford. I placed the call and was able to talk to the owner of the Lincoln Park train. On a trip to Horseneck Beach, several years ago, I almost could not even FIND where it once stood So sad over this. There is food available on site, but mostly fast . She was there to recognize families whose children served in the war. I also ran rides for Manny Correira and and worked some of the game stands for Slim McConnell. A few concession stands remain and I think a horror house too a bit charred out etc as I do not recall the four devastating fires that took down much of the park in the 90s. My Grandparents lived up Fisher road Went every summer I visited them in the 70s with my cousins, I did not go on the coaster but every other ride I could, and shows were good. Yes Lincoln Park will live with me forever. The greater part of my youth was spent hang out and working there. When my kid brother was three (in 1948) he was dressed in a Sailor suit when my sisters took him to the Park. A smaller version of the coaster was also built for younger kids in 1951, called Comet Jr. Feb. 16, 2021 5 AM PT. I could tell how heart broken he was when they came in and sprayed all the buildings battle ship grey and many other people though the years that worked there.. My family would spend all day Sunday at the Park. I investigated furtehr online to discover that the same artist worked for both parks and the owners were the same too. Love and miss Lincoln Park and Cresent Park you have surely been missed but still hold in my heart some great memories of family time fun and great food! But got some nice pictures of it. When my little league baseball team won the championship, in stead of going to Disenyland, we went to Lincoln Park. I totally forgot about the area in the back. And i said i saw a roller coaster and he said oh yah that was the old amusement park i used to go when i was a kid. And when others commented on him being a good looking girl, he would say, NO, I AM A BOY! Shortly after his win, my father insisted that he get a boys haircut. Elvis was on TV and from then on other singers could never compare to him after hearing him on Ed Sullivan. During Lincoln Park Days they have Horseshoe Tournament on the Sunday of Lincoln Park Days! Facing declining attendance, Jay Hoffman, the park's owner, invested $75,000 in updating the park. It saddens me to drive by it on a daily basis watching it slowly being erased into history. I took my then two year old niece. We always had a group of 5-12 kids that met there every weekend. In 1941, the park was purchased for $40,000 to expand the rides into a true amusement park, operated by John Collins & Associates. 1977. What a wonderful place it was Although I and others are filled with sadness when we drive by and see what remains of our beloved park, I hope the families of all the owners of Lincoln Park realize what a great heritage they have their families brought so much joy and happiness to so many people for so many wonderful years. At that time Mt. It was such a great place that I often went there even if I wasnt working. The area where the park once stood has been developed into housing, called The Residences at Lincoln Park. the lights and music were magic. Well, when i got home to my home in Gloucester Massachusetts I started researching about it and i found out that it was a amusement park opened in the early 1890s and i thought, well, this is an historical site! I used to compete in roller skating with the RIFSC from Riverdale Roller World in Warwick. 113 A crowd of parkgoers next to the Speedhound roller coaster. Some said I should give the prize to her since she was trying to get a suitcase. Or go to www.defunctnewengland.com and on the left it will have a sidebar and scroll down and click Lincoln Park and it will have lots of choices to see pictures. My art teacher loved going to Lincoln park as a child and always had dreamed of bringing her children there. You have to drive around a bit, but its fairly easy to find portions of the fences that are torn down so you can get in. We could have a big reunion party! I loved Lincoln Park and was always excited when my parents took me there. Of course us kids assumed it went without saying was an obvious occupational hazard that any man would eventually incur if they stood on that grey platform hoisting the little ones from the carts on a hot August day, then pulling the large wooden levers that would start the carts rolling into a sea of adrenaline. Its sad that hoodlums had to destroy what was left of the park which was pretty much everything, until the park was set on fire a bunch of times. The Herald News. The state also has a few other spots that offer coasters and high-impact fun. I will always remember one the parks clean up men. I remenber waiting all year for that one time that my mother would take us to the park. Source. Lincoln Park was a park opened in 1894 by the Union Street Railway Company of New Bedford, Massachusetts, located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts on the border of Westport, Massachusetts on U.S. Highway 6. Its too bad my kids didnt have a place like that to hang out in thier teens. The Park with the grand ballroom was the best place around to meet friends old and new. Source. I have wonderful pictures of the day we spent there.

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