Launched as a trolley park (parks at the terminus of trolley lines were all the rage at the time), the property soon evolved from a series of serene walking paths to a bustling destination filled with midway games and rides like Ferris wheels and carousels. 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 Great Blizzard of 1978 put the park under six feet of water as the Atlantic Ocean and Hull Bay converged on the Hull peninsula and left a wake of destruction. One of the best. The Batman roller. The Dream Machine arcade is still in operation. I do remember Whalom Park and Bensons Wild Animal farm as well, we took our own children there a few times as well! that I will always remember. The coaster is now called \"The Wild One\". The rest of the site is dedicated to condominium development. The coaster shut down when Paragon Park closed in 1984. Im so glad that these cool old places- even when theyre unfortunately gone, hold a special place in folks lives. Miraculously, Paragon opened on time for the 1978 season, but not before family matters would complicate the family business. Does ANYONE remember the giant blue slide that was down next to the clock where they moved the Carousel too? All Rights Reserved. Youd once drive into Hull on George Washington Boulevard and watch the horizon for the rising coaster in the distance; now, its a monstrous condo building. I was just remembering visiting Bensons as a kid. My favorite ride was the wooden roller coaster and enjoyed being an usher at the playhouse. you do know the Giant Coaster exists, right? It features a 450 spiral helix and a series of bunny hills that produce a significant amount of air time. I am looking for a picture of the flying scooters on the roof accross from the admin bldg. 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 . External links Paragon Park on the Roller Coaster DataBase. With the Stones out of town on vacation, disaster duty fell to Klayman. Great memories and was able to take my kids to a couple of these growing up. The rest of the site is devoted to condominiumdevelopment. Master carousel artisan Charles I.D. Retro Roadmap Photo Archives- Do These Places Look Familiar To You? The Giant Coaster, built in 1917 and removed from the park in 1985, now operates as The Wild One at Six Flags America. Paragon Park - Roller Coaster on Nantasket Beach - 1984! Rowes Wharf had the boat to Nantasket Beach. Dodge believed in his vision and bought out his partners in 1907. My family lived at Hulll We would drive to Hull from our house in Boston. Most definitely Riverside in Agawam. He proposed twin 18-story towers, each double the height of the world-famous roller coasters first hill. 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. 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. It put Paragon Park on the map as a must-visit for anyone coming to New England, and was beloved by locals as well. Used to be a boat we could take from Boston to Nantasket for a great day trip. 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. Makes me a bit homesick for Mass, summer, the beach and childhood. Elvis came there back in the 50s. They had a great time. I remember that well, and the Diary Ice Cream place up the road on the other side. What about Pine Island Park, In Manchester, NH? I really loved Lincoln Park.If youre not you made my morning just for letting me remember Lincoln Park!!! Boy, do the pictures bring back memories, coldest water you ever swam in but Pargon Park was so much fun on a hot summer day. Great memories growing up there with the park, the bowling alley and the roller skating rink! The Aftermath: Roller Coaster. Most of the time, news of an injury or death at a theme park involves a roller coaster. White City on the shores of Lake Quinsigamond between the Worcester and Shrewsbury linesa wonderful memory. A great little park! Dogs are banned from the state-owned Nantasket Beach Reservation from May 1 to September, and a local law change would have no effect on the states rules. Here are five parks that are gone but certainly not forgotten. The historic "Fascination" game room closed in 2019 due to storm damage. During the next several months, the town of Hull was in turmoil. My first date with my now wife of 38 years was there! Wish I had more photos from back then, but had no idea the park would be closed. http://themeparks.about.com/library/coasters/blwildone.htm 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. I was in 5th grade so spent much of the summer watching the fishing boats come and leave from Pemberton Pier. Ive been on the one at Canobie and maybe one other but that was enough for me! My parents brought me and I brought my kids. Also remembr White City Park near Worcester fondly. We were bused to school at Hingham. They tore down the Pavilion the site of many a first kiss and more in the 50s and 60s in Myrtle Beach a few years ago. It was a complicated transaction, as Dodge still was leasing the property from the railroad, and subleased the operation to Stone and Golden. The amusement park closed in 1994 and sat abandoned for years before its remains were finally demolished out of concern for public safety. The musical runs from July 27 through . 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. In Africa, what three biomes are the most common? But its not the same. It was. I use to go to Lincoln Park in Dartmouth, Ma. Which now-closed New England amusement parks do you miss the most? 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. 20 Best Things to Do in New England in March, 10 Best Things to Do in The Spring in New England, 40 Cozy Fireside Experiences in New England, Yankee Magazines Ultimate Guide to Autumn in New England, Yankee Magazines Ultimate New England Winter Guide, Yankee Magazines Ultimate New England Summer Guide, 63 Reasons Why We Love the Cape & Islands, For $14 Million, You Could Own Provincetowns Iconic Lobster Pot Restaurant. 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. Maybe 5 +. On that trip my Dad and I and the oldest boy from the other family went to Mystic Seaport. It was located off route 5 on Mt Tom in western Massachusetts. In 1917, another man fell and got creamed into paste after reaching out of the Derby Racer to retrieve his fallen hat. The financial difficulties of the Depression weighed heavily on Paragons operations. When I heard they were getting rid of the park it broke my heart. Within two years, however, the friend needed financial help, and turned to Dodge, who invested in the venture and then launched grander vision of a larger, self-contained amusement park on the vacant land surrounding the Nantasket Steeplechase and the adjacent Old Mill attraction. Whalom Park! While the Lincoln Park Comet may have rotted away until it was finally removed, The Giant Coaster from Paragon Park lives on at another park. 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. Eric- what cool memories! For out-of-state visitors, parking at Nantasket Beach will increase from $10 to $15 per day, and $20 per day. 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. My favorite ride was the music express but not too soon after eating. Although the Stone and Golden partnership to operate the park had dissolved around 1925, ownership of the land remained divided until 1951. Not only was the band funny, but exceptional musicians . Whalom Park!! Thanks for reviving a special memory! I think fondly of Whalom Park also. They also hosted many concerts and special shows! A new stone-carved front entrance designed by Hugh Cairns would add elegance to the Nantasket Avenue side. 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. 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. So many wonderful 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!!! Theres a Facebook page called Paragon Park Memories- maybe if you post it there someone else may remember it as well good luck! Mountain Park in Holyoke was my favorite, my cousins and I would go there when they visited from Acton. And as young teens roller skating. A perfect ending to another day in paradise at the shore! congrats on 57 yrs. Paragon Park was an amusement park located on Nantasket Beach in Hull, Massachusetts. 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. And you can still ride the Wild One wooden roller coaster at Six Flags America in Maryland. I hope that whatever parks are now available to families offer todays kids memories that they will carry with them into their 70s too. It was where the class went after graduation of Grammar School in 56 too we also would go to the speedway. memories of Nantasket! Here are 10 Disney movies that we think would make particularly great theme park rides, whether it be a dark ride, flume ride, or rollercoaster. I used to love Paragon Park! The first major fire at Paragon struck in 1911, leveling all of the buildings from the entrance south along Nantasket Avenue to what would become Park Avenue. I have many fond memories of Whalom Park and Im glad you included it. I remember a vacation my family took in Misquamucut RI , in maybe 1957 . Dawn R. Jankovic, from Brunswick, Ohio, fell unconscious while riding The Voyage roller coaster at Holiday World in Santa Claus, Indiana . Believed by many to have helped inspire the future Magic Kingdom, this amusement park flashed briefly across the New England entertainment scene, opening in 1906 and closing at the end of summer in 1910. 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. Paragon park roller coaster on nantasket . How Id love to take one more slide ride. 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. Went there as a little kid driving Rt.2 all the way from Hartford. Somewhere I have an old B&W photo of tiny little me looking up at an elephant in awe. 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. Yea and I still remember that poor gorilla confined in that cement cell of a prison. Beginning with the 1920 season, Stone and Golden took over management of the entire Paragon operation, leasing all of the rides and concessions controlled by Dodge. We went there many times. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Disneyland, 2003. Two things come to mind.I will bet all of us have family photo and slide albums, perhaps converted now to disc,of our good old days attending these venuestime waits for no one,but we have our memories..and second; it has always baffled me why Cape Cod,of all places,never seems to have boasted a world class amusement parkit would seem like a natural,but . My favorite was Riverside Park in Agawam MA. Can not believe Canobie is closed. We could ride the rides all day. In late 1985, they canceled the development all together, and announced that they would sell the beloved carousel at auction 28 days later. It officially became an amusement park in 1980 and featured a number of flat rides mostly from HUSS Maschinenfabrik as it served as a U.S. showcase for new Huss rides during the 1980s. 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. Those poor animals. It was in Killingly, many miles north and east, and my parents had a cranky little boy on their hands. 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. Paragon Park was great, noise, lights, smells(mostly good) the ocean, good times. Keansburg, N.J., March 14, 2013 -- Workers at Keansburg Amusements Park dismantle a roller coaster rendered useless by Hurricane Sandy. Nearly a quarter of a century later, the Wonderland Greyhound Park opened on the same property. Loved the elephant ride at Benson Animal Farm. On June 9, 1991, death stalked the grounds of Kings Island amusement park. Each week, it seemed, brought a new development proposal. Best wishes, and thanks for stopping by. The roller coaster, known as the Green Streak, replaced an earlier, figure-8 model that had been located at the rear of the complex next to the Palm Garden. At about the same time, Dodge decided to scale back from running Paragon on a day-to-day basis. Roller coasters Past This list is incomplete, please expand it if you can. Ple Rollercoaster, FunHouse, Clambakes at the Pavillion, roller skating rink, Dancing ( with name bands, my Aunt sang there with a band for a while! It is the oldest coaster in any Six Flags park. Shame on you, lol As for Bensons, they had an enormous elephant you could ride on! Have you seen the website http://www.paragonparkmemories.com/Index.html ? We had a cottage nearby, until the great blizzard of 1978. Dodge threw himself into making the park a success, changing exhibits each year and adding to the mix of rides and attractions. 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. My family lived in Agawam at the time , and on Sat .nights we could hear the cars racing at the track. Im now in what you would call the elderly stage of my life (Im almost 77). 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. Pacific Coast Highway. I remember going on it every summer as a child.such great memories!!! In its 96 years, 1985 was the only season of operation the roller coaster has missed. Within five years, the rail line was abandoned forever. Loved the Merry Go Round. Bemsons was my other favorite with animals and rides. Community content is available under CC-BY-SA unless otherwise noted. Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts, is an exposed beach break with consistent surf that can be used at any time of year. If youre on Facebook theres a Paragon Park Memories page you might enjoy too: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972. 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 . In October 2014, it was reborn as the 120-acre Rocky Point State Park. The deejays used a trailer, called the Sundeck Studio, which was outfitted with broadcasting equipment. Long time ago. Built into the side of Mount Tom it now sits in ruins, closed many years ago. Us and some of our neighbors would take advantage of $5 after 5 nights to take the kids to Whalom Park a few times a summer. Also, not far from the park was the original (and still is) Frank Pepes pizzeria. Photo: Rich Koppelman. as a young child my dad took me and then my grampa took my cousin and I when she visited from Ohio. 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. White City was the bestthe whole family would go on a Sunday afternooncousins, aunts and uncleswhat a blast! I lived and graduated from Lunenburg High School in 70. The parks owners were challenged in a way they hadnt been previously, as cleanup from a fire is relatively straightforward the burned and damaged areas are removed and replaced. For the younger crowd, there was the Normandy Room. Did you hold on tight or tempt fate and ride with your hands stretched toward the sky? According to the latest fatalities report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in 2005, 52 . Fond memories! Early 50s. That park put $1 million into renovating the coaster, and it has been refitted and redesigned multiple times over the decades. I remember taking the ferry from Rowes Wharf in Boston to Nantasket Beach as a kid. Ditto. A great first job! The amount of time the blackberry has been allowed to ripen has an impact on how bitter, Because of its shape, farfalle means butterflies and is commonly referred to as bow tie pasta. Thank you for the wonderful memories. 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. Thanks for reminding me of some really great times. . Shore dinners especially the clamcakes. Growing up in Everett,MA I know several of these parks. As recounted in his 1922 obituary, a friend of Dodges invested in what became known as the Nantasket Steeplechase, a collection of amusements licensed from Coney Islands Steeplechase Park that was built on land leased from the Old Colony Railroad. On March 28, 1923, flames ripped through Paragon, causing $500,000 in damage and destroying much of the southern end of the park and the cottages along the way toward Atlantic Hill. The only coaster at the park was Viper, a Huss-Arrow looper from 1982. The most visible prize at the June auction didnt attract the highest bid, but garnered the most attention. Romantic Totem Pole with sofas next to table lamps, and one time, the Spike Jones Band. 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! Feeling nostalgic. Jankovic was riding "The Voyage" roller coaster on June 4 when she became "unresponsive," the theme park said in a Facebook post. The rest of the site is devoted to condominium development. Even met my husband. Among the most popular attractions of that era was a 500-pound silverback gorilla called Colossus, who was promoted as being among the largest in captivity and once ran for president as a publicity stunt. What a wonderful and very interesting article about the history of amusement parks in New England. It was small. Great memories going back at least 50 years! Here on the SouthCoast, many have fond memories of riding the Comet roller coaster at Lincoln Park in Dartmouth. In 1931, David and Rose Stone created the Paragon Park Operating Company to hold their ownership interest and shield it from creditors. Multiple news agencies reported four cases of fractures in the back or neck linked to the Do-Dodonpa coaster at Fuji-Q Highland Park. The year 1929 is significant in American history as the beginning of the Great Depression, and its impact also was felt at Nantasket Beach. They were all fun. This is one of the smaller "camel humps" of the Giant Coaster being disassembled so that it could be reborn as The Wild One in Maryland. All three suffered an electric shock, fatal to both Haithcoat and Robertson. A small miniature golf course is located on one of the smaller sites that once housed a water slide and, previously, a few rides. If my memory serves me, there was a airplane ride that soared over the lake ! "It was the noise. But they would find that recovering from a flood was entirely different. But the ride was plagued with many problems that remained with it until it was . Too bad theyre all just sweet memories now. He is working on a book about the park's history. Other favorites: the roller coaster that sat right on the edge of the water. Thanks for addding your history to the thread of Paragon Park. The later years at Bensons they had Christmas displays. Even though that was in 1984, every time he tells the story he apologises to the poor kid sitting behind him all over again. He was the manager and operator of the Green Streak roller coaster in Paragon Park located in Nantasket Beach, Massachusetts. 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. If youre on Facebook you might enjoy this page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Paragon-Park-Memories/103289636409972?sk=wall, Or its sister website: http://www.paragonparkmemories.com/. 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. 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 loved Rocky Point. Thank you! Boston Public Library/Tichnor Brothers Postcard Collection, Visitors walking the grounds of Rocky Point State Park today may not realize that they are treading on entertainment history, but the reminders are there if you know where to look. At about this time, a movement within the town of Hull to legalize casino gambling complicated Paragons status within the town vision for the future. Makes the Delaware beaches we now frequent seem downright tropical! Now that Im a vegan and animal rights activist, Id hate it. The town of Hudson subsequently acquired the property and turned it into a recreation park. Damage estimates topped $300,000. The place I remember having the coldest water and almost cramping my toes is Old Orchard Beach in Maine. 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. It was a fun, reasonably priced park and like other parks in New England was probably not profitable enough to keep running. I felt so sorry for that creature. It ended in the 70s after a series of fires destroyed it. I took my children there all the time ides were reasonable for a family. Newton High Schools Senior Prom was held there until, I think, the very early 60s..a special ending to your school years. 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 remember Lincoln Park. 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 thought it was pretty cool that the Paragon Giant Coaster was on the list of the Smithsonians Top Ten Coasters list. Till I was a teenager lived in Naugatuck CT and lived to ride the wonderful carousel at nearby Lake Quassapaug! Roller skating, rides, swimming even a boat that gave rides around the lake. 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. The Stone family, by now in sole control of Paragons operations but still sharing ownership of the land with Golden, suffered losses in 1946 and 1949. We held Strong Family reunions there, one year my cousin Ted Strong parachuted into the Park! Could hear the train whistle every Saturday from my yard. It is a warm summer day and Paragon Park is busy with visitors. The park celebrated the ride's centennial in 2017, although it is thought that none or the original lumber remains. I remember riding the Virginia Reel 7 times one night! You forgot my favorite, Paragon Park on Nantasket Beach in Hull Ma. village from 54-56. Its not very long, but theres a scene where kids are running around a portion of the park. They open for the 2022 season on May 28. https://www.canobie.com/. I believe the amusement park in Lincoln Rhode Island is no longer there. Subsequent owners added various entertainments, including a baseball field on which Babe Ruth once played. 19T E 347058 N 4681323. Great park. 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. \r\rThe coaster was built in 1917 and operated till the amusement park closed for good at the end of 1984. Then in myn40s met a man. It is now adjacent to the old train station and clock tower. STILL one of my fave attractions there and it wasnt even part of the park REALLY. I havent thought about that place in years! It is now located next to the old train station and clock tower. 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. The ride's top speed is 50 mph, according to the park's Web site. So sad to hear about the pavillion! Smaller than Riverside (Six Flags) in Agawam, but a very nice park for kids. 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. Hi Joanne, I skated most every week end at the roller rink, Lil and her husband were great. Such wonderful memories of a different time!???? Nothing like Paragon Park has ever before been seen near than Luna Park at New York, The Boston Globe enthused, referencing the world-famous amusement center at Coney Island.George A. You forgot Pleasure Island. From dawn to dusk, the restaurant is open all year. Mountain Park in Holyoke MA has left wonderful memories of class trips and later bringing my children. Pleasure Island & Bensons were family favorites. Of cause my mother loved to play Bingo . Here's a list of 13 of the deadliest roller coaster accidents in the last two decades. Luckily they saved the merry go round and youre able to ride on it still in its new location. but still good memories. I remember watching Bea Lillie and Robert Emhardt among others. There was a beautiful picnic area and was home to to the Mountain Park Playhouse for avid theater goers. Till I was twelve, lived in Naugatuck CT and lived to ride Thank you for putting these wonderful pictures together. A park worker's fatal joyride Raymond Boyd/Getty Images we went on the Congo Cruise, which I think briefly had a Buick Riviera. Kings Castle, Whitman, great amusements for kids to age 10 maybe 12. 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.. Part of its track bed would later be incorporated into the footprint of the amusement park. I remember Savin Rock very well. Ill never forget Lincoln Park Great Great Memories. I recall going to Storytown in Lake George area now a Six Flags. I lived in Leominister and took the bus to whalom Park on Saturdays. I Never see ANY photos of it either. After all, when did Paragon Park first open? The Likelihood of Dying on a Roller Coaster. 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