Posted in Antique Carousel, Massachusetts retro, vintage, tagged carousel, Holyoke, MA, Massachusetts, merry go round, Mountain Park, Philadelphia Toboggan Company, PTC on November 27, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s funny how some things end up on the Retro Roadmap and the Holyoke Merry Go Round is a perfect example.
Retro Roadhusband and I had just eaten at Nick’s Nest and were waiting for the sun to set so we could get a picture of the glorious neon of Donut Dip (and also waiting to [...]
Posted in Antique Carousel, History, Massachusetts retro, vintage, Retro Road Trip, Retro Roadside Eats, Retro Roadside Treats, Vintage Food & Beverages, Vintage Signs, tagged Amusement, Arcade, beach, Chow Mein Sandwich, Fried, ice cream, picnic, Pizza, Popcorn, Salem MA, Salem Willows, Skeeball, Taffy on August 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Salem Willows, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways:
J’adore:
Your delicious popcorn from EW Hobbs. Smelling it as soon as I get out of the car and seeing it popped in the old timey popping machines.
(A swell pal of mine, knowing how much I loved this popcorn used it as packing material to [...]
Posted in Antique Carousel, Massachusetts retro, vintage, tagged carousel, Deco, Hull MA, Massachusetts retro, vintage, merry go round, Nantasket Beach, Paragon Park, Philadelphia Toboggan Company, Vintage Vacation on May 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Good news for vintage amusement park and carousel lovers! The Paragon Carousel at Nantasket Beach, Hull MA has won, by popular vote, a $100,000 grant from the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
The carousel (Philadelphia Toboggan Company #85 for those keeping score) was originally part of Paragon Park Amusement Park that made Hull a recreation destination [...]
Posted in Antique Carousel, Massachusetts retro, vintage, tagged Antique Carousel, battleship cove, carousel, Fall River, Massachusetts retro, vintage, merry go round, Philadelphia Toboggan Company on May 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
This vintage carousel used to be the merry-go-round at Lincoln Park Amusement Park up the street in North Dartmouth. Built in 1920 by the famous Philadelphia Toboggan Company (#54) the carousel charmed children and adults alike for 70 years until the park closed.
Area residents rallied to save the carousel and had it moved to its [...]
