Comments about amusement

There are 38 comments about "amusement"

camille: In August 1942 I won the most Beautiful Baby Contest at the Baby Day Parade in Luna Park (amusement area). I've been trying to locate the archive that might want to display some memoribilia in......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Tex: That's true, Hutch is like a lot of other midwest small towns. Drying up and blowing away. Sure they're some people who want that small town lifestyle, but most don't. That's why......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Scott: do you people really expect to have all kinds of fun things to do in Hutch? It's a typical mid-west or plains town. Nothing special. I'm sure the people that have always lived there find......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Linda: Agnes - I left the city in '77, so I haven't kept up with St. Vincent's. I attended St. Jean Baptiste (all girls). We were the sister school of Power Memorial Academy (all......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

anon (fl-67-233-175-209.dhcp.embarqhsd.net): Every now and then, a truck with an amusement ride would come through the neighborhood. And, of course, there was Mr. Softee....

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

Me, me, me, meeeeeee!: I was born in Wycoff Hospital and grew up in Bushwick in the 70's. REMEMBER the "blackout"??? My family lived at 248 Irving Avenue between Bleeker St. and Greene. My dad was German/Irish and......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

rf46@hotmail.com: Forgot some of the few memories Gansfus bar on 93rd where we would have one of the older guys buy us containers,the blackout and hanging out at the brewey, Reifs and his mothers surprise German dishes......

in response to: Yorkville: A Neighborhood Recalled by Laura

D icky Bird: I lived on the Honor Oak estate until I married in 1947. The New Cross area was a happy hunting ground for amusement and seeing the wonderful cinemas and dance hall - the New......

in response to: bleak day, new cross by elaine

Taleta: My earliest memories of Coney Island were on warm, summer saturday nights, in or around 1969, when my entire family would load up several cars and go out to that amusement park in Brooklyn and......

in response to: Coney Island, Stillwell Avenue Station by Peter

James cashan: hello jon, small world isn`t it u being mates with my cousin chris an all! cant remember who sprayed the van just recall spending hours wet n dry sanding the damn thing down it did......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

danny: does any one know about the amusement park that was located on garret mountain back in the 20's ? or the boat house and train ? need old photos please....

in response to: paterson factory - may 2002 by adam

MP: I moved here from a suburb of a very large city. I love the peace, quiet and the people. The photos, while very well done, don't portray the heart of the town and the......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 13 by Scott Sargent

Fred, The.: MS. Lady.. I understand your concern for the little child... It makes me mad and angry like Al Capone when I see little children being abused. I believe in knocking the living **** out......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

joey: luna park was a popular amusement park name. there was a luna park in cleveland, ohio as well. go see -> [[http://images.ulib.csuohio.edu/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/postcards&CISOPTR=3588&REC=11]]...

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

jeremy : I wish I had a time machine. Id go back to the early 1900's when Luna, Steeplechase, and Dreamland were up and running. It would seem that every other ride you see in amusement parks......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

serlingrod: La Ronde, and the fireworks competition. Spain was giving a really great display during our visit. My girlfriend and I thought La Ronde was awesome - what a perfect location for an amusement park! Here......

in response to: Montreal Metro by serlingrod

piuczguy: hey guys, do you know if there is a pump it up machine in AMUSEMENT 2000 PLUS?? please answer :(...

in response to: Ye Olde Arcade by EvilGentleman

seasideguys: we moved to cleethorpes a year ago,great place.fantastic dog walking beach,loads to do.better family place,not bombarded with amusement acardes and the like. and in the winter it stays open!...

in response to: The Great British Seaside by Jamie

crlsgll: This conversation about Bushwick is great. I love reading the personal narratives that fuel each story and shed light in our differences; which is a blessing in disguise, for if we all agreed then this......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

joey: i love this post. the merry-go-round subject matter really makes it. it's nice that one bulb is burnt out too. reminds me of the merry-go-round in disneyland. anaheim, ca. aer is this a permanent amusement......

in response to: Summer Is Dead, Long Live Summer by aer suzuki

ksedge: an amusement park thrill ride of death! i continue to laugh at how very blunt this sign is. and i love the fact they call it the drowning machine......

in response to: The Drowning Machine by ksedge

colavitos ghost: the sign in the second one makes the weir sound like an amusement park thrill ride....

in response to: The Drowning Machine by ksedge

Hmmm missing some pictures: Didn't see any pictures of the sand lane amusement park which closed around 2004 or the sand lane arcade which closed around 2005. ...

in response to: All of Staten Island by champ

Marlo: There was much more on the green. Tents, junk food, a few small amusement-park-like rides, bad music, hyperactive children, and many people decked out in white and red . The fireworks that evening were nice....

in response to: Fredericton: July 1, 2006 by CE

EvilGentleman: I'm honestly not 100% sure on this subject, but I know in most cases, alcohol is not permitted on streets or in parks, except for places like sidewalk cafes and the Six Flags La Ronde......

in response to: Montreal Police Bicycle by EvilGentleman

cookie 10: My family moved to Brighton Beach in the 60's and coney island in the 70's. In the 60's it was beautiful. In the mid 70's both Brighton and Coney Island had turn to sh*t. All......

in response to: Coney Island Low by Peter

Get out of your car, buddy: Thanks for the tip. I'm heading to "The Danforthes" this weekend! Most of the social housing is where the old amusement park used to be. South of Queen along Glen Manor and some of......

in response to: The 40th Beaches Lion’s Easter Parade by Elicar

EvilGentleman: Wow, is this one in an amusement park? It looks so tiny......

in response to: Choo-Choo by danielle

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Harry and Benjamin, recently Hool was accused of faking a fight between a [[2770:motorist and a courier]], much to the amusement of those who know (and love) his work. ...

in response to: Col1402 Vs Col1403 by hool

jeeff: your railworld entries remind me of the beginning of studio ghibli's __spirited away__ (j title: ##sen to chihiro no kamikakushi##). the family wanders into an abandoned park that the father explains was among a......

in response to: Railworld Redux by Jamie

ian: There was a tramway at our local amusement park -- but the park shut down in October. The last time I went, the tram wasn't operational. What a pity, I would have loved to grab......

in response to: The Roosevelt Island Tramway by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Peter: lol... theyre the "tribes of benjamin" [[http://www.factmonster.com/spot/israel1.html]] theyre a pretty fringe element of folks who believe that theyre linked to the "lost tribes of israel" via their african heritage. they are renowned for standing in times square,......

in response to: purveyors of prophecy by vz

Laura : That second one looks like an amusement park nightmare. Creepy. I love it....

in response to: coney island, impressionistic and macabre by vz

Jeffrey: Kinda related to this---I live in the coop development that is on the Luna Park site. No evidence of the amusement park remains. Neither does any evidence of the adjacent community now occupied by Trump/Warbasse/Brightwater......

in response to: Luna Park: Coney Island by Peter

Peter: when i was a little kid, i used to go to an amusement park that had bumper-cars shaped like ladybugs. this made me think of that. of driving bumper-cars up the side of a building..........

in response to: Infested by Bleeagh

hasslehoff: it was with much amusement that i studied the generaly apathy on the day of "The Big Wedding" Nobody gave a rats ass; even old people. The sort of people you would generally expect to......

in response to: watching queen by elaine

Jamie: With reference to what has been said about kids navigating their environment in this naturalistic way i have been studying my two year old son. Jumping onto and over low walls, running along them and......

in response to: Le Parkour: An Introduction by 3flow

trouble: what a great looking amusement park entrance. makes me think (as much as i didn't care for the city as a whole) of one of the parks in myrtle beach s.c. nice shot....

in response to: St. Kilda, Melbourne by O