McDonalds @ Mayfield and Green
Bev Padwa sent this picture and she said there are more pictures of Lyndhurst, South Euclid and Mayfield on Facebook.
Remember Euclid Beach.
Sally Caldwell submitted a link to a short film about Euclid Beach Park .
(Thanks, Sally)
Sally Caldwell submitted a link to a short film about Euclid Beach Park .
Ride the Thriller
(Thanks, Sally)
[ From: Jack Leach ]
I was recently reading an article about an old amusement park (Jantzen Beach) in Portland (Oregon) that folded about the same time that I moved here in 1969. The article mentioned the “Laughing Sal” at the park and even had a photo that was remarkably similar to the Sal I knew at Euclid Beach. I learned that there were MANY Laughing Sals (sometimes called Laffing Sal) all made by the same company. This is consistent with other information I have gleaned over the years about the many amusement park rides at Euclid Beach that were replicated at numerous amusement parks all over the country. Very few of the rides were unique, although I don’t recall ever hearing about another ride like the Flying Turns. Around 1962 my parents rented one of the Euclid Beach summer cabins (just east of the amusement park) for a short summer vacation. A friend from Mayfield Heights, Jim, was staying with us and one night after midnight Jim and I snuck into the amusement park after closing and walked to the top of the Flying Turns (up the main incline). From the top we watched a security guard walk by below and, after he passed, we walked the entire length of the ride (without the benefit of flashlights). It was spooky but fun and we didn’t get caught.
Here is a video of a Class Reunion performance lip-sync of an old Patsy Cline tune sent to us by Arnie Cohn.
I was recently reading an article about an old amusement park (Jantzen Beach) in Portland (Oregon) that folded about the same time that I moved here in 1969. The article mentioned the “Laughing Sal” at the park and even had a photo that was remarkably similar to the Sal I knew at Euclid Beach. I learned that there were MANY Laughing Sals (sometimes called Laffing Sal) all made by the same company. This is consistent with other information I have gleaned over the years about the many amusement park rides at Euclid Beach that were replicated at numerous amusement parks all over the country. Very few of the rides were unique, although I don’t recall ever hearing about another ride like the Flying Turns. Around 1962 my parents rented one of the Euclid Beach summer cabins (just east of the amusement park) for a short summer vacation. A friend from Mayfield Heights, Jim, was staying with us and one night after midnight Jim and I snuck into the amusement park after closing and walked to the top of the Flying Turns (up the main incline). From the top we watched a security guard walk by below and, after he passed, we walked the entire length of the ride (without the benefit of flashlights). It was spooky but fun and we didn’t get caught.Here is a video of a Class Reunion performance lip-sync of an old Patsy Cline tune sent to us by Arnie Cohn.
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Our regular trip to Euclid Beach was every July to the Musician's Picnic (A.F.of M. Br.4). While we went for the rides, my father and his buddies would bring their instruments and jam the night away on the dance hall stage. These guys were hot (Pros.) and the music was great. That little bit of Benny Goodman in Sally's link reminded me of those warm summer evenings at Euclid Beach.
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