"Shortwave Sportfishing" wrote in message
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On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:04:11 GMT, "Eisboch"
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Shortwave Sportfishing wrote in message
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Of course - at one time it had one of the only original wooden roller
coasters on the East Coast designed by some Italian guy - it is now a
jewish retirement complex. :)


On the South Shore, we used to hang out at Paragon Park in Hull. Located
on
Nantasket Beach, Paragon also had an old, rickety wooden roller coaster
that
was, for at least a while, the wildest ride in New England. My parents
forbade me to ride on the thing, so of course it was always the first ride
we headed for when arrived at the park.

I found some info on it:

Length: 4000'
Height: 98'
Drop: 88'
Inversions: 0
Speed: 53 mph
Duration: 1:52

When the park was closed, the coaster was dismantled and relocated at what
is now Six Flags America in Maryland. The coaster is still in operation.

I found the Revere Beach Coaster. I had the Italian guy thing wrong -
must have been thinking of something else.

Roller Coaster: Cyclone
Amusement Park: Revere Beach (Revere, Massachusetts 02151 USA)
Type: Wood
Status: Operated from 1925 to 1969
Builder: Traver Engineering
Designer: Fredrick Church
Cost: $125,000 USD

Length: 3600'
Height: 100'
Inversions: 0
Speed: 45 mph

History: Turn down in April of 1974.

http://www.reverebeach.com/pm/mccauley-ap9.htm

Euclid Beach Park, Euclid, (Cleveland), Ohio. Closed in 1969.

=========Flying Turns
http://home.nyc.rr.com/johnmiller/turns.html

http://members.aol.com/coasting2/euclid.html

========Derby Coaster
http://www.rcdb.com/id1910.htm