Charles I.D. Looff, one of the finest carousel builders of his age, helped to insure the popularity of the carousel through his carving creativity and his emphasis on providing the latest in carousel entertainment on each of his merry-go-rounds. More than that, Looff convinced various parks including Rocky Point to include attractions he believed would [...]
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Fandangoes or Ferris Wheels?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged carousels, Charles I.D.Looff, Colonel Harrington, Columbian Exposition, Coney Island, fandangoes, Ferris Wheels on April 18, 2008 | No Comments »
Middle Class Accessible
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged hotels, middle class, new york times, newport, saratoga springs, watering holes on March 26, 2008 | No Comments »
After maintaining and improving the Rocky Point property for over fifteen years, William Winslow, the park’s founder, decided to sell the park to Byron Sprague, a local entrepreneur intent upon turning the Point into an upper class shore resort. Shore resorts had become increasingly popular among middle class citizens looking to emulate the vacation styles [...]
Welcome!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Continental Steamboat Company, introduction on March 24, 2008 | No Comments »
“We are about to visit together another world, or at least a new country, full of mysteries and unknown delights, if you have never been there; if you have, it may give pleasure of ‘twice-told tale’ to hear again of a country which has a king, and a hundred thousand willing subjects who are clamorous [...]
Good News for Rocky Point
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Rocky Point on March 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
After over a hundred years of uncertainty regarding Rocky Point’s fate, legislators have finally secured a piece of land for the public indefinitely. Although owned by private interests since the park’s inception, the camp meetings, shore resort vacations, and days at the amusement park opened this bayside resort to anyone willing to pay the admission [...]
