Okay, I cannot be held responsible if you watch this and you choke up, okay? It’s REALLY well done, and I started blubbering when I got to the end of it. I plan to write to the photographer.
http://wt.us.publicus.com/static/slideshow/WhalomPark/index.html
(I’m in the middle of re-uploading my Whalom Park photo album – the one I took 5 years after the park closed and most of the rides were auctioned off. https://www.bigdumptruck.com/images/Whalom%20Park%20May%202005/)
[Updated 10/20] Also, if you’re looking for pictures of the park, Google “Whalom Park” in their images category. Wow, there is some seriously cool stuff out there. I know I saw I was going to make a Whalom Park page here a while ago, but now I really want to do it, even if it’s just for me. Also, I am now more determined than ever to find the old pictures (slides?) of me as a toddler on the rides in kiddieland. Is it a bad sign that I have the old Whalom Park (for a whale of a time) radio jingle in my head?
It really was a sad day. I can’t get over the beautiful countryside that surrounds it. What are they going to do next?
300+ condos will be built on the grounds. It’s really getting built up in that area, and it’s not as rural as it was “back in the day”. Still, I can’t believe it’s all gone.
When I first was in the process of moving out to Central Mass in the summer of 2000, my now-husband took me there one summer night. I still remember it, since it was the first and last time I went. RIP Whalom.
Whalom Park….for a whale of a time!!!!
I shreiked when I saw the paper online saying they tore down the roller coaster. My husband thought I got hurt. Well, I did. My heart broke.
sigh….
We have owned part of the original engine ride that circled the park (2 fire engines, track and main control switch) for 6 years. Unfortunately due to its age and condition it does need repair work and we are in desperate need of an electrician who has worked on amusement rides. If you know of anyone any help is appreciated in helping to save this piece of history.
Thank You for your time,
Tamara Leclerc