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Signs of Silliness: 1925

The Glen Echo amusement park fun house in Maryland circa 1925. Our second look at these silly signs. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

The Glen Echo amusement park fun house in Maryland circa 1925. Our second look at these silly signs. National Photo Company glass negative. View full size.

 

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I used to live across the street

I remember hot, humid summer nights, listening to the screams of the kids and the rattle of the roller coaster through my open bedroom window in the late 50s, early 60s. I was 7.

Forbidden Fun

The mirth building was condemned by the Fire Marshal and boarded up just before I was old enough to partake. It did survive in a decaying state for another five years until it was torched under the supervision of the local fire department around 1954. There were many chinks in the deteriorating old barricades that allowed a view of this floor, with remnants of some of the attractions still present to the end (the barrel for one). I would occasionally spy older "delinquents" roaming around inside, but I always got caught before I could figure out how they got in (rumor was that it was through the back basement entrance where the equipment that operated some of the attractions was located).

Seeing these pictures almost makes me think I'm peering through those cracks in the boards again.

Hats and heels

Looking at this, I have clothes envy!

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