I only remember 2 amusement parks in Baltimore (at least ones that were large enough to be commonly known). There had been one at what we called Park Circle on Reisterstown Rd. & Druid Park Dr. (Carlins Park) The amusement part had actually closed before 1960, but they still had the swimming pool (surrounded by sand) operating. This sure made it difficult for my "country" cousins to want me to swim in a creek with a slimmy bottom haha It did close not long after that and a shopping center went up. The other one was on Gwynn Oak Ave. (Gwynn Oak Park) and it had a lake attached so you could ride paddle boats. (Our boat clunked out and they had to come rescue us). They also had a small train that you could ride and the tracks were built on the outer section so it didn't interfere with the other rides. This one closed after 1961. There was also something along the bay in older days called New Bay Shore Park. You had to take a boat and you spent the day. This was closed by 1960 also. There could have been more that I'm not aware of. My girlfriend and I were just talking the other day about how each section of Baltimore had been self-sufficient. Every section had its own churches, markets, bakeries, stores, corner stores, bars, schools, doctors, drug stores, parks, shoe repair, etc. And if you needed something special, you went to the corner, got on a bus and went downtown. And most people had come from somewhere--only a few actually born here. In recent years, I realize that I lived with Orthodox Jewish neighbors, as they always asked us to turn their lights on on Saturday, wore black beanies and had long beards. We did it and never thought anything about it. Baltimore was truly a wonderful, ethnic city. Doris Snyder

Doris, Did Gwynn Oak Park have a roller coaster? I lived near Baltimore as a young child. We lived in Towsend, (something like that). It was out in the country, next to Bendix Mfg. Plant. There was a water tower behind our house. My father worked at the Bendix Plant the early part of WWII I remember going to an amusement park with my parents. I thought the name of the park was Glen Echo Park, but it was probably Gwynn Oak Park. This was in the early 40's. I was probably 3 or 4 yrs old. My father had an old car that had a rumble seat, (where trunks are on cars now.) It was raining when we left the park and we had to get under a tarp, my older brother and I. For some reasons that time has always stuck in my mind. I remember riding the roller coaster and the ride home trying to stay dry under that tarp. Surprising how we from that time survived all the unsafe things that children were subjected to, compared to all the safety restrictions today. I have been searching for info on my great grandfather William Adams who died in Baltimore Maryland. But since Adams is such a common name it is hard to find anything on him. He lived in Pa. where my grandfather Henry Sherman Adams and his brother Walter Adams was born. My younger brother was born in Baltimore. I and my older brother was born in D.C. My mother was the daughter of Henry S. Adams. Researching Adams, Armstrong. Janet Armstrong Kliven ----- Original Message ----- From: DVS1119@aol.com<mailto:DVS1119@aol.com> To: ADAMS-L@rootsweb.com<mailto:ADAMS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 4:58 AM Subject: Re: [ADAMS-L] Adams Brick Yard - Baltimore Maryland I only remember 2 amusement parks in Baltimore (at least ones that were large enough to be commonly known). There had been one at what we called Park Circle on Reisterstown Rd. & Druid Park Dr. (Carlins Park) The amusement part had actually closed before 1960, but they still had the swimming pool (surrounded by sand) operating. This sure made it difficult for my "country" cousins to want me to swim in a creek with a slimmy bottom haha It did close not long after that and a shopping center went up. The other one was on Gwynn Oak Ave. (Gwynn Oak Park) and it had a lake attached so you could ride paddle boats. (Our boat clunked out and they had to come rescue us). They also had a small train that you could ride and the tracks were built on the outer section so it didn't interfere with the other rides. This one closed after 1961. There was also something along the bay in older days called New Bay Shore Park. You had to take a boat and you spent the day. This was closed by 1960 also. There could have been more that I'm not aware of. My girlfriend and I were just talking the other day about how each section of Baltimore had been self-sufficient. Every section had its own churches, markets, bakeries, stores, corner stores, bars, schools, doctors, drug stores, parks, shoe repair, etc. And if you needed something special, you went to the corner, got on a bus and went downtown. And most people had come from somewhere--only a few actually born here. In recent years, I realize that I lived with Orthodox Jewish neighbors, as they always asked us to turn their lights on on Saturday, wore black beanies and had long beards. We did it and never thought anything about it. Baltimore was truly a wonderful, ethnic city. Doris Snyder ==== ADAMS Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE in MAIL mode use: Adams-l-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:Adams-l-request@rootsweb.com> To UNSUBSCRIBE in DIGEST mode use: Adams-D-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:Adams-D-request@rootsweb.com> List-Manager's Address: Adams-admin@rootsweb.com<mailto:Adams-admin@rootsweb.com> Archives: http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/a/d/ADAMS<http://resources.rootsweb.com/surnames/a/d/ADAMS> For Virus help: http://www.wvi.com/~wb/virushelp.html<http://www.wvi.com/~wb/virushelp.html>