Salisbury Beach, MASSACHUSETTS - Skating Rink & Sea Side House - Roller

Salisbury Beach, MASSACHUSETTS - Skating Rink & Sea Side House:  Salisbury is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 8,283 at the 2010 census.  The community is a popular summer resort beach town situated on the Atlantic Ocean, north of Boston on the New Hampshire border. In 1866, Beach Road was constructed across Great Marsh, providing access to the town's five miles of pristine beach. It developed into a thriving summer resort, lined with hotels, restaurants, shops, cottages, arcades and amusement parks. A carousel called The Flying Horses, hand carved by Charles I. D. Looff, was installed in 1914.  John Miller built The Sky Rocket, the beach's first roller coaster.  A Dodgem ride, originally built by Max and Harold Stoeher of Methuen, operated at Salisbury Beach in one form or another from 1920 to 1980.  Major entertainers provided concerts, including Glenn Miller, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and Liberace.  The resort remained vibrant through the 1960s, then gradually faded.  WildCat, the last roller coaster, was razed in 1976.  Pirate's Fun Park, the last small amusement park, closed in 2004 to be replaced with condominiums.  This Divided Back Era (1907-15) postcard is in good condition, but there is edge wear.  Thomson & Thomson.  Boston, Mass.  No. 400,412.

Returns Accepted for this item if it's within 14 Days