tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post8984725048817810499..comments2024-03-29T00:34:09.653-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Fentier Village, Salamanca NY - November 1966Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-1529487738562730082023-09-10T06:37:17.223-07:002023-09-10T06:37:17.223-07:00They definitely were...They definitely were...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-4828261107964752152023-09-10T06:36:14.772-07:002023-09-10T06:36:14.772-07:00I remember the splinters you would get, on the gia...I remember the splinters you would get, on the giant wood, and metal slide at the park, those were definitely the best days 🤣🤣Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-17498174838184352922017-10-23T21:57:29.314-07:002017-10-23T21:57:29.314-07:00Was just talking to my husband about the vacations...Was just talking to my husband about the vacations my dad took us on when we were little. I remember this place and found this web site.<br />I remember going as a child. The slide, the gun fight, the ride up the hill in the cable car and I believe there was a player piano that I was fascinated by.<br />My younger brother got a sheriff badge from a cowboy on a horse. Great child- hood memory. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13697497946314482542016-06-20T08:58:39.826-07:002016-06-20T08:58:39.826-07:00I remember the covered slide they had that I think...I remember the covered slide they had that I think was one of the longest at the time. You slide down inside a rectangular shaped stainless steel tube. You sat on a burlap mat, your feet were in a burlap bag and your shoulders were draped with a burlap mat. When you were set with that get-up, someone pushed you and down the hill you went. It was really neat. I don't remember how we got back up the hill though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-49009729555325257942016-04-17T07:50:37.554-07:002016-04-17T07:50:37.554-07:00https://www.cardcow.com/251719/cable-incline-railw...https://www.cardcow.com/251719/cable-incline-railway-at-fentier-village-salamanca-new-york/ This is a postcard of the incline tram and Fentier Village.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-59064828632634640022016-04-02T05:20:52.836-07:002016-04-02T05:20:52.836-07:00Does anyone remember opening what seemed to be a r...Does anyone remember opening what seemed to be a restroom door that only opened a few inches revealing a pair of fake legs blocking the door from opening appearing to be sitting on a toiletAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04236464968601688603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27016456993984379792012-12-16T06:03:04.329-08:002012-12-16T06:03:04.329-08:00Awsome pictures. It was only open a few yers but I...Awsome pictures. It was only open a few yers but I went there 3 summers as a child, wonderful memories. Thanks for posting..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-14826813595746140682012-09-18T12:16:17.768-07:002012-09-18T12:16:17.768-07:00I remember riding the tram up the side of the moun...I remember riding the tram up the side of the mountain to the village when I was younger. I remember seeing Lassie, I remember the gunfights and the train rides. I still remember the smell of the saloon. Oh, to be a kid again. Fentier Village was the best!<br /><br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22543298962140136722012-06-06T13:19:11.670-07:002012-06-06T13:19:11.670-07:00Love the stagecoach-shaped building! I wonder how ...Love the stagecoach-shaped building! I wonder how many horses it took to pull.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06169920944565828337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-52261394967229636422012-06-05T21:18:40.759-07:002012-06-05T21:18:40.759-07:00I’m impressed!I’m impressed!Ikon Wolfnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-13887687628589986992012-06-05T16:20:23.918-07:002012-06-05T16:20:23.918-07:00outsidetheberm, maybe they were all out voting (ap...outsidetheberm, maybe they were all out voting (applicable to California readers only, of course).<br /><br />K. Martinez, it's sad that this little park was so short-lived; it barely had a chance!<br /><br />D ticket, I saw that youtube video during my research, and should have linked to it. Don't know why I didn't! Fortunately you did it for me.<br /><br />Alonzo, it looks a little odd, and yet I love it just the same.<br /><br />Nanook, if ONLY that stagecoach building could really roll! The Amazing Colossal Man and the 50 Ft. Woman could have a swell old time.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-819414168152900752012-06-05T13:29:25.217-07:002012-06-05T13:29:25.217-07:00Major-
What's not to like-? Great images fro...Major-<br /><br />What's not to like-? Great images from an Olde Time Wild West amusement park, inspired by an acid trip gone bad, is most-worthy of inclusion here. The mind boggles at the very idea of untethering that "Stage Coach Inn" to roam free and meander down the highways and byways of upstate New York. Finally a vehicle of mobility suitable for Paul Bunyan - or maybe the Jolly Green Giant-!Nanookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07255357829181568172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-15784952495777042712012-06-05T12:58:45.028-07:002012-06-05T12:58:45.028-07:00I could never knock a train ride (anywhere) but th...I could never knock a train ride (anywhere) but that loco looks like it was assembled from parts found at the junckyard. <br /><br />Wait a moment so was the viewliner. Never mind.Alonzo P Hawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529651580262634489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-79719819195709543472012-06-05T12:45:06.946-07:002012-06-05T12:45:06.946-07:00http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdBNYTidPPM
Found ...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdBNYTidPPM<br /><br />Found this 8mm filmD ticketnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-27680299467526269532012-06-05T11:33:57.822-07:002012-06-05T11:33:57.822-07:00I'm impressed! I've just been out since e...I'm impressed! I've just been out since early morning with medical appointments. I love that "Atomic Breather" loco and I'm gettin' hungry for some chow at the Wagon Wheel Cafe. Just hope I get there before the grease fire starts!<br /><br />I love images from those obscure parks of the 50s and 60s. Great!K. Martinezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960970051790617367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-54932667289517701032012-06-05T10:17:21.615-07:002012-06-05T10:17:21.615-07:00They're sleeping in today, Major. Give 'em...They're sleeping in today, Major. Give 'em a few minutes.outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-15436595563804887202012-06-05T09:33:10.744-07:002012-06-05T09:33:10.744-07:00TokyoMagic!, don't the arrows poking out of th...TokyoMagic!, don't the arrows poking out of the stagecoach worry you?<br /><br />outsidetheberm, I thought you might like these, even though everyone else seems unimpressed! ;-)Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-64451212883237089692012-06-05T08:24:34.657-07:002012-06-05T08:24:34.657-07:00These are really something! From a rarely photogra...These are really something! From a rarely photographed park.<br /><br />The giant stagecoach building could really be something with a few tweaks... hmm...<br /><br />Thanks, Major.outsidethebermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11272382432824523809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-32980144348406626392012-06-05T00:11:17.335-07:002012-06-05T00:11:17.335-07:00I want to go for a ride in that giant stagecoach t...I want to go for a ride in that giant stagecoach that looks like a building.....TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.com