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Saturday, March 09, 2013

2013: Hamilton's Late, Great Woodlawn Park

I am also writing a once a month column in the Trenton Times' "PULSE" supplement which is delivered to households in the Hamilton area of Hamilton Square, Robbinsville and the outliying areas of Hamilton.
Click on this link to read my recent submission.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

HI TOM....A GREAT PARK AT A TIME WHEN PEOPLE WERE GOING THROUGH A BAD DEPRESSION AND NEEDED AN ATTRACTION SUCH AS WOODLAWN. I RECALL THE MARATHON DANCES AND RED SKELTON APPEARING AS M.C. MY FAVORITE RIDE WAS THE ROLLER COASTER AND I REMEMBER THE TED LEWIS ORCHESTRA APPEARING. I BELIEVE THE ADMISSION PRICE WAS 10 CENTS. THEN LATER ADDED A SWIMMING POOL THAT WAS ALSO A FAVORITE PLACE. PLEASANT MEMORIES.

RALPH LUCARELLA said...

TOM, THAT WAS ME ON THE COMMENT, I DON'T KNOW WHY ANONYMOUS WAS LISTED. BEST REGARDS

Tom Glover said...

Got it all, Ralph. Once again thank you for your inciteful remarks.

While you are at it Ralph, Write to me and tell me how you avoid anonymous. Many visitor would like to sign in but don't know how. You obviously do. Do you choose "NAME/UR:" or "OPEN ID" and if so, what then? I never use it.

Tom

RALPH LUCARELLA said...

TOM...I JUST CLICK NAME AND IT USUALLY WORKS FINE. I PROBABLY CLICKED AONYMOUS BY MISTAKE.

RALPH LUCARELLA said...

ABOUT WOODLAWN TOM....I REMEMBER WHEN THE CASINO RESTAURANT PEOPLE TOOK OVER THE SWIMMING POOL WHILE THE REST OF THE PARK CLOSED.