Author : Erno Rossi
Publisher : Seventy Seven Publishing
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 18,26 MB
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : 9780920926048
The American Dream came true in Canada as U.S. entrepreneurs converted a wilderness lakeshore into the Crystal Beach amusement park. An excursion to Crystal Beach meant a trip on the Canadiana or one of the other ferries that whisked eager Americans over the border. Once inside the park, visitors experienced unforgettable sights, smells and thrills.
Author : Gary Pooler
Publisher : FriesenPress
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 27,62 MB
Release : 2022-01-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1039130259
“The memories within the millions of people who experienced Crystal Beach, even just once, will never be lost.” One of Canada’s greatest entertainment centres existed for one hundred years in an isolated little village in one of the southernmost corners of Ontario, just across the lake from Buffalo, New York. Nicknamed “Buffalo’s Coney Island,” the Crystal Beach Amusement Park swarmed with American visitors in its mid-century glory days, and its stories were carried all over the world. A Crystal Beach resident since childhood, Gary Pooler takes readers behind the scenes of a world class amusement park, combining local history, sports journalism, true crime, and North American folklore to create a unique picture of the quirky Crystal Beach community, both in and “out of the park,” through its geographical and social history. These collected stories tell of the life and times in an amusement park resort community—a summer-long carnival, illegal prizefighting in the nearby sand hills, world class entertainers and athletes, featuring the likes of Jesse Owens, an eccentric traveling minstrel, vaudevillians settling in the village, police scandals, bootlegging, and even murder. Pooler chronicles the gradual decline and closure of the amusement park and the effect this had on the village, and illustrates the community’s triumphant renaissance in recent years. Harrowing and nostalgic, Crystal Beach: Out of the Park is a rare and vital historical record and a spirited exploration of Crystal Beach in all of its various shades and stages.
Author : Jackie Haley
Publisher : Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 16,93 MB
Release : 2012-12
Category : Smugglers
ISBN : 9781621478362
Jonathan Blake is a catch. He's attractive, he's charming, and his family has a very successful business. Unfortunately, that business just happens to be diamond smuggling. Jessica Johnson is ready for a fresh start. After moving from Chicago to L.A., she's got a new job and a new apartment. The only thing she doesn't have, or want, is a new boyfriend. But when Jonathan saves her from drowning, she finds herself swept off her feet. As their two worlds collide, the decision to stay together becomes a matter of life and death. Will Jessica sacrifice everything to be with the man she loves? Discover love's ultimate adventure at Crystal Beach! 'With an eye for detail and a nose for romance, Haley imagines what might happen if the girl next door stumbled into a James Bond movie. Smuggled diamonds, mafia thugs, a tall dark stranger-Crystal Beach has the makings of a Hollywood hit.' Michael Morain, The Des Moines Register
Author : William E. Kae
Publisher :
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 10,20 MB
Release : 2011
Category : Amusement parks
ISBN : 9780979663239
Covers the history of Crystal Beach Park, focusing on the midway and the park's growth and development from 1890 through its demise in 1989. Includes the history of all the Crystal Beach rides, with over 300 archival photos, park layouts that illustrate the evolution of the midway with background information about the people behind the park.
Author : Sandra Calvert Mueller
Publisher :
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 43,65 MB
Release : 2007-09-01
Category : Amusement parks
ISBN : 9781587368516
Crystal Beach Park closed its doors for the last time in 1965. But for the people who enjoyed all that it had to offer, sweet memories linger on. To commemorate the one hundred-year anniversary of the opening of Crystal Beach Park, Sandra Calvert Mueller, Marlene Calvert Feldkamp, and Tom Ryan share the park's history, along with their own treasured experiences, through photos and commentary. "Memories of Crystal Beach Park, Vermilion, Ohio" presents the nostalgic reader with two hundred pictures of the amusement park rides, the buildings, and-most importantly-the people who were part of the Crystal Beach family. Whether you worked at the park, rode all the rides, or simply love to learn about what life was like in days past, this book will take you on a most enjoyable trip down memory lane.
Author : Chris Meyer
Publisher :
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 18,61 MB
Release : 2019-08-17
Category :
ISBN : 9781080994748
Lee Abelwick is 26 years old. He moved to Crystal Beach to find himself, but what he discovered is that there's more to living in a small beach community than sun, sand and surf. There is also mystery, adventure and a whole lot of other weird stuff going on!
Author : Karen E. Steen
Publisher :
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 18,29 MB
Release : 2017-10-16
Category :
ISBN : 9780692932148
Tucked between the housing developments and golf courses of the Orange County coast lies a small settlement of rustic beach cottages seemingly frozen in time. ¿Crystal Cove Cottages¿ is the first history of this uniquely preserved beach spot that has lured travellers and campers since the 1920s. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "the last intact example of California beach vernacular architecture,¿ Crystal Cove is now a state park and its cottages are open to the public for overnight visits. From silent-film location to rum-runners' hideout, scenic setting for a vibrant landscape painting community to 1950s luau-party headquarters, Crystal Cove has all the while remained a bohemian yet family-friendly village. Ten sidebars on notable individual cottages highlight the cove's distinct and often amusing architectural evolution. Crystal Cove Cottages captures the nostalgic ambiance of seaside Americana.
Author : Aaron Blair
Publisher : Histria Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 23,15 MB
Release : 2023-10-31
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1592113419
A well-crafted debut novel that offers serious food for thought for young readers, without being too scary Effie knew she wasn't the same after her accident but didn't realize how different she had become until her family vacation. When Effie begins to hear whispers and have visions things get really strange! Effie finds a love letter to her mother that isn't from her father! A strange mystery girl seems to follow her wherever she goes but vanishes before Effie can confront her. Even the rides in the amusement park begin to speak to her! Effie wonders; is she going crazy? Are all the things that are happening trying to tell her something? The perfect mystery story for those who love Crystal Beach and it's popular amusement park that was closed down in 1989.
Author : Resolution Trust Corporation (U.S.)
Publisher :
Page : 652 pages
File Size : 26,34 MB
Release : 1992
Category : Commercial buildings
ISBN :
Author : Amber Dawn
Publisher : arsenal pulp press
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 35,2 MB
Release : 2018-05-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1551527170
It's the summer of 1990 and Crystal Beach has lost its beloved, long-running amusement park, leaving the lakeside village a virtual ghost town. It is back to this fallen community Starla Mia Martin must return to live with her overbearing mother after dropping out of university and racking up significant debt. But an economic downturn, mother-daughter drama, and Generation X disillusionment soon prove to be to be the least of Starla's troubles. A mysterious and salacious force begins to dog Starla; inexplicable sounds in the night and unimaginable sites spotted in the periphery. Soon enough, Starla must confront the unresolved traumas that haunt Crystal Beach. Sodom Road Exit might read like a conventional paranormal thriller, except that Starla is far from a conventional protagonist. Where others might feel fear, Starla feels lust and queer desire. When others might run, Starla draws the horror nearer. And in turn, she draws a host of capricious characters toward her—all of them challenged to seek answers beyond their own temporal realities. Sodom Road Exit, the second novel by Lambda Literary Award winner Amber Dawn, is a book that's alive with both desire and dread. This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. A Simple book with few images, which is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.
