SHARE YOUR MEMORIES: A Day in the Willows
Here are some old shots from historian Nelson Dionne's collection.
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Do you remember the Salem Willows when it looked like this?
Nelson Dionne Collection
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We met with historian Nelson Dionne last week, and he had tons of material to share.
It was especially fun to go through Nelson's old Salem Willows collection.
We'll be sharing the Willows collection throughout the summer, and we think you'll enjoy some of the artifacts we managed to find.
Here are three shots to get us going.
Do these photos bring back any memories for you?
Bill Perreault
3:53 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The dodgems, train, ferriswheel and the whip were a big draw to the Willows in the fifties with plenty of popcorn, ice cream and candy. Thank you for all of the old photos of Salem that appear in the Patch on a weekly basis. Keep up the good work and show us many more.
Dave Theriault
5:18 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Those same attractions kept us busy in the 60's too!!
William Legault
7:50 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The roller coaster, the tilt-a-whirl, the Dodge-em cars, clams from Cappy's when Johnny Cappuccio ran it, the wind mill on the miniature golf course, renting the row boats at the pier to go out for flounder, one could go on and on.
My Memere used to gather the family in the park space next to Camp Naumkeg on a few Sundays every summer.
Neil J. Cornacchio
10:00 pm on Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The Chicken Copsuey Sandwiches and Hobbs Popcorn. The 4th of July Horrables parade.
sharon
8:01 am on Thursday, June 14, 2012
Growing up in Salem Willows with all these things and more ! Couldn't ask for better
Sharon Bickford (nadeau)
Michael Berry
8:21 am on Thursday, June 14, 2012
I used to work at the Dodgems when Dean Avellis owned it. "RIDE'EM!" "All the way around to the right". "No head on collisions". TURN THE WHEEL!
chester suchecki
9:09 am on Thursday, June 14, 2012
i ran the rides on the hill for a couple summers and maintaned them. dirty job. the tiltawhirl was the worst with all the people losing their lunch. there is an up side .