Fond Memories

An Expert at Winning Stuffed Animals

Hi, My name is Maurice. I frequented Palisades Amusement Park from 1962 until closing in 1971 more so than I wished: When the young ladies learned that I was an expert at winning stuffed animals, I was summoned to accompany them to the best amusement park in the world. I read about the hole in the fence this evening, but it was unnecessary for me and my entourage: The manager told me that I was at his park more often than some of his employees; therefore, he gave me a season pass to enter and bring along as many as 6 people with me free of charge. I easily won shooting basketballs into the basketball hoops, throwing softballs into bushel baskets and tossing softballs into (Paul's) metal milk jugs. The agreements I had with the ladies I took to the park was that they would have to carry the teddy bears and other animals to the car and lock them in the trunk of the vehicle. I enjoyed myself immensely at Palisades Amusement Park. My friends said "I owned the park" (smiles).