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Author: M C HamsterM C Hamster Date: Jun 4, 2008 09:03
Migrating this from the "Antiquated Names" thread and the discussion
of Route 66 nostalgia:
Charles mentioned Stuckey's, and Charles Wm. Dimmick mentioned "Rock
City". I thought I'd mention my favorite roadside attractions and
others could post theirs. Most are from my childhood:
1. The Cosmos ( www.cosmosmysteryarea.com). It really was amazing.
There were these platforms where people would stand, and one person
was clearly taller than the other, then they'd change positions and
suddenly the taller one was much shorter. I was only 10 or 11 or so,
and it's just some optical illusion, but it was truly amazing. Even
now I can't quite figure how it looked so compelling, though I can
imagine it now.
There was also a place where they'd set a ball down and it rolled
uphill. That was pretty cool looking too, but I can understand that
illusion much easier than the one with the people on the platforms.
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Author: General SpecificGeneral Specific Date: Jun 4, 2008 09:56
On Jun 4, 12:03Â pm, M C Hamster speakeasy.nospam.net> wrote:> Migrating this from the "Antiquated Names" thread and the discussion
> of Route 66 nostalgia:
>
>
> So do others have similarly fond memories?
>
> --
> M C Hamster  "Big Wheel Keep on Turning" -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
If you like Roadside America, you would like Northlandz:
http://www.northlandz.com/
Huge indoor railway. Goes through different rooms and scenes. All
hand made including the pipe organ.
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Date: Jun 4, 2008 10:27
> The only real thing about Wall Drug, besides their ubiquitous
> advertising, was that they gave free ice water to everyone. That
> made them famous, in these days of no automobile air conditioning
> on summer trips.
You mean "in those days". We're many years hence these days.
--
Opus the Penguin
I have a two year old. It doesn't matter which way it hangs. - Glenn
Dowdy
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Author: Joseph NebusJoseph Nebus Date: Jun 4, 2008 10:28
M C Hamster speakeasy.nospam.net> writes:
>Migrating this from the "Antiquated Names" thread and the discussion
>of Route 66 nostalgia:
>2. Roadside America ( www.roadsideamericainc.com), which my wife
>introduced me to as her favorite childhood roadside attraction in
>Pennsylvania. It's this vast miniature train village. Every half
>hour or something they dim the lights, and play "God Bless America"
>with a spotlight focused on a very cheesy-looking Statue of Liberty
>figure. Here's a bit of video (but it cuts off the God Bless America
>singing, unfortunately). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE3cpzufBMo
>The whole place is remarkably and delightfully cheesy.
Oh, man, this was my -- and my siblings' -- *favorite* thing
to go see when we were growing up. My father would take us there
once or twice a year and we just loved seeing every inch of the trains
and settings and dioramas, and my father delighted in taking us.
My mother put up with it with pretty good patience. She just
didn't care about model trains, however elaborate, and she rolled her
eyes at the Kate Smith interruptions, and it was a fairly long drive
into the impenetrable barrier of the Appalachian Mountains.
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Author: Charles BishopCharles Bishop Date: Jun 4, 2008 10:29
In article <83ed445alem376t68fhpc5fk7amfvhh4ct@ 4ax.com>, M C Hamster
speakeasy.nospam.net> wrote:
>Migrating this from the "Antiquated Names" thread and the discussion
>of Route 66 nostalgia:
>
>Charles mentioned Stuckey's, and Charles Wm. Dimmick mentioned "Rock
>City". I thought I'd mention my favorite roadside attractions and
>others could post theirs. Most are from my childhood:
>
>1. The Cosmos ( www.cosmosmysteryarea.com). It really was amazing.
>There were these platforms where people would stand, and one person
>was clearly taller than the other, then they'd change positions and
>suddenly the taller one was much shorter. I was only 10 or 11 or so,
>and it's just some optical illusion, but it was truly amazing. Even
>now I can't quite figure how it looked so compelling, though I can
>imagine it now.
V. has mentioned this: The Mystery Spot, Santa Cruz, CA. I thought it was
cool as a kid, too, but was suspucious.
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Author: Rich TRich T Date: Jun 4, 2008 10:35
On Jun 4, 11:03Â am, M C Hamster speakeasy.nospam.net> wrote:> Migrating this from the "Antiquated Names" thread and the discussion
> of Route 66 nostalgia:
>
> Charles mentioned Stuckey's, and Charles Wm. Dimmick mentioned "Rock
> City". Â I thought I'd mention my favorite roadside attractions and
> others could post theirs. Â Most are from my childhood:
>
> 1. Â The Cosmos ( www.cosmosmysteryarea.com). Â It really was amazing.
> There were these platforms where people would stand, and one person
> was clearly taller than the other, then they'd change positions and
> suddenly the taller one was much shorter. Â I was only 10 or 11 or so,
> and it's just some optical illusion, but it was truly amazing. Â Even
> now I can't quite figure how it looked so compelling, though I can
> imagine it now.
>
> There was also a place where they'd set a ball down and it rolled
> uphill. Â That was pretty cool looking too, but I can understand that
> illusion much easier than the one with the people on the platforms.
> ...
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Author: M C HamsterM C Hamster Date: Jun 4, 2008 12:31
On Wed, 04 Jun 2008 10:29:01 -0700, ctbishop@ earthlink.net (Charles
Bishop) wrote:
>In article <83ed445alem376t68fhpc5fk7amfvhh4ct@ 4ax.com>, M C Hamster
> speakeasy.nospam.net> wrote:
>>>Migrating this from the "Antiquated Names" thread and the discussion
>>of Route 66 nostalgia...
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Author: Don KDon K Date: Jun 4, 2008 12:59
"M C Hamster" speakeasy.nospam.net> wrote in message
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> Charles mentioned Stuckey's, and Charles Wm. Dimmick mentioned "Rock
> City". I thought I'd mention my favorite roadside attractions and
> others could post theirs.
The best roadside attraction I've ever come across is "gravity hill".
It's totally cool and is completely non-commercial.
It's just a spot on a country road near Schellsburg PA, where gravity appears
to pull your car uphill for about a quarter mile.
http://www.gravityhill.com/directions.htm
Don
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Author: M C HamsterM C Hamster Date: Jun 4, 2008 14:33
On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:59:41 -0400, "Don K" dont_bother_me.com>
wrote:
>"M C Hamster" speakeasy.nospam.net> wrote in message
>news:83ed445alem376t68fhpc5fk7amfvhh4ct@4ax.com...>>
>> Charles mentioned Stuckey's, and Charles Wm. Dimmick mentioned "Rock
>> City". I thought I'd mention my favorite roadside attractions and
>> others could post theirs.
>
>The best roadside attraction I've ever come across is "gravity hill".
>
>It's totally cool and is completely non-commercial.
>It's just a spot on a country road near Schellsburg PA, where gravity appears
>to pull your car uphill for about a quarter mile.
>
> http://www.gravityhill.com/directions.htm
>
Now that is just very, very cool. It would be so easy to hit that,
Roadside America, and the one in Flemington NJ on the same trip.
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Author: M C HamsterM C Hamster Date: Jun 4, 2008 15:11
On 4 Jun 2008 16:33:01 -0500, M C Hamster
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>On Wed, 4 Jun 2008 15:59:41 -0400, "Don K" dont_bother_me.com>
>wrote:
>>>"M C Hamster" speakeasy.nospam.net> wrote in message
>>news:83ed445alem376t68fhpc5fk7amfvhh4ct@4ax.com...>>>...
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