OT-Something for the old guys from San Francisco

[1942cowdodge]

OT-Something for the old guys from San Francisco

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Playland at the beach! Just fun to watch and remember our youth.

[Reg Evans]

Ah yes. I remember it well. Loved the fun house the most and got lots of abrasions and bumps to prove it. Back in '59 while living in Alamo,Ca. the whole family piled in the 55 merc.and went to Playland for the day. When it was time to go home we discovered that the car had been stolen. The car was never found and we ended up taking the Greyhound back home. A week or so later my dad brought home a brand new 59 Olds 2 dr. hard top with big fins. What a car ! We were the envy of the neighborhood.

[jd52cranbrook]

I remember when a kid, I was mad about smoothing, probably a ride or a game my parents would not let me play. I was crying and stomping my feet,

My dad made me stand in front of the mechanical laughing clown for 60 seconds, betting I would smile and laugh before the minute was up. I lost the bet.

[dezeldoc]

I remember it well, a good friend got her foot caught in one of the doors in the fun house and ripped it up pretty bad. other than that it was a blast.

[homebrewer]

I remember one nite back in 55 or 56 me and my buddy were out there trying to pick up girls. It was a great place for that besides all the fun you could have. While walking down the midway we found a $20.00 bill lying in the street. Back then this was serious money. Probably more than a grown mans days wages. Gas was around 30 cents per gal., and the rides at Playland were anywhere from 10 -20 cents. The Big Dipper was probably a quarter then, it was the most expensive ride there. Man we had the time of our life that nite. Don't remember if we scored with the girls that nite or not, but with that 20 dollar bill burning a hole in our pockets we rode every ride we could and more. By the way, do any of you remember the Chutes d Chutes or the Diving bell. My real favorite besides the Dipper was the bumper cars. Man, "Getting Old Ain't For Sissies". George

[Plymouthy Adams]

back when gas was 30 cents a gallon and love was just a dollar away

[1942cowdodge]

Hay the best job at Playland was in the fun house and that was the guy who opened and closed the air vlvs on the floor. I know he got a lot of nice leg actions and what ever else was to be seen. Just a fun place to spend a few hours and cheap!!!!

[Don Jordan]

As a kid I grew up on 35th and Lincoln Way. I was walking distance to Playland. It broke my heart when they tore it down to put up apartments. Ah progress. I still remember they had a sailing ship that (I don't remember who now) someone used to sail around the arctic.

I remember feeding the ducks in Golden Gate Park. Crossing the GG Bridge was .25 - I don't know what it is now but it's up there.

Memories... My father worked for a DeSoto/Plymouth dealership on Van Ness in San Francisco. Here we go skipping down memory lane.

[jd52cranbrook]

Dang bridge is 5 bucks now, and going up again soon. The Bay, Dumbarton and San Rafale are 4,, and going up,, sucks,,, I hardly use them anymore.

[TodFitch]

Dang bridge is 5 bucks now, and going up again soon. The Bay, Dumbarton and San Rafale are 4,, and going up,, sucks,,, I hardly use them anymore.

I am in the South Bay and don't normally take the bridges. On this trip we went north over the Golden Gate (free as the toll is only collected southbound). Tomorrow on our way back in to town we will be going southbound over the Benicia bridge (free as the toll is only collected northbound on that bridge). Only bad part is we will have about 150 miles of 90F driving between the top of the Sacramento Valley and the cooler air of the Bay Area.

At least all systems are working well so far (325+ miles from Portland to Yreka today). Average speed, including all stops for gas, etc. was 51. Speedometer was usually on 60 which the Oregon speedometer test sections indicates as accurate. But there were a few times when the needle showed other numbers:

[Don Jordan]

I really admire the older dash clusters. Very plain and simple. It's very attractive. Even the 48 Plymouth requires more eye movement to see all the gauges.

My Toyota has a light that comes on when I'm out of oil. A light comes on when I'm out of gas. A light comes on when I lose my fan belt. I'd rather have a simple dash.

JMHO