Difference between revisions of "Jolly Rogers"
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| + | William Nunley opened several amusement parks starting with the Rockaway Beach carousel to parks in Staten Island and Baldwin. The largest year-round park opened in 1951 in Bethpage. Reclaimed, removable glass doors, from the 1939 New York Worlds Fair French Pavilion, allowed for the flow of people from the restaurant, Jolly Roger's, to the rides outside. In 1964 the park changed hands, after the death of Miriam Nunley, and Smiley's Happyland expanded on Nunley's park and added a mini-golf course and a batting cage. A mini-railroad took the children for a ride around the mini-golf course. Times changed and reduced patronage caused the park to shut down in 1978. | ||
Latest revision as of 01:56, 16 January 2014
Corner of Hicksville Road and Hempstead Turnpike. Five 1/2 acre amusement park and restaurant.
William Nunley opened several amusement parks starting with the Rockaway Beach carousel to parks in Staten Island and Baldwin. The largest year-round park opened in 1951 in Bethpage. Reclaimed, removable glass doors, from the 1939 New York Worlds Fair French Pavilion, allowed for the flow of people from the restaurant, Jolly Roger's, to the rides outside. In 1964 the park changed hands, after the death of Miriam Nunley, and Smiley's Happyland expanded on Nunley's park and added a mini-golf course and a batting cage. A mini-railroad took the children for a ride around the mini-golf course. Times changed and reduced patronage caused the park to shut down in 1978.
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