3:52 - "K92 FM!" followed by "Bettie Davis Eyes" on the radio...talk about a flood of memories...and that giant slide! Man I miss that place and those times.
I went to Lakeside "all the time" between 1955 and 1959. What a magnificent place for a young kid! There was no admission charge. Rides were a nickel, except the coaster, which was a dime! Swimming pool was fantastic, I can even remember hearing Chuck Berry in concert. What a place----wish it was still there!
We could hear the wood and rails clacking on the "Shooting Star" in the evening after bedtime at 9pm. (They didn't stop running it until after 10pm.) It echoed thru the woods to our house, a mile away. Sometimes, we could hear the music from the concerts too!
Remember this place well. Whenever Conway Twitty came to town, momma would load up the car and head to Salem from Coleman Falls, Va. She would give my brother and me $5 each to buy the all you can ride ticket. Well actually it was a piece of string with a clasp you put around your wrist. This was back in 1974-75.
My high school class of 1976 made a trip to this amusement park! I remember riding the carousel, the spider, the scrambler and that rollercoaster! It was made out of wood and went so fast. Rode it once and that was all. It's a shame the flood ruined it.
Lakeside's closure came after a perfect storm: The Flood of '85, a lawsuit that came from an employee being decapitated by the roller coaster, the family members who owned Lakeside handing it back and forth to each other for tax reasons, and then finally a growing movement to have a summer fair (now the Salem Fair) come in, with the people who ran the fair pushing for a no-compete clause.
My first rollercoaster ride ever was in the back seat of the Shooting Star! I lost my glasses somewhere along the way. Had to borrow my brother's glasses in order to drive 40 miles back home. His eyes weren't quite as bad as mine, but at least I could see the traffic... Without glasses, I could only see the painted lines on the pavement -- couldn't see cars, traffic lights, etc. Gee.... 😺💕🐾
My first Roller coaster ride as a child in the seventies
I LOVED IT !
What a fun time and place !!
Mine too in the 80s :D
3:52 - "K92 FM!" followed by "Bettie Davis Eyes" on the radio...talk about a flood of memories...and that giant slide! Man I miss that place and those times.
I went to Lakeside "all the time" between 1955 and 1959. What a magnificent place for a young kid! There was no admission charge. Rides were a nickel, except the coaster, which was a dime! Swimming pool was fantastic, I can even remember hearing Chuck Berry in concert. What a place----wish it was still there!
Loved this place as a child still have dreams of me riding that roller coaster.
I loved it to, lots of fun and memories there.
We could hear the wood and rails clacking on the "Shooting Star" in the evening after bedtime at 9pm. (They didn't stop running it until after 10pm.) It echoed thru the woods to our house, a mile away. Sometimes, we could hear the music from the concerts too!
The only time I ever rode a rollercoaster, scared the hell out of me!
Remember this place well. Whenever Conway Twitty came to town, momma would load up the car and head to Salem from Coleman Falls, Va. She would give my brother and me $5 each to buy the all you can ride ticket. Well actually it was a piece of string with a clasp you put around your wrist. This was back in 1974-75.
My high school class of 1976 made a trip to this amusement park! I remember riding the carousel, the spider, the scrambler and that rollercoaster! It was made out of wood and went so fast. Rode it once and that was all. It's a shame the flood ruined it.
Loved that roller coaster when I was a kid!
Oh I remember riding ;this, had lots of fun at Lakeside.
Thank you for sharing this.
Lakeside's closure came after a perfect storm: The Flood of '85, a lawsuit that came from an employee being decapitated by the roller coaster, the family members who owned Lakeside handing it back and forth to each other for tax reasons, and then finally a growing movement to have a summer fair (now the Salem Fair) come in, with the people who ran the fair pushing for a no-compete clause.
Why is the WDBJ7 UA-cam channel no longer active since May 2016? There are no new videos in this UA-cam channel for 7 years.
I loved Lakeside!!
I rode this 3000 times. Jump off run around ride again. Back seat was nutz
I went to lakeside as a child we used to ride the rides and go swimming loved it went in the haunted house and to the dances loved it
My first rollercoaster ride ever was in the back seat of the Shooting Star! I lost my glasses somewhere along the way. Had to borrow my brother's glasses in order to drive 40 miles back home. His eyes weren't quite as bad as mine, but at least I could see the traffic... Without glasses, I could only see the painted lines on the pavement -- couldn't see cars, traffic lights, etc. Gee.... 😺💕🐾
@@nancyharman4795 so that was glasses that I found. I thought it was coca cola bottles
@@jonburrows2684 Just about! 😆😺💕🐾
Gosh, how I always loved this place~
That used to be the place back in the day
Video of Lakeside and flood of 85
Lakeside could've be came a major park if this didn't happen
Would have, everyone around looked forward to going each year.
I was there dont renember it what a shame we dont have it anymore
Came here because of the "Silent Hill" reference.
Why did they close it
what lakeside is this? like lakeside virginia?
Yes
@rockit730 Now it is a made with a Kroger, McDonald's, and a bunch of other things.
Lakeside Amusement Park was in Salem VA. Park is gone now; the property was turned into shopping center. (I think it's now called Lakeside Plaza.) 😺💕🐾
wtf silent hill woowwwww
That's why I got here. lol
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