Paragon Park

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amusement park defunct amusement park

Paragon Park was a historic seaside amusement park in Hull, Massachusetts, known for its wooden roller coaster and popularity as a New England summer destination throughout much of the 20th century.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Paragon Park, Hull, Massachusetts 1

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf amusement park ⓘ
defunct amusement park ⓘ
architecturalStyle early 20th-century amusement architecture ⓘ
closingDate 1984 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
demolishedIn 1985 ⓘ
documentedIn regional histories of New England amusement parks ⓘ
GiantCoasterDesigner John C. Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ
GiantCoasterDismantled 1985 ⓘ
GiantCoasterOpeningYear 1917 ⓘ
GiantCoasterRelocation Wild World (later Six Flags America), Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ
GiantCoasterType wooden roller coaster ⓘ
hasCulturalSignificance local nostalgia in Hull and South Shore communities ⓘ
hasNotableAttraction Ferris wheel ⓘ
Giant Coaster NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kiddieland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paragon Carousel NERFINISHED ⓘ
arcade ⓘ
ballroom ⓘ
bandstand ⓘ
bumper cars ⓘ
carousel building ⓘ
dance hall ⓘ
dark ride ⓘ
funhouse ⓘ
midway games ⓘ
miniature golf course ⓘ
roller skating rink ⓘ
shoot-the-chutes ride ⓘ
shooting gallery ⓘ
hasSurvivingStructure Paragon Carousel NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritage historic New England amusement park ⓘ
locatedIn Hull, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
Nantasket Beach NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Plymouth County, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic Ocean coast ⓘ
notableFor New England summer tourism ⓘ
seaside location ⓘ
wooden roller coaster ⓘ
openingDate 1905 ⓘ
operatedDuringPeriod 20th century ⓘ
ownedBy various private operators ⓘ
ParagonCarouselLocationAfterClosure Nantasket Beach, Hull, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ
peakPopularityPeriod mid-20th century ⓘ
reasonForClosure real estate redevelopment ⓘ
rising land values ⓘ
regionServed Greater Boston ⓘ
New England ⓘ
replacedBy condominium complex ⓘ

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Hull, Massachusetts → formerAttraction → Paragon Park ⓘ
Wild One → formerlyLocatedIn → Paragon Park ⓘ
this entity surface form: Paragon Park, Hull, Massachusetts
Wild One → relocatedFrom → Paragon Park ⓘ