i've been going here since i was a baby! and so has my dad. people watching is the best! lol! i'm going there saturday, (i go to geneva basically every weekend), and it is a lot of fun so if you're lookin to come out here you won't regret it! :)
@swane321 The amusement park is gone and some other things but pretty much the same I think. I have a video from 1987 of the strip and I will probably go out there this year and I'll take a video now and probably put a 1987-2011 comparison video on youtube. Thanks!
I was in my mid teens in the 60's and attended Geneva High. I have many great memories of the times we had there on the weekends and during the summer. We could get into the Psychedelic Lounge and the Sunken Bar without being carded to watch the great bands and drink that 3.2 beer.Miss the burgers and those donuts!
I attended Geneva High in the late 60's and would hang out here almost every weekend with friends. We used to get into the Psychedelic Lounge and the Sunken Bar without being carded. Miss the donuts!
Any old timers out there that remember the 60's. How about the Psychedelic Lounge or the Sunken Bar? I was in my mid teens and we hung out there every weekend. Great entertainment and tasty donuts!
Thanks for the video! I went there for the first time too see a concert at the Cove nightclub. I am only in my 20's and never have seen an area like that. It's almost like going back in time! Will be going again for another concert soon, can't wait!
I'm 29 and it was awesome in the 80's and 90's. I especially liked the two great arcades there, go carts, eddie's grill, and putt putt. Now they took a lot of the good games out of the arcades like Ninja Turtles, Simpsons, Wrestlefest, and X-Men and replaced them with dumb driving games and shooting games.
@fmthebaron Yep, the 80's were awesome up there. I have to upload some video I have of the strip from that era. I sure miss the amusement park. Thanks for commenting!
I visited there back in 1966. Many clubs with decent blues flavored rock bands. I remember the arcade with people playing one of those mechanical horse race games. Cool place even back then.
oh i love geneva on the lake..if you think it was packed then you should have been there when Girls Gone Wild was at one of the bars up there..i go up there almost every weekend to play putt putt and hang out with friends
Wow, the bars must have been jammed then! Thanks for watching this video and I hope you have continued great weekends up there. It is an awesome spot!
If you think the GOTL Strip was jam-packed in the '80's, you should have seen it in the Sixties. Best summer of my life: 1968. I was 16 and finally convinced my parents I was old enough to stay at GOTL alone. Best decision my parents ever made. that summer still defines my life, even more so than my horses or my writing. - writeroffthelake at Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio's oldest summer resort
If you think the GOTL Strip was crowded in the 1980's, that was NOTHING compared to the way it was in the 1960's. Best summer ever on the Strip: 1968, I was 16 and my parents finally agreed I was old enough to stay alone at GOTL. Smartest decision they ever made; it still defines my life. - writeroffthelake at Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio's oldest summer resort
My school Teacher and her brother use to own Joe's funhouse down there, so I was always lucky enough to get free coins to use with their machines, they had some of the oldest coin-op machines down there. Also Klingbiels food stand was another family that were friends with. They had the best onion rings around. And then there was the little stand in from of the amusement park entrance, that little old lady was always there selling the best cotton candy. She was always there it seemed.
What a dead place anymore, I remember back in the 80's when every night of the summer the strip was wall to wall with people of all ages, that and there was so much more to do and see. After they took the rides out a couple years ago I quit going down there. I didn't even go there last summer, not once.
yea, those rides were the best, but as you get older (at least I did) I found no reason to ride the rides, I'd rather smoke a bowl with friends and chill.
Would you be able to post what date and time this was shot? Rather a quiet night on the Strip, yet the parking cones make me think it was near a major holiday or Thunder-on-the-Lake. I know it can't be too late at night because Eddie's and some other places are still open, and they all close so early anymore. I miss the days of my youth when the Strip was open - and busy - until 4AM curfew.
The video was taken on September 7, 2008. It was a Sunday night around 9 in the evening. Thanks so much for commenting on and watching this video. Much appreciated!
i've been going here since i was a baby! and so has my dad. people watching is the best! lol! i'm going there saturday, (i go to geneva basically every weekend), and it is a lot of fun so if you're lookin to come out here you won't regret it! :)
amberisthebesttt 6 months ago
@amberisthebesttt Yep, it sure is a great place to go!
fortiesnutcase 6 months ago
Ah the strip. Greatest people-watching spot in town.
LightBlueFuture 6 months ago
@LightBlueFuture Yep, a great place to people watch!
fortiesnutcase 6 months ago
we come here every summer for like 10 years now we stay at land of sands so much fun every summer !!!
lisatats20 7 months ago
@lisatats20 Yep, it sure is a great time up there. Have a terrific time the next time you are up there. Thanks for watching.
fortiesnutcase 7 months ago
i live here now and my family owns madsen donutd
SirStronghold1999 7 months ago
@SirStronghold1999 That is so great to hear! You make the world's greatest donut!!
fortiesnutcase 7 months ago
@SirStronghold1999 been gonig to Madsen's for 23 years. We go to geneva for 2 weeks every august. we leave in 2 weeks and i cannot wait!
soozy25 7 months ago
@soozy25 What a great place to vacation! I hope you have a wonderful time!
fortiesnutcase 7 months ago
I was there back in '82,has it changed much?
swane321 7 months ago
@swane321 The amusement park is gone and some other things but pretty much the same I think. I have a video from 1987 of the strip and I will probably go out there this year and I'll take a video now and probably put a 1987-2011 comparison video on youtube. Thanks!
fortiesnutcase 7 months ago
i grew up here and lived on presidential rd next to the log cabin bar
skullin67 8 months ago
@skullin67 That must have been great growing up there!
fortiesnutcase 8 months ago
@fortiesnutcase hey dude where ya live at you have to visit it
skullin67 8 months ago
I come here every summer!
SpleeMckee 10 months ago
@SpleeMckee A great place to vacation!
fortiesnutcase 10 months ago
I was in my mid teens in the 60's and attended Geneva High. I have many great memories of the times we had there on the weekends and during the summer. We could get into the Psychedelic Lounge and the Sunken Bar without being carded to watch the great bands and drink that 3.2 beer.Miss the burgers and those donuts!
Stretchmancando 11 months ago
@Stretchmancando Thanks so much for sharing your memories and for watching this video!
fortiesnutcase 11 months ago
I attended Geneva High in the late 60's and would hang out here almost every weekend with friends. We used to get into the Psychedelic Lounge and the Sunken Bar without being carded. Miss the donuts!
Stretchmancando 11 months ago
Any old timers out there that remember the 60's. How about the Psychedelic Lounge or the Sunken Bar? I was in my mid teens and we hung out there every weekend. Great entertainment and tasty donuts!
Stretchmancando 11 months ago
omg i miss coming up to the strip when i was camping at indian creek brings back so many memories
tcoxable 1 year ago
Thanks for the video! I went there for the first time too see a concert at the Cove nightclub. I am only in my 20's and never have seen an area like that. It's almost like going back in time! Will be going again for another concert soon, can't wait!
danielclack22 1 year ago
@danielclack22 Yep, its a great place and a real travel back in time. Thanks for watching this video!
fortiesnutcase 1 year ago
this musta been like 4 am on a thursday cuz the strip stays bumpin
ferrar25 1 year ago
@ferrar25 Actually, I think it was a Sunday night if I remember correctly. Thanks for watching!
fortiesnutcase 1 year ago
I'm 29 and it was awesome in the 80's and 90's. I especially liked the two great arcades there, go carts, eddie's grill, and putt putt. Now they took a lot of the good games out of the arcades like Ninja Turtles, Simpsons, Wrestlefest, and X-Men and replaced them with dumb driving games and shooting games.
fmthebaron 1 year ago
@fmthebaron Yep, the 80's were awesome up there. I have to upload some video I have of the strip from that era. I sure miss the amusement park. Thanks for commenting!
fortiesnutcase 1 year ago
I visited there back in 1966. Many clubs with decent blues flavored rock bands. I remember the arcade with people playing one of those mechanical horse race games. Cool place even back then.
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unklewink 1 year ago
@unklewink Thanks so much for sharing your memories and for watching this video. Very much appreciated!
fortiesnutcase 1 year ago
i live in geneva and i can visit geneva on the lake any time i want to besides geneva kicks ass
lolzy123321 1 year ago
@lolzy123321 Yep, its a great place! You are so lucky to live in Geneva!
fortiesnutcase 1 year ago
i live on geneva on the lake i cant wait to get away from here but of course ill alwayz come back to visit
britbrat01316 1 year ago
Yep, it is a great place and will always be home to you, I'm sure. Thanks so much for commenting on and watching this video!
fortiesnutcase 1 year ago
haha i live on the strip the road by allisons puttputt!!
hannah20cute 1 year ago
You are so lucky! Thanks for watching this video!
fortiesnutcase 1 year ago
Good thing i live in Conneaut =]. I love driving there at night and just hanging out, at least once every weekend in the summer i go there.
kyleaz2000 2 years ago
Yep, it's a great place! Thanks so much for commenting on and watching this video!
fortiesnutcase 2 years ago
oh i love geneva on the lake..if you think it was packed then you should have been there when Girls Gone Wild was at one of the bars up there..i go up there almost every weekend to play putt putt and hang out with friends
hankthetank71 2 years ago
Wow, the bars must have been jammed then! Thanks for watching this video and I hope you have continued great weekends up there. It is an awesome spot!
fortiesnutcase 2 years ago
Didn't have the money to go that weekend. But we try to make it up there at least for my wife's and my birthday's; especially Eddie's. :-)
RacerE7773 2 years ago 2
Yep, I try to get up there at least once a year for some Eddie's burgers and Madsen donuts! LOL Thanks again!
fortiesnutcase 2 years ago
this place is awesome go there every year in july...great time
chilled34 2 years ago
Yep, awesome is the word. I really like that place myself and head out there once a year, too.
fortiesnutcase 2 years ago
If you think the GOTL Strip was jam-packed in the '80's, you should have seen it in the Sixties. Best summer of my life: 1968. I was 16 and finally convinced my parents I was old enough to stay at GOTL alone. Best decision my parents ever made. that summer still defines my life, even more so than my horses or my writing. - writeroffthelake at Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio's oldest summer resort
writeroffthelake 2 years ago
That must have been great! I heard stories about how many people went there in the sixties. Thanks so much for commenting on and watching this video!
fortiesnutcase 2 years ago
If you think the GOTL Strip was crowded in the 1980's, that was NOTHING compared to the way it was in the 1960's. Best summer ever on the Strip: 1968, I was 16 and my parents finally agreed I was old enough to stay alone at GOTL. Smartest decision they ever made; it still defines my life. - writeroffthelake at Geneva-on-the-Lake, Ohio's oldest summer resort
writeroffthelake 2 years ago
Growing up in Geneva, I always remember the strip, I mean, who could forget?
polak66678 2 years ago
Yep, I have some home video of the strip from 1986 that I am going to have to post sometime soon. Thanks so much for watching this video!
fortiesnutcase 2 years ago
My school Teacher and her brother use to own Joe's funhouse down there, so I was always lucky enough to get free coins to use with their machines, they had some of the oldest coin-op machines down there. Also Klingbiels food stand was another family that were friends with. They had the best onion rings around. And then there was the little stand in from of the amusement park entrance, that little old lady was always there selling the best cotton candy. She was always there it seemed.
beast6228 3 years ago
What great memories you have of Geneva on the Lake. You were very lucky. Thanks for sharing!
fortiesnutcase 3 years ago
What a dead place anymore, I remember back in the 80's when every night of the summer the strip was wall to wall with people of all ages, that and there was so much more to do and see. After they took the rides out a couple years ago I quit going down there. I didn't even go there last summer, not once.
beast6228 3 years ago
I sure miss the amusement park that used to be there. Thanks so much for commenting on and watching this video. Very much appreciated!
fortiesnutcase 3 years ago
yea, those rides were the best, but as you get older (at least I did) I found no reason to ride the rides, I'd rather smoke a bowl with friends and chill.
polak66678 2 years ago
Would you be able to post what date and time this was shot? Rather a quiet night on the Strip, yet the parking cones make me think it was near a major holiday or Thunder-on-the-Lake. I know it can't be too late at night because Eddie's and some other places are still open, and they all close so early anymore. I miss the days of my youth when the Strip was open - and busy - until 4AM curfew.
writeroffthelake 3 years ago
The video was taken on September 7, 2008. It was a Sunday night around 9 in the evening. Thanks so much for commenting on and watching this video. Much appreciated!
fortiesnutcase 3 years ago
I miss whips Open when were here closed when were not I still have some stuff I got there 15 years ago
joeybushmen 2 years ago
That's great you have some memorabilia from there. Thanks for watching this video post!
fortiesnutcase 2 years ago