Also, Humpty Dumpty was only one entrance. The front entrance (from Nolensville Rd.) had a huge multi-colored neon sign that was truly a work of art, and showed a stop-motion swimmer diving off a diving board into a pool in a perpetual loop.
I first made love to a girl on the grassy bank of the racetrack when I was 15.
Of course I want to spit in the face of the new people in town who want to finish tearing the place down.
There also use to be a big green brontosaurus (Sinclair gasoline symbol) there,
and that Humpty Dumpty sign changed a few times. There was a turnpike where you could drive little fiberglass cars as a kid; fiberglass boats and planes, metalflake bumper cars. I remember they had plastic ducks floating in circles in a water channel. Pick one up, and the # underneath revealed the cheap toy you'd won. And everybody won something. The Mad Mouse was so damn creaky and rusted and dangerous it was fun.
Amen "HymoticSquirrel! I even wrote the fair commitee and advised them this is why nne wanted to come to the fair anmore, that is why we go to county fairs, they acted as if they had no idea what I was talking about.....same thing happen to Cascade pool too
As for the most recent fairground, it's truly sad how lil gangbangin shits destroyed our heritage and all those memories. Thanks for nothing you pieces of garbage.
Take away all the fun stuff to risk getting shot by some scumbag instead... speaking of the fairgrounds, and opryland. I dont recall the fairgrounds but I used to love Opry Land!
I am from Nashville and heard stories of the fairgrounds looking like this. My mama went with her family and friends during the summer. She also said there was a large swimming pool similar to the one at The Wave Country (wave pool).
@1800PLZWAKEUP The Cascade Plunge Pool was there. It didn't have waves, but it did have three separate pools to swim in. A kiddie pool a younger kids pool and then the big pool with the diving boards. The highest being 30 ft!
I went in the 70's. This was always one of the highlights of my summer vacation. We were poor and we would go to local merchants and ask them for their RC cola caps. You could turn in 6 caps for 1 ticket. That was back when they had bottle openers on the coolers. We would go from store to store dumping all the caps out of the cap containers, go home and separate the RC caps. I remember standing in line with big sacks full of caps and riding rides all day.
No I am 29 and I remember some of it. The haunted house was my favorite also I dont remember what it was call but you sit in a booth and it had a curved back on it and it went around in circles cant think of what it was called
I'm 33 and I remember it. I would go over there on Saturday nights when we would go to the races. I remember the haunted house in the very back and I believe the other I remember was called Crazy Mouse or something. Miss this place along with Opryland.
It was called the Mad Mouse ;) I lived most of my childhood at Fair Park, my "adpoted" Grandpa, Vernie Tidwell, practically ran the place for several years, from the 60s, into the 80s. I was sad to see them tear it down.
I'm probably the only 30 year old that remembers Fair Park. My uncle worked out there and my dad would take me back in 1983-86I loved it, especially the trash cans that would literally suck up the trash.
Also, Humpty Dumpty was only one entrance. The front entrance (from Nolensville Rd.) had a huge multi-colored neon sign that was truly a work of art, and showed a stop-motion swimmer diving off a diving board into a pool in a perpetual loop.
I first made love to a girl on the grassy bank of the racetrack when I was 15.
Of course I want to spit in the face of the new people in town who want to finish tearing the place down.
What should I feel.
spunkets 8 months ago
There also use to be a big green brontosaurus (Sinclair gasoline symbol) there,
and that Humpty Dumpty sign changed a few times. There was a turnpike where you could drive little fiberglass cars as a kid; fiberglass boats and planes, metalflake bumper cars. I remember they had plastic ducks floating in circles in a water channel. Pick one up, and the # underneath revealed the cheap toy you'd won. And everybody won something. The Mad Mouse was so damn creaky and rusted and dangerous it was fun.
spunkets 8 months ago
RC bottle tops and the rat trap,, way to go Nashville is going backwards
zr7tn 1 year ago
Amen "HymoticSquirrel! I even wrote the fair commitee and advised them this is why nne wanted to come to the fair anmore, that is why we go to county fairs, they acted as if they had no idea what I was talking about.....same thing happen to Cascade pool too
palomaraye 1 year ago
Love this!!! I have many memories at Fair Park growing up! Good Times : )
Staroth999 1 year ago
As for the most recent fairground, it's truly sad how lil gangbangin shits destroyed our heritage and all those memories. Thanks for nothing you pieces of garbage.
HypnoticSquirrel 1 year ago
Take away all the fun stuff to risk getting shot by some scumbag instead... speaking of the fairgrounds, and opryland. I dont recall the fairgrounds but I used to love Opry Land!
vetitoe362 2 years ago
I am from Nashville and heard stories of the fairgrounds looking like this. My mama went with her family and friends during the summer. She also said there was a large swimming pool similar to the one at The Wave Country (wave pool).
1800PLZWAKEUP 2 years ago
@1800PLZWAKEUP The Cascade Plunge Pool was there. It didn't have waves, but it did have three separate pools to swim in. A kiddie pool a younger kids pool and then the big pool with the diving boards. The highest being 30 ft!
rockinredneck57 1 year ago
I went in the 70's. This was always one of the highlights of my summer vacation. We were poor and we would go to local merchants and ask them for their RC cola caps. You could turn in 6 caps for 1 ticket. That was back when they had bottle openers on the coolers. We would go from store to store dumping all the caps out of the cap containers, go home and separate the RC caps. I remember standing in line with big sacks full of caps and riding rides all day.
azurepeepers 2 years ago
No I am 29 and I remember some of it. The haunted house was my favorite also I dont remember what it was call but you sit in a booth and it had a curved back on it and it went around in circles cant think of what it was called
rebel62780 2 years ago
@rebel62780 The ride you remeber at fair park is the Tilt-a-Whirl. It was one of my favorites.
jerrethej 2 years ago
I'm 33 and I remember it. I would go over there on Saturday nights when we would go to the races. I remember the haunted house in the very back and I believe the other I remember was called Crazy Mouse or something. Miss this place along with Opryland.
dpharris74 3 years ago
It was called the Mad Mouse ;) I lived most of my childhood at Fair Park, my "adpoted" Grandpa, Vernie Tidwell, practically ran the place for several years, from the 60s, into the 80s. I was sad to see them tear it down.
NIGHTHAWK1HALO 2 years ago
The haunted house i remember most of all.
CL121076 2 years ago
I'm probably the only 30 year old that remembers Fair Park. My uncle worked out there and my dad would take me back in 1983-86I loved it, especially the trash cans that would literally suck up the trash.
Jamita1 3 years ago