If you're from the Rhode Island area, you may remember the Rocky Hill State Fair on Division Road in East Greenwich, RI. If you're from the Kent County area, you know Laura's Auto Sales www.LaurasAuto.com in Coventry as well.
This very rare footage shows the highlights from one of the last special years of the Fair before high insurance rates and greedy lawsuits forced the Hamilton famliy to end one of the family favorites in RI. The Flea Market at Rocky Hill fairgrounds still ran on Sundays for over a decade more until the property was sold to Brooks Drugs ( who oddly enough was purchased by Rite Aid) ending many a weekender's treasure hunting and, extra income flow for many weekend entreprenuers.
Do you have a memory of the Fair or Flea Market? Maybe you bought French Fries at Joe's? Clam cakes from the Chowder hut. Fireworks, (back when people made their own descisions to loose a digit or two) 8 track tapes from Frank the tape guy, or even the bargain priced pair of shoes (because one was a size 5, the other a 6-1/2) Let's here your fond memory!
haha i know mike waldeck very good.
DirtyDiesel6 7 months ago
Great car count!! That must have been a good one to watch. My friend had a Matador back in H/S, fun watching what you did to yours.
basketballcoachmike 1 year ago
Awesome! Thanks for bringing back memories!!!!
JimTheUmp 1 year ago
Very cool old school stuff. I've heard many stories about the fair. Too bad I missed it! Sounded like it was a good time there!
megasockmonkey 2 years ago