Item 52185 - Roller Coaster remains, Old Orchard fire, Old Orchard Beach, 1948
- Item 52185 - Roller Coaster remains, Old Orchard fire, Old Orchard Beach, 1948
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- Item 52185
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Image Info Downtown Old Orchard from a Kodak Reflex camera, taken on October 4, 1948, assessing the damage from the fire the day before. A newspaper article mentioned the famous wooden roller coaster,"... looked like an oil well on fire." The area burnt was surrounded by Old Orchard Street, West Grand Avenue, Staples Street and the oceanfront. Damages from the fire totaled $250,000.
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