During
Playland's final season, we pitted next to the Gascoignes under the well lit canopy
outside of the old Spook House. It was a great pit spot because not
only was it well lit & level, most of it was concrete. There was a 55
gallon drum trash barrel nearby, & one evening I went to the barrel to
toss some trash in it. Don't have any idea what made me look inside the
barrel before I deposited the trash, but much to my pleasant surprise,
there was a small stack of postcards with the Roller Coaster on the front
side (none of which I can find any more), & also a small stack of the
advertising brochures that Dan has provided various views of here. The
Park was obviously a big draw, but so was the race track. The pics of the
race track on the back page were mostly from when the track was dirt, so
they had to be pre-1954. The Packard(?) stunt car pic appears to be after
the track was asphalted, so it must be 1954 or after. Notice how packed
the stands were. How 'bout that brave flagman??? If anyone reading this
was in or knows any of the folks or cars that were in this brochure, yours
truly would very much like to hear from you. Who says everything in a
trash barrel is trash???-- Howard Koziol.
Click on the images below to read the text from the pages of the brochure.
World Herald article about the last night of racing from Howard.
World Herald Ad for last night of racing.
1947
These racing programs were supplied by Bob and Carolyn Stender. Carolyn's father and grandfather before him, owned Jay B. and Sons Towing. We all remember those familiar wreckers parked in the infield! She used to ride to Playland in them. You'll find all of them are on the race results page as well.
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1950
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1951
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1954 Playland Centennial Program
Program images here were supplied by Glenn Robey.
1955
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1956
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1967 Playland Bronco Rules
Bronco rules were supplied by Scott Furstenberg.
1969 Playland Bronco Rules
Bronco rules were supplied by John Holzhey.
1976 L&G Flyer
Bob and Carolyn Stender
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