ST LOUIS---------Part ThreeFOREST PARK HIGHLANDS
Gone but not forgotten. The top photo is the entrance way to the former Forest Park Highlands. Located across from Forest Park on the grounds that is now Forest Park Community College.
The next photo shows the cars and track of the Flying Turns a great ride especially when you are
a teenage boy riding a car
with a young girl.When you started going to the Highlands as a little guy your big dream was to be tall enough to ride the COMET. A great all wooden roller coaster.[bottom photo] In the forties and fifties this was the ultimate ride.!!!!!!
In the spring the Highlands catered to school picnics and in the summer to families going on a day trip similar to going to Six Flags today. The big difference would be today you pay a day fee for all rides and at the Highlands you purchased tickets for each ride.
The park included a haunted house, Dodgem cars, Ferriss Wheel, Air plane ride, Boat ride, and all sorts of little kids rides. In attention you had penny arcade and many games of chance.
When you were driving you sometimes would take a date for an evening of dancing under the stars to a live band.
It truly was a sad day when the Forest Park Highlands closed.
3 comments:
I had almost forgotten about the highlands - great times. It reminds me of the 'school parade' of walking down Morganford before we would go to the school picnic. Loved the Comet and that bobsled thing - but had nightmares after the walking haunted house. Thanks for the memories!
Thanks for the memories Ed. Every year at Wyman School we would go to the Highlands for our school picnic. Then, I loved the boat ride and the air plane ride. Wasn't there a swimming pool too? As a teenage, the dance floor upstairs was the place to go!
Mary Lou
Mary Lou
Reasonably certain you are right about the swimming pool I am pretty sure I went swimming there a few times however the Downs on So. Broadway was my favorite swimming pool until I had my own car.
Ed.
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