[or-roots] Janzen Beach

[Ronda Howard]

When and why did Janzen Beach change from rides and fun to a shopping 
center?
Ronda

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cjp joppe" <cjpjoppe at yahoo.com>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Thursday, September 22, 2005 10:53 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] Janzen Beach


> When I was a school "Crossing Guard" our annual reward
> was a day at Jantzen Beach - free admission and free
> rides all day. My friend Janet and I rode the roller
> coaster about a dozen times in a row.  The park wasn't
> full and there were plenty of seats for all in line so
> the ride operator just let us keep riding.  We got our
> photos in the newsppaper too! Not for riding so many
> times, but just "School Crossing Guards enjoy a day at
> Jantzen Beach". The midway, the inflating laughing
> lady....
>
> It was on a regular school day but all of the crossing
> guards from a lot of schools got to "skip" the day w/
> permission from parents and w/ our /Chaperones. I
>
> p.s. the sign on waddles says under renovation
> now..... wonder ? maybe waddels will be reincarnated?
>
>
> --- EugeneMelvin.roots at comcast.net wrote:
>
>> Waddles was closed because they could not afford to
>> rent and a Kristy cream donut shop was to replace it
>> but last I heard that fell through because the donut
>> business was slowing down
>>
>> -------------- Original message -------------- 
>>
>> Any one remember the roller coaster and carnival
>> there. And of course Waddles was a good hang out in
>> my era there too.
>> Dan Matney
>
>
> carole
> cjpjoppe at yahoo.com
> ... unwrap each day as a precious gift
>
>
>
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