The huge carousel building today stands in the left picture.  The cost of a structure of this magnitude with classic craftsmanship built today would be astronomical.  The other photo is a little dark, but you can make out the large rafters, which are literally the size of tree trunks.

The building now sits frighteningly empty, the joy of galloping horses gone forever.  But, there is hope as evidenced below.

The Mountain Park carousel was lovingly preserved by former park employees and the city of Holyoke.  P.T.C. carousel number eighty still runs with a beautiful pastel scheme. It delights children of all ages today and is an example of how an amusement park bonds with a community.  When an amusement park closes, parts of it can be saved for future generations.  We owe a large amount of thanks to the people who spent countless hours and staggering amounts of money to keep this piece of history with us.  Stop by Holyoke and see this living masterpiece. To find out more about the carousel click here.

A bridge and sign for the miniature golf course. The park had a cute little course that, according to Jay Ducharme, was in the loop of the miniature railroad and well-themed.

The lumber pile to the right is all that is left of the legendary Mountain Flyer. It was designed by Herbert Schmeck/P.T.C. and followed and out and back layout.  It was built in 1929 as the park grew, adding numerous flat rides.  Amazingly, this is the last large expansion the park had, adding only small rides here & there throughout the rest of its life.  I was told that Bill Cobb came to walk the track after the coaster closed to evaluate its condition.  He reportedly said that he was amazed that the coaster had been kept in such great shape.  It opened with one two-car, four-bench P.T.C. train, but the park later bought two three-car, three bench Century Flyer trains from N.A.D. (pictured on the left).  Arnold's Park operated these trains for a while, removing the train's retro headlights.  I heard they recently abandoned the trains for some P.T.C.'s.

The postcard on the left shows the end of the midway.  Working clockwise we see the Tilt-A-Whirl, the Mountain Park Flyer, the Mountain Flyer's station, the satellites (now at Whalom Park) and, of course, the beautiful vista.  To the right, the sad remnants of the midway. Local youth use the area for paintball and most everything that was fragile has been broken into pieces. Only the ghosts of families still float in and out of buildings, reminding today's visitors of what once was.

Al Arment graciously shared these letters from his personal collections with Amusement Park History.  Working left to right the images are: a bill to a local television station from the park, billing for an electric sign, the billing for Food Basket Stores after a day at the park, the bills for Holyoke Public School after an outing and a bill to the American International College in Springfield.  All of these, except for the second letter, are from 1976.  Click on the image to see a higher-resolution scan.