The 1960s Atmosphere of Ocean View Park
The smell of popcorn, cotton candy, hot dogs, soft drinks, machine oil, and electric motors mixed with the salt air of the Chesapeake Bay served to give the park an aroma all its own. The noises of grinding gears, whirring motors, clattering chains, and iron wheels on metal covered wooden tracks combined with the incessant sounds of music, chatter, the shooting gallery, laughter, and gleeful screams from the crowds formed an irresistible cacophony of delight to the young, and the young at heart. Some of the more memorable sounds were those of the talking Red Devil at the "Tunnel Of Fun" boat ride, and the "Laffin' Sal" from the "Laff in the Dark" ride (Who later took up residence outside of a certain "fun house" on Atlantic Avenue in Virginia Beach.)
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