Thanks for the video. I always wanted to go to the Omni as a kid . At the time, in the late 80s, I lived in Philly, so I was lucky to go to the Spectrum to 👀 WWF matches. But at the Philadelphia Civic Center is where you went to 👀 NWA wrestling, which blew WWF out of the water with their storylines and matches 🤼‍♂️ .They were just better, IMO 🤷‍♂️ ‼️‼️‼️

Morning coffee with my friend Mike. It's like being there.

The church needs to clean up the cemetery. A beautiful historic area.

Lovely!

Enjoying the history lessons and meeting people in the community ❤

You should do a drive around the city

cottman ave is the best.

Nice video and keep up the good work. You have filmed nice videos in Atlanta area.

I was just talking about that crypt show to somebody a few days ago. And how I stayed a million miles away from there I had no interest in seeing that "performance". That guy was just so beyond nasty. I do remember shows at club pizzazz when my son was a baby. We used to take the el. I got on at 69th Street cuz I'm from Delco. I think Chuck and my son's dad ran a few shows there. And I very distinctly remember Daniel Dillon stepping in some vomit there and some other stuff that I won't talk about. Not in a public forum. Punk Rock those were the days. By the way Henry Rollins is really short I talked to him at a performance in Massachusetts he did with Thurston Moore and dinosaur Jr. It was a great show I never realized how short he was until we were having a conversation about the first time I saw Black flag at City Gardens.

Batise is a beautiful being. I didn't know you guys were moving I hope that you're having a lovely stay and have to say I'm glad when anyone gets out of Philly. I have been away from my hometown since 1998 Delco born and raised.

I used to go there every summer to ride on all the piers over the three months during the 70’s and 80’s. We stayed at my grandmom’s place on Wildwood Ave.

Thanks for the memories of Hunts pier. My sister and I always liked Hunts pier the best compared to the other amusement piers in Wildwood. It was the newest of all the piers and had the newest rides. You could tell it was newer since it had a concrete base compared to the wood of the older piers. One of my best memories of Hunts was it got me over my fear of riding wooden roller coasters. I had a bad experience ridding my first wood coaster and avoided them since. My sister asked me if I would ride the Flyer with her and I agreed. I actually enjoyed that first ride on the Flyer and it got me to ride other wooden coasters later. As an adult I have ridden many wooden coasters across the country. You mentioned the old mine ride was relocated to Kneoble’s Amusement park in Pennsylvania. The mine ride at Hunts was one of our favorite rides on Hunts pier. I have ridden the relocated mine ride that was redone as a coal mine. Kneoble’s is near old coal mines in PA so it made sense to re do it that way. The only real change was it is now a completely inside dark ride to simulate being in a coal mine. I t is a good first roller coaster type ride since there are some small drops along the ride inside the mine. However it is relatively mild so the whole family can enjoy riding it. We also liked the old Jungle boat ride that Hunts had that was similar to what Disney had just shorter a ride but did have the motion type animals and the boat captain giving narration during the ride. Their other variety of rides made them the best pier on the boardwalk.

The NWA the national wrestling alliance was the very best

I was born in 1972 .thank you

Y’all song is so fire

Seriously, they need to add a statue of Dusty in Atlanta - either Florida or Texas would also be acceptable for obvious reasons. BTW, thanks for this retrospective! I'm not from Atlanta, and I'm also a younger guy, however, I would have loved to go see an NWA/JCP show or two at the Omni. Though that era was before my time, I still really enjoy that era of wrestling!

Veey cool

Was that our old street you went down?

My mom my uncle friend's parents all used to take us to the Omni by the time I was 11 we were catching the train ourselves every month to NWA/WCW events even went when the WWF was in town. The Gold Mine arcade was fun as hell too! I still have my ticket stub from the last Monday Nitro in March 97. Good times

used to bang on doors for verizon in that neighborhood baha glad you gettin out fam.

I can hear Gordon Solie’s voice now! 💪

Might have to plan for a Krew trip down next season! Nice Philabundance reference. 😅 IYKYK

Tommy Rich sold that place out many times

Does anyone remember the convertible Mustang car track for kids? That was my favorite back in the 70's.

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Thanks for this video. I am 50 yrs young and have been a pro wrestling fan since my teens, and I live in the UK. I find this type of content great. Good job 👍🏼!!!

I remember the school yard water fountain.

Liket Bill Gates said if it was left up to him no one would go outside😢

Thanks for the video, I am 43 but started watching Wrestling when I was 4 years old. I knew who Shaska Whatley was before my kindergarten teacher lol

Flair was lying or mis-rememberd about the Omni and Atlanta because every heel wrestler in the late 70s and 80s WCW or NWA said BY FAR the worst venues for beliggerant drunk fans were in Louisiana and they all feared for their lives a few times and had fans attack them regularly at the local hotel/motels they stayed in like Holiday Inn and Days Inn. Atlanta and their swanky downtown hotels was nothing.

Great beer there too - Human Robot Brewing!

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Man we used to go see the matches at the Omni every time it was in town...WCW at Center Stage too! BEST times!!!

I also worked on the roaring rapids, it was 1985 when it was built, I helped put together the rafts, and we had to test them, so me and the guys and worked with were the first to ever ride on it. We went around and around for a long time checking for leaks etc

I worked there in the early 80s, Vince ran everything and he and his wife were great. Worked a bunch of the rides there including the mine ride

Dope!!

I always liked the Golden Nugget that was great

Okay super important question I gotta ask: What side of the Wildwood boardwalk did you walk on? WITH the tram car or AGAINST(oppose direction) of the tram car? My dad and I (and it seemed most everybody in late 70s to 80s) walked on the side of the boardwalk that would have the tram come up from behind. So as we went from Mariner’s Landing to Sportland, we’d pass by the shops. And on the way back, we’d be on the beach and ocean side of the boards. Pretty much opposite other boardwalks where people walk like how we drive. But Wildwood was always its own thing. And I loved it. But nowadays people don’t seem know and act like it’s OC or AC. Drives me crazy. Am I the crazy one? 😆

YES! VERY NICE ! On Camden Waterfront!

COOL RIDE BRO!

We used to jump the PATCO turnstiles in Collingswood and Camden stations to ride the train for free on the weekends for drag racing on Front St., JFK, and Delaware Ave. Back then the toll was .60 cents.

You and your video sucks. 😊

I remember they painted it red, white, and blue to celebrate the Bi-Centennial in 1976.

Anyone else remember the zipper...I love wildwood so much, it's still my playground!

Next video is called one wheel jacked in Philly running from gunshots in Camden NJ

love the hat, cardinal dougherty 77

Bro I would fall and bust my butt

Funny clown show 😂😂😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉🎉

The middle of Sportland had a good sized rotating Crystal Maze on it that you really could get lost in because of it turning and changing ... All glass ..! 😊

I thought 💭 you were moving to Georgia????