Inside the Abandoned Shore Dinner Hall at Rocky Point Park

Before it was demolished, our cameras went inside the "World's Largest Shore Dinner Hall" at Rocky Point Park in Warwick, Rhode Island.
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[@brucechristiansen0]

Back in the day the Shore Dinner Hall would be filled up with hungry park goers and their families. The chowder , clamcakes and watermelon were superb. It was always a good time and then back to the rides after stuffing yourself ! It breaks your heart to see the parks fate as it entertained so many generations for a very long time.

[@sunshine4530]

I remember those metal soup terrines and ladels, they were stamped USN, U.S. Navy.

[@gb-jg1ud]

I was just talking about this the other day.

[@zariballard]

This is the saddest thing I ever saw, I am sitting here crying. I lived in Rhode Island until I was 28 and this park was such a huge part of my life all the way through. When I was kid, my parents took me. When I was a teenager, I would go with my friends. And when I was adult, I would got there on dates. And through all that time, the Shore Dinner Hall was me and my dad's thing...He passed away two years ago at the age of 92, both of us having moved away from RI across country at separate times to two different states that were side by side...so that we wouldn't be far apart. He was my best friend ever...and I miss him so much. We spent literally 100's if not thousands of days and evenings over nearly three decades enjoying the delicious clam cakes and chowder in the dinner hall. It was all-you-can-eat and eat we would! We would be so stuffed when we left we could barely stand but we loved every minute of it. To see it like this breaks my heart even as it brings back such wonderful, poignant and ever-lasting memories of a girl, her daddy and a life not forgotten.

[@bfarm44]

Chowder no one else could copy. Quahogs harvested right there and start by melting fatback in a pan or you can’t even get close.

[@dianagallagher3891]

So cool. I would be filling my pockets with the water bottles amd maybe one of those silver bowl i am not sure what they are called i just remember them being brought to the tables and it was all you could eat and they take the old one once it was empty and they would bring a new one that was always piping hot !! Man do i miss that chower and clam.cakes...

[@jodikaplan3562]

I lived in New York City in New Jersey for the past 28 years and I came back to Rhode Island. I was so sad to hear that it wasn’t there anymore. I wish they at least kept the diner open. Miss those clam cakes and chowder. They were the best.

[@mrbluesteen]

clam cakes and red clam chowder!! so many memories

[@colesmith1256]

Awesome video about the abandoned dinner hall of rocky point.

[@motaz1975]

i really wish they would open another clam cake and chowder place to eat at the current park.

[@thomasmaitland5263]

it breaks my heart how the state in my opinion could have stepped up and ensure this park could have kept going and didnt lift a finger to help

[@morganmathew1731]

instaBlaster...

[@bluecat3162]

Does this building still exist?

[@dpbettencourt]

It does not. It was demolished in 2007.

[@ralphflori4129]

Did the flea market there in the 80s.

[@joshuaa1605]

Was the flea market in the dinner hall? I remember going to the rocky point flea market all the time as a kid and I swear it was in the dinner hall but I'm not positive lol

[@ralphflori4129]

@@joshuaa1605 Yes, I set up there in the 80's. It was Sat. & Sun. On Sunday, they had entertainment, usually Ron Bianco with his singing dog or Eddie Zach with his country band.

[@michellemooney6174]

Well this just ruined my day and memories. 😢

[@jman041987]

I still remember the barnicules eating my feet at the beach

[@brianlevine4802]

That's sad. I remember going there. I thought they were redeveloping all the Rocky Point property.

[@gb-jg1ud]

What year was this?

[@stacyfortier4993]

So sad they let every last bit of it go. I miss when Rhode island was nice

[@Ferrucci_1666]

This video is gloomy