THE HISTORY OF OCEAN VIEW (DOCUMENTARY)

Documentary about the history of Ocean View & Amusement Park.

[@dedwards316]

I spent all my summers there when I was young I went there with grandparents from 1957 too 1975 love every visits great video thanks and he ant all Knowing i !ived there every day n the summer,,,

[@politicsuncensored5617]

In the 1960's my family lived one block off the beach & about a 15-20 minute walk to the Ocean View Amusement Park. I loved going to the park when it would open for the summer. 20:48 Rosele theater. That right across from the park. I remember going to see a movie and then go over to the park before walking home. Memories flooding back. I still remember our house address, 917 Hillside Ave. I left Norfolk in 1967 and I have gone back a number of times. The first time was in the early 80's. I found that our house along with a number of other homes had been replaced with run down apts. I thought when I became an adult on my own I would go back to live there, but then the US navy sent me to where I could live in Florida. That was better. Considering how things really have gone down hill where I grew up in Ocean view. PJ

[@73beetle19]

I use to go to Ocean View every year.

[@amberfoster8089]

A 1979 movie brought me here. A beautiful documentary ❤️

[@majordolbyscat]

Me too. And yes, I agree, lovely documentary, looks like a beautiful part of the US steeped in history and a community that likes to remember.

[@christinestange4813]

Great documentary! Rich history!

[@suz5271]

I grew up in Norfolk in the late50s and60s. My family and alot of my cousins spent many a good time at Ocean View. We had huge family picnics there, rode rides, played in the water. My favorite ride was the scary house thing. It was scary but we loved it. I must've rode that thing 100 times. I think Ocean View amusement park should have been saved, definitely.

[@joewinstead]

I guess you meant the "Tunnel of Love". I always liked to hear the fat lady laugh!

[@coloradostrong]

*Alot* is a town in India. *A lot* is more than one of something.

[@nusratjamia7953]

Great information.. Thanks for your time and consideration to share 😍❣️❤️

[@marshhen]

This is so well done. I love the pacing. What an effective and sincere host. This feels like a hundred years ago, just the shooting of the video. So soothing.

[@boogiemommy]

I'm a great niece of the last owner, Dudley Cooper. I never went to the park, but my dad worked there as a little boy and my grandfather helped manage it, I think. My dad was sad to see it destroyed. I'm so glad this documentary exists. I hope I can get to the museum one day.

[@757optim]

I remember the first time I rode the Rocket as a kid. Scared standing in line, but after the first ride, we rode it several more times. People used to think that old wooden roller coaster was unsafe & might fall down. (Some people think the flex in the wooden structure enhanced the experience). When they shot the movie on location at the Ocean View Amusement Park, they tried to stage an explosion and the crashing down of the roller coaster. They had a heck of a time bringing it down with explosions and bull dozers. So much for it "falling down".

[@Missglam67]

What a horrible thing to witness and the ignorance of people that think wooden roller coasters are unsafe when in fact they are pretty solid. The Rocket didn’t go down without a fight! I feel the loss even though I never rode on that coaster. My home park is Six Flag Magic Mountain, home of Colossus. It was famous and held the record for the tallest and fastest wooden roller coaster in the world. Over the years hyper coasters like Goliath and Tatsu showed up but Colossus still resigned supreme for 36 years. I guess people didn’t appreciate its iconic charm and the steel coasters were getting faster and much more extreme, leaving Colossus almost forgotten. They closed it in 2014. But it didn’t get demolished! Instead it got a hybrid makeover and became Twisted Colossus! I would rather see it transformed than destroyed completely.

[@joemackey1950]

Spent a lot of time there when in the Navy in the late 60s and early 70s. Lived ashore only a few block away. That place is gone as well.

[@frizzlefrap]

I lived in an apartment across the street in 72-73 with my wife and young daughter while I was stationed aboard the aircraft carrier uss independence ----------- i'm not so connected to the park like the locals, but understand how they would miss is greatly -------- we want good memories ----- to last forever!

[@beachwanderer1938]

And now Greenies is gone too

[@sherryalexander7056]

I might have known you I grew up there right on ocean view avenue

[@sherryalexander7056]

I dated a lot of guys in the Navy LOL

[@TommyBowerscoasters]

Wish I could have toured this place. The Rocket looked like a one-of-a-kind coaster with speed & great airtime....

[@lostinpa-dadenduro7555]

I grew up there and rode it as a kid. It was old, shaky and terrifying. Perfect. Lol. The park as super cool. Totally old time amusement park.

[@dedwards316]

The tunnel ride was called the tunnel of !over my mom use to !ove going on that ride,,.........I was born in Norfolk 1956….

[@thegameshowguy123]

1977 film Rollercoaster, with Timothy Bottoms, filmed at Ocean view amusement park.

[@Thomas-ej9fz]

They said the Rollercoaster was crap but when it was time to blow it up it took 4 full sticks of dynamite and two bulldozers !

[@chrisbourne6921]

This park should have been saved. The Rocket could have been saved at least for historical means like the coaster at Belmont Park in California.

[@arrowguy173]

Greedy developers have killed MANY small amusement parks across America. But hey who cares about history and a great place for people to go when overpriced condos or shopping centers can take the place of engineered thrills and a lifetime of memories? *rolls eyes* I want the Euclid Beachs, Ocean Views and West Views to live again.

[@garydufur]

I have a tag from the bath house. Stamped made in occupied Japan. Found it on the beach. My grand father worked on the "rocket" in 33 and said there was rot then. I still have Skeeball prizes. I was an "extra" in "the death of OV park.

[@garydufur]

They had to use a dozer to pull the rocket down.

[@frizzlefrap]

very interesting history ---------- at least if you can remember the park ---------- that's better then nothing. I live in Sandusky ohio, home of cedar point (the rollercoaster capital of the world) and could never imagine it not being there ------------ and I can remember 60 years ago, and i'm 64. ----------- hold on to your amusement parks, as long as ya can!

[@waynedavis2661]

I have some memories about this place went thru the Fun House a few times

[@sherryalexander7056]

I lived there back in the 70s and 80s write-off ocean view avenue

[@chrisbourne6921]

Small amusement parks are going to be coming back. Funtimes Park in Alliance, Ohio is developing. They are interested in building a wooden coaster for their park. Conneaut Lake Park in Pennsylvania is now a restored historic landmark that is run as a nonprofit park and is doing well. Bushkill Park near Allentown is rising from the ashes too. Coney Island NY is becoming a ride laboratory again which is the Holy Ground of the Amusement Park Industry. Now let's look forward.

[@thetravelinsagittarian1316]

💖💖💖💖👍

[@757optim]

Wooden coasters are the best.

[@robertsiers2894]

great place to hang out when I was a kid lived about 5 blocks from the place

[@sherryalexander7056]

I might have known you I went to northview high School go up there

[@joewinstead]

I lived on A View across the street from the fire department during the 50's & 60's.

[@joewinstead]

@@sherryalexander7056 I remember Northside Jr. High. They must have built Northview after I moved to Florida.

[@chrisbourne6921]

Maybe they should build a new park.

[@757optim]

You'd have to knock down condos. : (

[@ladycop101101]

this little boat is my family's boat..it is on LOAN there ..never given away..wish he would have said that

[@757optim]

I had totally forgotten those boats. I remembered that laughing clown by the Tunnel of Fun, though. She was scary to little kids. Me included. : )

[@Thomas-ej9fz]

I grew up in east OceanView in the 60’s and 70’s I loved going to the amusement park I grew up on 10th bay st. I remember in the 70’s and early 80’s the beach and motels would be packed . Now nothing they destroyed OceanView by building high dollar houses 5 feet apart ! EOV now is filled with people from places that Virginia Beach because they can’t afford to by homes there so they come here and act like they’re true locals when they’re just faking the Funk !!!

[@sherryalexander7056]

My stomping grounds LOL

[@dickdozer6558]

When I was stationed there this area was a real shit hole. Is it cleaned up now?