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During the 1960s, Melvin’s Rides & Amusements was located near the Inlet, in Ocean City, Maryland. It was a follow-up business by Melvin L. Kauffman; after his popular Melvin\u2019s Drive-In was taken in the late 1950s; during I-83 construction east of York, Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Richard Wolfgang prompted this post, with his recent correction to one of my posts about Melvin L. Kauffman; where I mistakenly wrote he retired to Florida. Quoting Mr. Wolfgang\u2019s comments: \u201cMelvins did not retire to Florida. He moved to Ocean City, Maryland. He owned and operated some amusement rides on the boardwalk. He had a house in north Ocean City. When he retired from there, he moved to a villa in Spain.\u201d<\/p>\n

During a review of prior Melvin\u2019s Drive-In research, I discovered a long ago comment from Donna Landis. Her dad \u201cworked for Melvin\u2019s in York and at the shore.\u201d Last week, Donna replied to some follow-up questions, with: \u201cEvery time our family went to Ocean City, we heard his stories about working at Melvin\u2019s Rides and Amusements. Their main competition was located in the same block. The feud between Melvin\u2019s and Trimper\u2019s figured in many stories. Like the time several of the mirrors were busted in the Mirror Maze. Dad was always animated in describing Melvin fuming while claiming sabotage by Trimper\u2019s.\u201d<\/p>\n

To more of my questions, Donna recalled; \u201cDad worked at Melvin\u2019s during the summer of \u201865 or \u201866, and a few years later, filled in during a week or two. The main draw for Melvin\u2019s was the Wild Mouse ride. I do not remember dad telling when Melvin\u2019s opened. If he did, I do not remember. My sister might have more of dad\u2019s stuff, from those years. When found, I\u2019ll share.\u201d As for now, my search of Newspapers.com turned up the earliest discovered Melvin\u2019s notices appearing in June of 1964.<\/p>\n

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Earliest documentation discovered concerning Melvin’s Amusements in Ocean City, MD \u2013 a help wanted ad in The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) on June 24, 1964, pg. 30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Roller Coaster Database (rcdb.com) lists the Wild Mouse ride at Melvin\u2019s, in Ocean City, as one constructed by B. A. Schiff & Associates; while noting: \u201cThis Wild Mouse was part of Melvin\u2019s Amusements, which Trimper\u2019s Rides is thought to have purchased in the early 1970s and combined with their own park to form single larger operation.\u201d The database also notes this is a large Wild Mouse ride, i.e. for permanent installation; and that it was in operation from 1963 to 1984.<\/p>\n

Thus it is possible Melvin\u2019s Rides & Amusements was established in 1963. The following 1957 ad in The Billboard is for the Wild Mouse amusement ride; as developed and initially sold in the 1950s by B. A. Schiff and Associates, Inc., of Miami, FL.<\/p>\n

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Ad for the Wild Mouse amusement ride; as developed and initially sold in the 1950s by B. A. Schiff and Associates, Inc., of Miami, FL. (The Billboard, November 25, 1957, pg. 92)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Wild Mouse ride uses single-cars on a track with very tight turns. The cars\u2019 wheels are positioned closer to the rear of the car; which when entering turns, gives the sensation that the car is about to fall off the track. The sensation is enhanced, because this action occurs as the car travels towards the edge of the structure.<\/p>\n

In the following help wanted ad, Melvin\u2019s is looking for someone to specifically operate the Wild Mouse ride in 1965.<\/p>\n

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Melvin’s Amusements in Ocean City, MD operated the Wild Mouse ride per this help wanted ad in The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) on June 30, 1965, pg. 25.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Roller Coaster Database is the source for the following photo showing typical installation of a B. A. Schiff and Associates’ Wild Mouse amusement ride. The entrance and exit \u201cWild Mouse\u201d passages appear to be a signature feature of the majority of B. A. Schiff installations. Those oversized passages are recognizable, facing South Division Street, in an historic aerial photo showing Melvin\u2019s Wild Mouse from the backside. That aerial photo appears later in this post. <\/p>\n

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Typical installation of B. A. Schiff and Associates’ Wild Mouse amusement ride (Source: Roller Coaster Database, rcdb.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I sent the following 1966 ad to Donna Landis; to see if it would jar any memories or stories that her father shared. Donna replied: \u201cMuch of the year dad worked there, Melvin continually talked about getting out of the business, chiefly because he was frustrated with unfair treatment by the local government, whenever he wanted to add things to the business. Melvin claimed it was from pressure applied by the politically connected Trimper\u2019s. Maybe the ad is from one of those outbursts. Melvin reconsidered, because the business was not sold for several more years, since dad filled in a short time in the later 1960s.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Early documentation discovered concerning Melvin L. Kauffman is interested in retiring from the amusement business in Ocean City, MD. Business Opportunity ad in The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) on August 17, 1966, pg. 26)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In a search for a 1960s era high-resolution aerial photo of Ocean City, Maryland; the collections of the Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University were discovered. They have a 1960s-1970s era aerial photo, with the following view looking north from the Ocean City inlet.<\/p>\n

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1960s-1970s era aerial photo, with view looking north from Ocean City, MD inlet. (Source: suwt0149_005 at Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University; Annotated by S.H. Smith, 2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The resolution is high enough to allow zooming in on the areas where Melvin’s Rides & Amusements and Trimper’s Rides where located in the 1960s; i.e. when they had separate businesses in the same block. The locations of those businesses and the Wild Mouse ride are pointed out on the following aerial photo.<\/p>\n

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Melvin’s Rides & Amusements and Trimper’s Rides are pointed out on a zoomed in section of 1960s-1970s era aerial photo, with view looking north from Ocean City, MD inlet. (Source: suwt0149_005 at Edward H. Nabb Research Center for Delmarva History and Culture at Salisbury University; Annotated by S.H. Smith, 2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Help wanted ads for Melvin\u2019s appear several years following 1966. The latest was discovered in 1970. The following June 29, 1970 ad shows Melvin\u2019s is still a separate amusement business in Ocean City, at that time.<\/p>\n

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Latest documentation discovered concerning Melvin’s Amusements in Ocean City, MD — a help wanted ad in The Daily Times (Salisbury, MD) on June 29, 1970, pg. 16.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In commenting on the following late-1970s brochure for Trimper\u2019s Rides, Kristin Helf, the content manager for OceanCity.com, noted part of the Wild Mouse track is shown in the background at the lower left corner.<\/p>\n

Recall, The Roller Coaster Database (rcdb.com) noted: \u201cThis Wild Mouse was part of Melvin\u2019s Amusements, which Trimper\u2019s Rides is thought to have purchased in the early 1970s and combined with their own park to form single larger operation.\u201d Trimper\u2019s continued to operate the Wild Mouse until 1984.<\/p>\n

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During the 1960s, Melvin’s Rides & Amusements neighbored Trimper’s Rides in Ocean City, Maryland. In commenting on this late-1970s brochure, Kristin Helf, the content manager for OceanCity.com, noted part of the Wild Mouse track is shown in the lower left corner. (Source: OceanCity.com web site)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The primary ride, pictured on the above brochure, is the Toboggan Roller Coaster; in which a single car, with rider(s), is pulled to the top via a vertical chain lift, enclosed in the column. The car descends, via gravity, spiraling around the outside of the column. The ride went into operation at Trimper\u2019s in 1970s and was retired in 2009.<\/p>\n

The following is a present Ocean City view looking south on Baltimore Avenue at South Division Street. During the 1960s, Melvin’s Rides & Amusements was located at the shown corner. Trimper\u2019s Rides purchased the business of their neighbor, Melvin\u2019s, about 1970. The site continues to house the outdoor rides of Trimper\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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Present Ocean City view looking south on Baltimore Avenue at South Division Street. During the 1960s, Melvin’s Rides & Amusements was located at the shown corner. Trimper\u2019s Rides purchased the business of their neighbor, Melvin\u2019s, about 1970. The site continues to house the outdoor rides of Trimper\u2019s. (October 2019 Google Street View, Annotated by S.H. Smith, 2021)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Click on this LINK<\/a> for a yorkblog.com Full View of the photos and illustrations in this post.<\/p>\n

Links to related posts include:<\/p>\n

Identify these five cyclists at Melvin\u2019s drive-in<\/a><\/p>\n

Melvin\u2019s Drive-In, Lincoln Highway Ice Cream Bar; I-83 Opens<\/a><\/p>\n

Remember the Record Hops at Melvin\u2019s Drive-In on Haines Road<\/a><\/p>\n

Proposed Extension of Elmwood Boulevard<\/a><\/p>\n

Mystery Ice Cream Bar along the Lincoln Highway<\/a><\/p>\nReading the Headlines: A Quick Index to All YorksPast Posts<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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