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Went back tom to visit RI in August 2014 and went to the Rocky Point Chowder house on Post Road in the Ann & Hope Parking lot..they have lots of pictures of the park..We found ourselves driving to the park to see what was going on..We arrived just in time to see a huge machine finishing off the demolition of the shore dinner hall..(it felt like my heart was being ripped in two)..soo many childhood memories of the family eating clamcakes and chowder looking out at the ocean after a full summer day riding the rides in the park..

We also recognized some other Chowder house patrons who were also curious and nostalgic about the park..walking along the new walkway they have built along the shoreline...if your close your eyes you can hear the echoes of laughter from years gone buy..it is now hallowed ground..

It saddens me that Rhode Islanders let this happen...the price that we have paid is soo much more than the back taxes that were owed by the park!..Our kids will never know the magic of this summer destination (by steamboats, by open air trollies, and by bike and by car..) that was enjoyed by many generations for over 150 years..in fact if you look at pictures before the 1938 hurricane..this place was even more spectacular than what it looked like in the 1980's..it seems like the future for Rocky Point will look like the distant past..the site will be going back to it's natural state ..when it was first discovered in the 1840's..

.hopefully there will be space to possibly bring in traveling fair rides ..and also a concert venue..we need to hear the music and the laughter again!

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