Breezer station as it stood in closed status, April 1920. Courtesy Rochester Museum & Science Center | |||||||||
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Manufacturer | L.A. Thompson | ||||||||
Product | L.A. Thompson Scenic Railway | ||||||||
Builder | Arthur F. Turpin | ||||||||
Type | Wooden | ||||||||
Riders per train | 20 | ||||||||
Propulsion | Chain lift hill | ||||||||
Inversions | 0 | ||||||||
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Breezer, originally known as a rendition of L.A Thompson Scenic Railway, Russian Railway, was a wooden roller coaster built in 1909 at Ontario Beach Park.[1] The roller coaster was designed by L.A. Thompson and constructed by Arthur F. Turpin, a former business relation of Thompson's.[1][2] Breezer operated at the park until its closure in 1919, the same day as the closure of the Ontario Beach Park amusement park.[1][2] Ontario Beach Park, a city owned and operated park, continues to operate as a general public park today and features the original and Historic Dentzel Carousel which is still in operation today.[3]
Design
Breezer featured several dips and turns with a finale through a banked dark tunnel before returning riders to the station. The tunnel featured a series of loud lion roars for an added thrill.[1][2][3]
Trains
Single train with 2 cars. In each car, riders are arranged 2 across in 5 rows, for a total of 20 riders per train.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Shilling, Donovan (1999). Rochester's Lakeside REsorts & Amusement Parks (Images of America Series). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 9780738501635.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Francis, David W. (2003). The Golden Age of Roller Coasters. Arcadia Publishing. p. 32. ISBN 9780738523385.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ontario Beach Park - City of Rochester, New York".