Comments on: Los Angeles County Fair, Pomona, 1962 http://www.charlesphoenix.com/2004/09/2004-09-02/ God Bless Americana! -- Books, Slide Shows, & Field Trip Tours Sun, 05 Sep 2010 21:11:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: craig e. hellman http://www.charlesphoenix.com/2004/09/2004-09-02/comment-page-1/#comment-166092 craig e. hellman Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:40:49 +0000 /?p=51#comment-166092 Charles, when i worked a Alpa Beta 1962/1978 in pomona,ca mrs Williams who husban did all of the signes at the fair grounds in pomona,shoped at my they were both great people she drove a 1962 imperal dark brown what as i would put her thinks in the big trunk!!what a car those rear tail lights!!keep up the great work, what car lot did your dad have, as myself and buddys would ck out all of the lots on sat. sincerly,craig 909-720-8435 Charles, when i worked a Alpa Beta 1962/1978 in pomona,ca mrs Williams who husban did all of the signes at the fair grounds in pomona,shoped at my they were both great people she drove a 1962 imperal dark brown what as i would put her thinks in the big trunk!!what a car those rear tail lights!!keep up the great work, what car lot did your dad have, as myself and buddys would ck out all of the lots on sat.
sincerly,craig 909-720-8435

]]> By: GailMarie http://www.charlesphoenix.com/2004/09/2004-09-02/comment-page-1/#comment-134736 GailMarie Mon, 20 Oct 2008 05:25:59 +0000 /?p=51#comment-134736 Yes, Lands, there WAS a monorail! It was still operating the first time I attended the LA County Fair, which would've been in 1986 or 1987. The track ran past the grandstand. What I found ironic was that it had tailights. Given that it was on a track and there was only one operating, I had to wonder who those turn signals and brake lights were intended for! I believe Charles showed a slide of it when he lectured at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster a few years ago. How about it, Charles? I vote for a nice monorail "Slide of the Week." Yes, Lands, there WAS a monorail! It was still operating the first time I attended the LA County Fair, which would’ve been in 1986 or 1987. The track ran past the grandstand. What I found ironic was that it had tailights. Given that it was on a track and there was only one operating, I had to wonder who those turn signals and brake lights were intended for!
I believe Charles showed a slide of it when he lectured at Antelope Valley College in Lancaster a few years ago. How about it, Charles? I vote for a nice monorail “Slide of the Week.”

]]> By: Lands http://www.charlesphoenix.com/2004/09/2004-09-02/comment-page-1/#comment-124138 Lands Sat, 20 Sep 2008 19:49:23 +0000 /?p=51#comment-124138 Wow! I have been going to the fair for 35 years, and everytime I think "wan't there a huge sign and enterance to the rides section right here?". I can now prove that I wasn't crazy (in this case anyway). I was just at the fair last week. It certainly still holds enough of the old to bring back many memories, but I wish they hadn't changed some things. Does anyone else remember them having a "monorail" type ride? I seem to rememeber 10 or so years ago that they still had the track up. Thanks for the slide and the memories. Lands Wow! I have been going to the fair for 35 years, and everytime I think “wan’t there a huge sign and enterance to the rides section right here?”. I can now prove that I wasn’t crazy (in this case anyway). I was just at the fair last week. It certainly still holds enough of the old to bring back many memories, but I wish they hadn’t changed some things.

Does anyone else remember them having a “monorail” type ride? I seem to rememeber 10 or so years ago that they still had the track up.

Thanks for the slide and the memories.
Lands

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