Parks. Thrills. Nostalgia.
Valley Video Cable Company (VVC) was a company founded by Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company on October 27, 1966 (at the time the company was named Hershey Estates). The president … Continue reading Valley Video Cable Company
The featured photo above is courtesy the Hershey-Derry Township Historical Society. If you are interested in looking at more photos in their collection, check out the Historical Society’s Online Collections … Continue reading Hersheypark in 1968
Now inside Hersheypark, Castelli’s Hotel was a restaurant that operated from 1940 to 1964 on West Derry Road in Hershey.
The Hershey Abattoir was a meat and commissary company which produced products for Hershey Estates (which was later renamed HERCO, Inc., and is called Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company today). … Continue reading Hersheypark Franks | April 17, 1975
James K. Putt – who went by the name Jim – was a chief builder for Milton S. Hershey for the first 25 years of the town of Hershey’s existence. … Continue reading James K. Putt
With the new Park Boulevard opening in late 2016, I thought this would be a good time to look at the last time Park Boulevard was relocated, in 1972. In … Continue reading 1972 Park Boulevard relocation
This was a news item I saw in today’s Derry Township (Dauphin County, PA) newsletter. Improvements at Major Intersection to Begin on April 3rd Kinsley Sitework has announced that work … Continue reading Hersheypark Drive improvements
“Where else but in Hershey, Pennsylvania, would you find ten thousand rubber Hershey’s Kisses floating in a lazy river raising money to support a great organization like Children’s Miracle Network?” … Continue reading Hershey’s Kisses Regatta
Universal Mobility, Incorporated (UMI), was a company based out of Salt Lake City, Utah that existed from approximately 1967 to 1989. UMI was best known for constructing a handful of … Continue reading Universal Mobility, Incorporated
Today’s post is about celebrating Christmas in Hershey. I’ll have a post on the history of Christmas Candylane in a few weeks. So what was it like in Hershey around … Continue reading Celebrating Christmas in Hershey
In 1949, Hersheypark created a new area of the park called Kiddieland (initially called Kiddie’s Land in 1949). Part of this new section included two new kiddie rides – Lucas … Continue reading Horse & Buggy | 1949-1971
Hershey Park had several food options, some which were on the park property directly, while others were suggested to guests as a place to go. While this is not part … Continue reading TBT #7: June 11, 1939 – Hershey Community Club Dining Room