LuminousAphid Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 (edited) So I was driving down to the Northgate Mall to get a camera, taking backroads, and I stumbled across a back lot with a sign with the name of a coaster--something with 'dipper' in it-- and I think I saw it was from Playland park. I don't know if this was Seattle's 'Playland' or Playland PNE in Vancouver, BC. I was going to go back and look once I got a new camera to take pictures, but sadly I forgot to look whether Talls Camera was still in the mall.. It isn't. Anyone know anything about this, or any of you know where I can find information on this? It was just East of Hwy 99 on N 125th st, about 1 block over there is a lot with signs on the fence, one of them was definitely history about this coaster. I will have to go back soon with my crappy camera and check it out, probably can do it tomorrow. I will update this tomorrow with more info Edited December 31, 2014 by LuminousAphid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCI Wooden Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I searched around RCDB and I found this. http://rcdb.com/3085.htm You have me very curious as to what you saw, looking forward to the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willthegolfer Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 www.rollercoastersofthepacificnw.com/pages/phare.html Here is a website which has some information on what was most likely the coaster you found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFSTLMO Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I searched around RCDB and I found this. http://rcdb.com/3085.htm You have me very curious as to what you saw, looking forward to the pictures. So is that is the coaster, that has been rotting for over 50 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myself Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 I think I found it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 ^ That is so strange to see, in the middle of the N.Seattle neighborhoods. Even I had no idea it was there, and I used to visit Seattle at least twice a month. But then, I guess I never visited that area of the city, and wasn't a coaster geek then, or I know I would have already found these signs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousAphid Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 (edited) I think it was "The Dipper," from Playland when it was in the Bitter Lake neighborhood: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitter_Lake,_Seattle I will get back down there tomorrow and take some pics, it didn't look like there was much of a view but I've done my fair share of harmless trespassing, and there wasn't any barbed wire edit: looking at the pic from street view, it might not actually be there anymore, that looks like a stock yard for some sort of industry. I thought I saw some curved pieces when I was there today, but have no idea if it was part of the coaster. In fact, they probably aren't because they were red metal pices. This may all be a false alarm due to the sign haha (also there is barbed wire in that pic hmmm) Edited December 30, 2014 by LuminousAphid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousAphid Posted December 30, 2014 Author Share Posted December 30, 2014 www.rollercoastersofthepacificnw.com/pages/phare.html Here is a website which has some information on what was most likely the coaster you found. Also thanks for this info, this is definitely the coaster on the info thing. I didn't know there was ever a "playland" in that neighborhood, I thought they meant the "Fun Forest" down in Seattle Center. Funny, my dad always talks about how there was forest everywhere back in the day, and it's all developed now.... I guess this works opposite for amusement parks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 30, 2014 Share Posted December 30, 2014 As a sidebar to all of this - there used to be a kids coaster in the Seattle Zoo, I remember. Along with a Disney Autopia kind of car ride there, as well. So many years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuminousAphid Posted December 31, 2014 Author Share Posted December 31, 2014 Yeah, so I have to change the title, because there isn't anything coaster related still there, what I saw was a bunch of boat dock parts. It's cool to just stumble across a piece of amusement park history like that though, I had no idea there were parks outside the downtown core. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GCI Wooden Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Thanks for sharing! Even though there aren't any coaster parts, those signs are really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrthwnd Posted December 31, 2014 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'm amazed that the signs and the structure haven't been vandalized by now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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