Wilberforce Doesn't Have to Spend Anything

December 24, 1965

Hmm. I don't think that ketchup is coming out.

Waitaminute. Euclid Beach Park closed back in 1969. Are the Thornapples visiting an abandoned and haunted amusement park in which they might get killed? Cool!

Euclid Beach Park, in an effort to appear family-friendly, refused to admit people who were intoxicated and African-Americans. The park began admitting Black people on certain days around 1915 and they were not permitted to comingle with the white people. The park had a special police force to keep Black people out. Numerous riots and protests occurred at Euclid Beach Park. I'm glad Chip has some fond memories of Euclid Beach Park, but some people do not.