This cache is hidden on the boardwalk at Rye
Playland. It is in an area that is accessible year round. Small
capsule with just a log, Bring your own Pen/Pencil. Please do not
push it too far in when you put it back.
There is free 15 minute Standing otherwise
they do charge for parking during the months that the Amusement
Park / Beach is open.
History of Rye Playland
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the
waterfront area of Westchester County, New York along the Long
Island Sound was the site of a growing collection of recreational
developments, including hotels, resorts, and "amusement areas."
Local residents concerned about what a County report described as
"unsavory crowds" induced the Westchester County Park Association
to purchase two existing theme parks, Rye Beach and Paradise Park,
and planned a local-government-sponsored amusement park in their
stead.
Frank Darling, a veteran park manager with
experience at Coney Island and the British Empire Exhibition at
Wembley, was hired to design and run the new park, called Playland.
Construction commenced in September 1927 and was completed in six
months. A design firm was commissioned to decorate the entire park
in the Art Deco style.
The park began operation on May 26, 1928. The
original design included a boardwalk, ice-skating rinks, a swimming
pool, and two beaches, as well as amusement park rides, some of
which are still in use.
Built in 1929, the Dragon Coaster serves as
the park's mascot and appears in the Playland logo. The Dragon
Coaster is one of roughly 100 wooden roller coasters still in
operation in the United States.