{"product_id":"playland-greetings-from-ocean-city-maryland-9780989236362","title":"Playland: Greetings From Ocean City, Maryland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrab your ticket and step into Playland, Earl Shores' love letter to an amusement park and an Ocean City that no longer exist.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe long-lost Playland Amusement Park comes back to life in Playland: Greetings From Ocean City, Maryland. All the sights, sounds, and smells of this defunct, yet still beloved Eastern Shore landmark can be experienced in Earl Shores' intimate on-the-ground account of the park's final summer.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"PLAYLAND takes you back to a time when Ernie's Donuts were always hot and delicious, the Admirals played at the Pier Ballroom, and a great amusement park existed on 65th Street. It's a great beach read \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e - Hunter \"Bunk\" Mann, author, \u003cem\u003eVanishing Ocean City\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eGhosts in the Surf\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Playland: Greetings From Ocean City, Maryland is more than just a summer story. It's about people. It's about dreams. And it's also history, capturing the sights and sounds of a time and a place that no longer exists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Weaving two stories together, one from his childhood, the other as a young man working during the summer, Earl Shores brings Ocean City, Maryland to life, vividly, as it was during the 60s, 70s, and 80s.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e- Sandy Hurley, Curator, Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayland Amusement Park was a real place. It sat on a westward pointing finger of land at 65th Street in Ocean City, Maryland. The park first opened in 1965, and over the next 15 years became a playground for millions of beachgoers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor Earl Shores was lucky enough to land a job in the park for the summer of 1980. At first, this position seemed like the most perfect job in the world. Running the rides on warm summer nights as the park's flashing lights and the squeals of happy children filled the air was a world of pure fantasy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut little did Shores realize that his Playland summer would turn out to be the roller coaster ride of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7144998\"\u003eEarl Shores\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e One Way Road Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/16\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 332\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.74d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780989236362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0989236366\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-TRV\"\u003eTravel\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-TRV029000\"\u003eSpecial Interest | Amusement \u0026amp; Theme Parks\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003ePersonal Memoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036080\"\u003eUnited States | State \u0026amp; Local | Middle Atlantic (DC, DE, MD,\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"One Way Road Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44526488682733,"sku":"9780989236362","price":19.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_cd3c3f93-db19-4cea-ab4c-dc3b7a35960b.jpg?v=1701363780","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/playland-greetings-from-ocean-city-maryland-9780989236362","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}