The lesser of the famous Coney Islands, trailing the one in New York and perhaps even the one in Wisconsin, is a patch of land east of Cincinnati on the Ohio River. It began as an apple orchard in 1967 but its setting was popular for people to want to picnic. So the owner stopped growing apples and instead began renting out the space. Eventually there were regular paddle wheeler routes between the city and what was known as Parker's Grove. Soon the space had a dining hall, a dance hall and even a bowling alley. The land was sold in 1886 and the name was changed to Ohio Grove, the Coney Island of the West.
These days it is quite different (and I will continue to recount the history in upcoming posts) and hosts one of the regions more popular car shows. Cruise-A-Palooza brings in over 100 great vehicles like this 1955 Mercury Montclair, a 1967 Chevy Camaro Rally Sport, a 1967 Dodge Challenger R/T, a pair of "bug eye" MG Sprites, a Ford Mustang convertible, a tricked out street rod, a Galaxie 500, and a 1956 Ford station wagon.
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