It’s a Western New York regret, up there with No Goal and Wide Right. No one who remembers Crystal Beach can ever get over the loss of the Comet. The sprawling wooden coaster, built in 1949 and ...
You might say that the accident at Crystal Beach reported on this date in 1974 could have been worse: the riders could have plummeted to the ground or even into Lake Erie. Luckily, the accident didn't ...