Just found! A rare photo of Tracy presenting one of his façade drawings to his helper and mentee, Mr. Herman Jones, in September of 1966. Tracy taught Jones many tricks of the trade, including simple clay modeling, theatrical painting, and fabricating wooden features for his ride fronts. Although the photo caption states that the drawing is a ride front for Wildwood, I believe it’s actually a façade concept for his Haunted House at LeSourdsville Lake Park in Ohio, which opened in 1968.

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