Check out the original track plan and layout for Tracy’s proposed two-story Haunted House ride for Pearl and Granville Trimper in Ocean City, Maryland, circa 1964. Granville would eventually decide to build a one-story ride, but this layout was a preliminary proposal from Tracy. Some elements from this layout are similar to the ride’s original design, specifically the location of the Rotating Barrel and Upside-down Room.

Although simple and rudimentary, Tracy’s layout drawings proved to be successful in “selling” his products, and provided a scaled depiction to his clients complete with cutouts of stunts from his catalog. These particular drawings were completed by a talented Tracy employee with the last name of Beyer on February 24, 1964. If I find any additional information about that artist, I will update you all here.

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Published by Brandon Seidl

Brandon is a longtime enthusiast, chronicler, and author of Ocean City, Maryland's amusement and boardwalk history and is the creator & author of Trimper's Haunted House Online (ochh.net), co-author of "Images of America: Trimper's Rides," co-author of "History Press: Ocean City Oddities," and co-creator & author of The Bill Tracy Project.

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