Volume 1, No. 21. November 16, 2001
Return Visit
Whalom Amusement Park in Lunenburg,
Massachusetts, which has been shuttered throughout the 2001 season (LOOP
October 5, 2001), is heading for a December 6 foreclosure auction. One
of the shareholders, Joseph O'Donnell, owner of Boston Concessions Group that
ran the park's food concessions, had extended a loan to Whalom in return for
the mortgage. He's alleging a breach of conditions in the mortgage and is foreclosing.
At stake is the real estate: 30 acres of land, the buildings and other permanent
structures. The fate of the rides are undecided. The Bowen family, longtime
operators of the park who own 41 percent of the Whalom Park Amusement Company,
plan to bid for the park with a group of other investors. If they are successful,
they hope to reopen for the 2002 season, said Allyson Bowen. For more information
on the auction, email allysonbowen@earthlink.net.