Editor's Note: This list of names was sent in to us by Tom Buryhyte and Jim Rice, both of whom worked
at the park for Bob Long and the Randall Family. Tom introduces the list in our Guest Book and it is posted
in its entirety here on this page. Anyone remember any of these folks?

Editor's Note: Tom Burhyte and Jim Rice have contributed many memories and wonderful stories to this website. My thanks for all they have shared with us.

From Thomas W. Burhyte - Tburhyte@stny.rr.com

I check the Guest Book at least once a week and I see people that I used to know or their children have entered something that brings back memories of Eldridge Park as it was back in the Twenties thru the late Eighties. So Jim Rice, who worked with me for Bob Long and the Randall family at Eldridge, and I , decided to make a list of everyone we knew way back then. These are people that we had direct contact with daily or worked for. I know there are a lot of people you will recognize and some maybe you won't. We hope that you will enjoy going thru this list of names, for these were the truly the good old days at Eldridge Park in Elmira, N.Y.

Mrs. Bauman - Grandmother of Eldridge Park. Great person to know ! She will be missed !
Millie Baumgartner
Ida Baumgartner
Barb Blanchard
Chet Blanchard
Dick Blanchard
Kay Randall-Blanchard.
John Blackwell
Chet Bober
Jill Burhyte
John Burhyte
Thomas W. Burhyte
Thomas R. Burhyte
Dick Buelow
Bob Buelow
Thomas Carr
Hanna Randall-Christastie - First person to sell tickets for the Merry-Go-Round in 1924 and married the first ring boy that Eldridge Park ever had and that was Joe "Jiggie" Christastie.
Leeland Christastie
Joe "Jiggie" Christastie
Lou Conklin
Lenny Conklin
Lyn Coleman
Liz Hurly-Coleman
Bob Comfort
Gary Comfort
Joe Davis
Joe Dicinti
Dick Douglas
Bob Douglas
Sally Von Hendy-Douglas
John Drombroski
Joe Fitzpatrick
Barry Fletcher
Cy Grosvenor
Jim Glassford
Bob Hopkins - our Sign Painter.
Jim Irvine
Jeff - the Park Cop.
Jack Kay
Allen Keller
Bob Keller
Terry Kowalski
Walter Wally Kowalski
J.P. Lamonyon
Bob & Ruth Long - Owners of Eldridge Park in the early days, Twenties thru the middle Eighties, except the Merry-Go-Round which was kept in the Long Family till the Park closed in 1989.
Glenn Mallow Sr.
Jerry Mallow
Metro Morich
Sam Morich
Tom Mc Cormick
Jack and Jane O'Learey - owners of the French Fries stand.
Ace Parker
Jay Parker - Eldridge Park Promoter.
Ginny Squires-Parker
George Polovick
Tony Punzo - Owner in the middle 80's till the Park closed in 1989.
David H. Randall
David Randall
Bruce Randall
Dawn Randall
Deborah Randall
Diane Randall
Dick Randall
Gerry Randall
Hurbert Randall - Backbone of the Eldridge Park & was the guy that was known to get the job done !!! Could not learn from a better man. His best phrase was "pay Attention and listen," which I did big time. I owe it all to him for every thing I ever learned. He is truly missed!!!
Ken Randall - Owner of the Shooting Gallery.
Ralph & Ruth Randall - Owners of Jasper the Dragon Boat, Cotton Candy, and Candy Apple Stand, and later years the Frozen Custard Stand. Ralph Randall was the most honest man I ever knew and was always helping everybody else and putting himself last ALWAYS!!!! His word was GOSPEL!! He is missed.
Jean Ann Christastie-Randall
Bob Reinhart
Charles "Cha" Reinhart
Jim Reinhart
Brad Rice
Big Jim Rice
Little Jim Rice
Joanne Rice
Mike Rice
Bob Roemelt
Eddie Roemelt
Chuck Rocky Rockwell
Mike Samchisen
Bob Sardo
Ernie Sardo - Owner of the frozen Custard Stand in the early years.
John Sardo - Showed the Movies.
Johnny Sardo
Sammy Sopp - nobody messed with him!
Ken & Pete Tota - owners of the Penny Arcade.
Aggie & John Valego - owners of the Root Beer Stand.
Al Weisenflugh - owner of the Games.
Fred Wright - Elmira Parks Superintendent who lived in the house at Eldridge Park at the North end of the Midway until the 1946 Flood.
Johnny Woodruff
Paul Zawko (smallest man in the park with the biggest heart)