In the 70's , I worked at Rye Playland NY for 6 summers. Back then , .Westchester County owned the park and owned /operated about two thirds of the rides. The rest were owned by individuals. I got lucky and got a job the first year for a 1.85 dollar per hour. We worked 60 plus hours a week and mostly it was a bunch of kids running the rides. It was a blast. Saved all the money to help pay for college.
The park was built in the late 20's and last time I checked, has a lot of the original structures /rides from that era.
Anyway, worked my "way up" through the organization and became one of the four operators on the famous Dragon Coaster. Lot's of stories on operating the brakes for that bad boy. Anybody here that went on that ride in the late 70's can thank me for stopping the coaster train at the end .