Memories of the fun and excitement at Revere Beach remain with those lucky enough to have enjoyed those golden days and nights. As they stroll along the beach today, some can still hear the sound of the carousels, and remember the sight of them turning as their wooden horses rose and fell to the music. Or they recall the screams and screeching rails of the Lightening and Cyclone Roller Coasters, some of the most thrilling rides experienced anywhere. Even today, some still remember the sound of dance music floating out over the ocean from such famous establishments as the Spanish Gables and Nautical Gardens ballrooms. Yet it is not only man-made attractions that draw beach goers.
Nature also plays an important role in the attraction of the beach.
The gently curving shoreline with cooling summer breezes blowing in from the ocean continues to draw generations of bathers. Even more dramatic, is the natural attraction and intensity of winter at the shore. Those drawn to the beach by today s storms would marvel at old photos and references to massive ice walls which formed along the shore. First reference to these amazing structures occurs about 1882. Photos show people dwarfed by mountains of ice, which tower over them as they stand on the sand.