John F. Kennedy used to spend his early summers here, too.

TONIGHT WITH THE CHANGES YOU’LL SEE. >> THIS WEEKEND, PARAGON BOARDWALK OPENS UP. COVID-19 ALMOST KILLED IT. BUT NEW STATE GUIDELINES HAVE GIVEN IT NEW LIFE. WHEN HE IS NOT TEACHING SURFING TO HIS ...

If you lived in Massachusetts or anywhere in New England as a child in the 1970s or earlier, you most likely remember the wonderful, homey honky-tonk that was Nantasket Beach and Paragon Park. Now, ...

A view of the Nantasket Beach site that will be developed into Paragon Dunes, a residential development. The area is the last vestige of what was the Paragon amusement area along Nantasket Beach in ...

When youngsters take a seat on one of the merry-go-round horses at Hull’s Paragon Carousel, and ride to jaunty music as their parents cheer, they’re not just on a moment’s thrill. They’re taking a ...

Fancy a trip back to the ‘80s or ‘90s? You don’t need a time machine to soak up the nostalgia. Hometown Arcade has opened a location inside the Paragon Park Museum on Nantasket Avenue in Hull, giving ...

The owner of the last remaining arcade buildings across from Hull’s Nantasket Beach — once part of long-closed Paragon Park — wants to replace it with a five-story apartment building. Chris Reale has ...

There’s a place so close to Boston that you can see the city skyline but which feels like you’re far away. Hull and Nantasket Beach were for many years a draw thanks to Paragon Park, the amusement ...

This summer we take a look back at the playgrounds of yesteryear in our series THE SOUTH SHORE AS IT WAS. HULL − For nearly 80 years and several generations, one of the region’s most beloved summer ...