This ad from September 1969 showcases the latest attraction at the Valley Fair shopping center- the "Sensation of the Nation," the Slippery Seal, outside the W.T. Grant Company. No longer did we need to wait for the periodic carnivals to set up shop for 3-4 day stretches each year at Valley Fair or Fox Point Plaza in Neenah. With the slide at one end and the go cart track at the other, there was full time recreation to be had while Mom and Dad shopped in climate controlled comfort.
I went there that day, you had to put a piece of wax paper under your butt while you went down to wax the steel track. I am 60 now. I miss the mall.
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