My wife bought me an incredible (albeit early) Birthday gift. She found this tiled plate, featuring International Street the way it appeared circa 1972-1975 (it features the Sky Ride). This plate is heavy, and features shiny tiles that seem to have been hand-placed into the grout (mortar?). The back is a shiny, gold-colored enamel with a uniform, decorative pattern of cross-hatches. It looks like a unique souvenir from our favorite park's early days:

Here's a close-up view:

The camera phone didn't pick up the brilliance of the blue tiles. The patterns on the tiles don't depict anything, just random "marbelling". I just wanted to share this with KIC. It's going into our livingroom curio! Enjoy!

I like seeing items like this...it truly was a different time period back then! Thanks for sharing.

I have a few of those that we bought in 1972 at the park.

That looks fantastic! What a great find. Not to mention how awesome it is that your wife got it for you. She knows you well!

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I bought one just like that on ebay a little over a month ago. Your plate looks like it was taken care of a bit better than mine though. You must have been so excited to recieve that plate as a gift!! Kudos to your wife!

I still have a metal Eiffel Tower replica I bought at the park when I was a kid..circa probably 1978 or so. Also, my parents still use old stadium cups featuring The Beast to this day as well!

I have a few tea cups, yes tea cups, and little saucers that have the same looking picture that my girlfriend's mom got me from 2nd-hand shops. She's found a lot of old KI and CP stuff at places like Goodwill really cheap, so she grabs them up for me whenever she finds them.

I want one of those Kings Island pennents that were attached to a bery long pencil from the late 80's.

^This one is not for sale...but I thought you might still like to see it.

WOw it you wnat a picture of Kings Island just come here and ask. Its amazing the photos people have on here long before digital camera age.