David was born on April 13, 1925 to Dudley and Louise Scott. Dudley Scott was Euclid Beach Parks chief engineer from 1908 until his death in 1938. The Scott family lived at the park as housing for year round park employees was available, so David was born and raised at Euclid Beach Park. When he was older he spent many hours with his dad checking the operation of the many motors used to run the roller coasters and other park rides. David went along with his dad at times to check the condition of the tracks on roller coasters. It was not all work for the son of the parks engineer or the children the other park employees who lived on the site, whom David refered to as Beach Brats. They had the biggest playground in the world before and after the park closed for daily operation. Their climbing gym was the wood structures of the coasters. They would take their kids wagons and roller skates to the top of the Flying Turns and ride them to the bottom. On hot summer nights David would sneak out of the house, find his way to the carrousel and sleep in one of the chariots. As he grew older he became a ride operator and for several seasons was assigned to the Flying Turns.

Address: Euclid Beach Park Now P.O. Box 19535 Cleveland, Ohio 44119-0535
Telephone: 440-942-1493
Website: http://www.euclidbeach.com/