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Author | : Freedomland: 1960-1964 |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467123153 |
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Freedomland opened on June 19, 1960, in the Baychester section of the Bronx, New York. Historically themed attractions and costumed cast members were located throughout the seven sections. Designed by Marco Engineering of Los Angeles for International Recreation Corporation, it was the third and largest innovative theme park built across America to mimic Disneyland. Constructed in the shape of the United States and presenting 200 years of American history, Freedomland was intended to be both exciting and educational. In addition, Freedomland offered national and local stars, big bands, and daily entertainment events. Professional character actors also worked throughout the park. Through photographs, Freedomland: 1960-1964 takes a tour of all seven sections of Freedomland and more. Although it was open for just five seasons, the park's guests and cast members were fortunate to have their very own "Disneyland of the East."
Author | : Michael R Virgintino |
Publisher | : Theme Park Press |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2024-01-20 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 9781683903406 |
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There's More to the Story of America's Park During the handful of years since the publication of Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History, many employees, their spouses, and their children have stepped forward to share memories and stories about America's Theme Park. Each conversation generated many new questions, leading journalist and author Michael R. Virgintino to explore previously unknown paths where he uncovered substantially more information about the world's largest entertainment center. At this same time, an increased number of newspapers from the 1950s and 1960s have been digitized to reveal additional news and feature articles along with advertisements that showcased the park. The author also obtained hundreds of photographs from the children, teens, and young adults who visited and worked at Freedomland along with three extensive photo archives with more than 3,500 images captured by park photographers. Each image reveals another piece of the puzzle to enhance the Freedomland story. Significant information about Freedomland also has been discovered in museum archives in California, Connecticut, Delaware, and New York. While Freedomland U.S.A.: More Definitive History reprises the roles of people mentioned in the first volume, the book also introduces many other people associated with the park. All of them have assisted the author in his ongoing documentation of Freedomland's history. Several corrections and clarifications of previous assumptions and a few minor errors that appeared in the earlier volume are attributed to new revelations. This narrative, unfortunately, does not alter the outcome for this beloved park. But, the new stories and information provide every park guest with a more complete understanding about Freedomland's creation and operations along with the events that drove the park into bankruptcy to make way for the planned commercial development of the land. The author also reveals many other previously unknown stories that enjoy a special connection to Freedomland U.S.A.
Author | : Robert McLaughlin |
Publisher | : Images of America (Arcadia Pub |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2010-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781531647704 |
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Freedomland opened on June 19, 1960, in the Baychester section of the Bronx, New York. Designed by Marco Engineering of Los Angeles for International Recreation Corporation, it was the third and largest innovative theme park built across America to mimic Disneyland. Constructed in the shape of the United States and presenting 200 years of American history, Freedomland was intended to be both exciting and educational. Historically themed attractions and costumed cast members were located throughout the seven sections. In addition, Freedomland offered national and local stars, big bands, and daily entertainment events. Professional character actors also worked throughout the park. Through photographs, Freedomland: 1960-1964 takes a tour of all seven sections of Freedomland and more. Although it was open for just five seasons, the park's guests and cast members were fortunate to have their very own "Disneyland of the East."
Author | : Molly Rosner |
Publisher | : Rutgers University Press |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 2021-05-14 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 197882209X |
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Since the advent of the American toy industry, children’s cultural products have attempted to teach and sell ideas of American identity. By examining cultural products geared towards teaching children American history, Playing With History highlights the changes and constancies in depictions of the American story and ideals of citizenship over the last one hundred years. This book examines political and ideological messages sold to children throughout the twentieth century, tracing the messages conveyed by racist toy banks, early governmental interventions meant to protect the toy industry, influences and pressures surrounding Cold War stories of the western frontier, the fractures visible in the American story at a mid-century history themed amusement park. The study culminates in a look at the successes and limitations of the American Girl Company empire.
Author | : Bill Cotter |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2004 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780738536064 |
Download The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair was the largest international exhibition ever built in the United States. More than one hundred fifty pavilions and exhibits spread over six hundred forty-six acres helped the fair live up to its reputation as "the Billion-Dollar Fair." With the cold war in full swing, the fair offered visitors a refreshingly positive view of the future, mirroring the official theme: Peace through Understanding. Guests could travel back in time through a display of full-sized dinosaurs, or look into a future where underwater hotels and flying cars were commonplace. They could enjoy Walt Disney's popular shows, or study actual spacecraft flown in orbit. More than fifty-one million guests visited the fair before it closed forever in 1965. The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair captures the history of this event through vintage photographs, published here for the first time.
Author | : Chuck Schmidt |
Publisher | : Theme Park Press |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2017-02-19 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781683900467 |
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A Web of Disney. In this unique comparative history, newspaper journalist Chuck Schmidt traces the slender, often invisible strands that connect four monumental achievements in our pop culture: Disneyland, Freedomland, the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, and Walt Disney World.
Author | : Robert Leckie |
Publisher | : Booksales |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 2006-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780785821007 |
Download A Few Acres of Snow Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This expansive book covers seven tumultuous decades of pre-Revolutionary American history.
Author | : Robert McLaughlin |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1467134759 |
Download Magic Mountain Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Nestled in the foothills of Golden, Colorado, construction began on Magic Mountain just two years after Disneyland's opening season. Through never-before-seen photographs, Magic Mountain tells the exciting story of the first attempt in America to spread the Disneyland model. The dream of a theme park in Colorado was conceived by Walter F. Cobb and designed by Marco Engineering of Los Angeles. The park saw tens of thousands of visitors, even during the construction period. They witnessed live gunfights and playhouse melodramas and took a ride on the Magic Mountain railroad. Unfortunately, the park closed at the end of its premier season in 1960, but it would eventually evolve into Heritage Square. For over 40 years, this venue brought fun and entertainment to the young and young at heart, following Cobb's vision of a clean, entertaining, and educational park for the whole family.
Author | : Waguih Ghali |
Publisher | : New Amsterdam Books |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 1999-11-02 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1461663245 |
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Waguih Ghali was raised in Cairo but spent much of his adult life studying and working in Europe. In Beer in the Snooker Club, Ghali chronicles the lives of Cairo's upper crust who, after the fall of King Farouk, are thoroughly unprepared to change its neo-feudal ways. Beer in the Snooker Club was the only book written by Ghali before his suicide in 1968. "Ghali's novel reproduces a cultural state of shock with great accuracy and great humor."–James Marcus of The Nation
Author | : Molly Rosner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 2021-05-14 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9781978822078 |
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Examining cultural products geared towards teaching children American cultural identity, Playing With History highlights the changes and constancies in depictions of American identity since the advent of modern consumer society. The book examines political and ideological messages sold to children throughout the twentieth century through toys, dolls, books, and amusement parks.