Boy, has this park been destroyed, or what? The map brings back some great memories. Thank you! So many of those attractions survived for such a long time.....what a shame Cedar Fair didn't care enough to preserve the incredible pieces of history that they had acquired.
You have some nice items there. Believe the map is the 1958 version.
Sure miss all this.
Friday, 05 September, 2008
Anonymous said...
Love the little Portrait Studio illustration. Look at that picture he’s painting. It’s looks exactly like his model!
Friday, 05 September, 2008
Anonymous said...
Also like the Haunted Shack description: “Scientists are puzzled”. I picture a guy in a white lab coat walking out of the shack shaking his head and muttering “all my years of study…swept away.”
Friday, 05 September, 2008
In this blog’s never ending quest for Knott’s Berry Farm maps, presented today for your inspection is a large Knott’s map from ?? I would place it around 1960, but please let me know if you can get a better date, I sure wish they put a date code on these!
If you missed the prior Maps Knott’s posts and comparisons, you can view them here:
All kinds of fun stuff on this map, I sure wish I could have visited the park back then. I see the Dreger Clock (Save the Dreger clock link) in front of Ye Old Candy Shoppe!
The back of the map lists all the great shops and things to do and see. If you read thru this, try and imagine what a neat experience this place must have been.
And to finish off the post, here’s a great tourist photo from January 1957. Gotta love the lady on the right, the sunglasses, the purse, the skirt, she looks great!
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Close this window Jump to comment formBoy, has this park been destroyed, or what? The map brings back some great memories. Thank you! So many of those attractions survived for such a long time.....what a shame Cedar Fair didn't care enough to preserve the incredible pieces of history that they had acquired.
Friday, 05 September, 2008
Love that Knott's stuff! Oh, if only I could spend a few hours in the Plastic Shack again. Good times....!
There never was another place like Knott's Berry Farm in its heyday.
Friday, 05 September, 2008
You have some nice items there. Believe the map is the 1958 version.
Sure miss all this.
Friday, 05 September, 2008
Love the little Portrait Studio illustration. Look at that picture he’s painting. It’s looks exactly like his model!
Friday, 05 September, 2008
Also like the Haunted Shack description: “Scientists are puzzled”. I picture a guy in a white lab coat walking out of the shack shaking his head and muttering “all my years of study…swept away.”
Friday, 05 September, 2008