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Freedomland: 1960-1964

Freedomland: 1960-1964
Freedomland 1960 1964 Book PDF

Author : Freedomland: 1960-1964
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467123150

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Freedomland: 1960-1964 by Freedomland: 1960-1964 Pdf

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."

Playing with History

Molly Rosner
Playing with History Book PDF

Author : Molly Rosner
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-05-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781978822092

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Playing with History by Molly Rosner Pdf

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.

Freedomland

Robert McLaughlin,Frank R. Adamo
Freedomland Book PDF

Author : Robert McLaughlin,Frank R. Adamo
Publisher : Images of America (Arcadia Pub
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-05
Category : History
ISBN : 1531647707

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Freedomland by Robert McLaughlin,Frank R. Adamo Pdf

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."

Freedomland U.S.A.

Michael R Virgintino
Freedomland U S A Book PDF

Author : Michael R Virgintino
Publisher : Theme Park Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2024-01-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1683903404

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Freedomland U.S.A. by Michael R Virgintino Pdf

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.

Magic Mountain

Robert McLaughlin
Magic Mountain Book PDF

Author : Robert McLaughlin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467134750

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Magic Mountain by Robert McLaughlin Pdf

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.

Disney's Land

Richard Snow
Disney s Land Book PDF

Author : Richard Snow
Publisher : Scribner
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781501190810

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Disney's Land by Richard Snow Pdf

A propulsive and “entertaining” (The Wall Street Journal) history chronicling the conception and creation of the iconic Disneyland theme park, as told like never before by popular historian Richard Snow. One day in the early 1950s, Walt Disney stood looking over 240 acres of farmland in Anaheim, California, and imagined building a park where people “could live among Mickey Mouse and Snow White in a world still powered by steam and fire for a day or a week or (if the visitor is slightly mad) forever.” Despite his wealth and fame, exactly no one wanted Disney to build such a park. Not his brother Roy, who ran the company’s finances; not the bankers; and not his wife, Lillian. Amusement parks at that time, such as Coney Island, were a generally despised business, sagging and sordid remnants of bygone days. Disney was told that he would only be heading toward financial ruin. But Walt persevered, initially financing the park against his own life insurance policy and later with sponsorship from ABC and the sale of thousands and thousands of Davy Crockett coonskin caps. Disney assembled a talented team of engineers, architects, artists, animators, landscapers, and even a retired admiral to transform his ideas into a soaring yet soothing wonderland of a park. The catch was that they had only a year and a day in which to build it. On July 17, 1955, Disneyland opened its gates…and the first day was a disaster. Disney was nearly suicidal with grief that he had failed on a grand scale. But the curious masses kept coming, and the rest is entertainment history. Eight hundred million visitors have flocked to the park since then. In Disney’s Land, “Snow brings a historian’s eye and a child’s delight, not to mention superb writing, to the telling of this fascinating narrative” (Ken Burns) that “will entertain Disneyphiles and readers of popular American history” (Publishers Weekly).

The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair

Bill Cotter,Bill Young
The 1964 1965 New York World s Fair Book PDF

Author : Bill Cotter,Bill Young
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738536067

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The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair by Bill Cotter,Bill Young Pdf

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.

American Culture in the 1960s

Sharon Monteith
American Culture in the 1960s Book PDF

Author : Sharon Monteith
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-08
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780748629039

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American Culture in the 1960s by Sharon Monteith Pdf

This book charts the changing complexion of American culture in one of the most culturally vibrant of twentieth-century decades. It provides a vivid account of the major cultural forms of 1960s America - music and performance; film and television; fiction and poetry; art and photography - as well as influential texts, trends and figures of the decade: from Norman Mailer to Susan Sontag; from Muhammad Ali's anti-war protests to Tom Lehrer's stand-up comedy; from Bob Dylan to Rachel Carson; and from Pop Art to photojournalism. A chapter on new social movements demonstrates that a current of conservatism runs through even the most revolutionary movements of the 1960s and the book as a whole looks to the West and especially to the South in the making of the sixties as myth and as history.

Amusement Parks of New York

Jim Futrell
Amusement Parks of New York Book PDF

Author : Jim Futrell
Publisher : Stackpole Books
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 0811732622

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Amusement Parks of New York by Jim Futrell Pdf

This comprehensive guide profiles 16 major amusement parks in the Empire State and offers information on smaller parks as well. Offers complete information on rides and attractions, a history of each park, and best times to go. Features vintage photographs and postcards scenes.

Crafting Preservation Criteria

John H. Sprinkle, Jr.
Crafting Preservation Criteria Book PDF

Author : John H. Sprinkle, Jr.
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-03-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781136169847

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Crafting Preservation Criteria by John H. Sprinkle, Jr. Pdf

In 1966, American historic preservation was transformed by the passage of the National Historic Preservation Act, which created a National Register of Historic Places. Now comprising more than 1.4 million historic properties across the country, the National Register is the official federal list of places in the United States thought to be worthy of preservation. One of the fundamental principles of the National Register is that every property is evaluated according to a standard set of criteria that provide the framework for understanding why a property is significant in American history. The origins of these criteria are important because they provide the threshold for consideration by a broad range of federal preservation programs, from planning for continued adaptive use, to eligibility for grants, and inclusion in heritage tourism and educational programs. Crafting Preservation Criteria sets out these preservation criteria for students, explaining how they got added to the equation, and elucidating the test cases that allowed for their use. From artworks to churches, from 'the fifty year rule' to 'the historic scene', students will learn how places have been historically evaluated to be placed on the National Register, and how the criteria evolved over time.

Disney's Dream Weavers

Chuck Schmidt
Disney s Dream Weavers Book PDF

Author : Chuck Schmidt
Publisher : Theme Park Press
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1683900464

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Disney's Dream Weavers by Chuck Schmidt Pdf

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.

Pleasure Island

Robert McLaughlin
Pleasure Island Book PDF

Author : Robert McLaughlin
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 0738564605

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Pleasure Island by Robert McLaughlin Pdf

Billed as Boston's answer to Disneyland, Pleasure Island opened on June 22, 1959. William Hawkes, president of Childlife Magazine, and executives at Cabot, Cabot and Forbes collaborated with Marco Engineering of Los Angeles to build what was called the "Disneyland of the East." Pleasure Island rose from the wetlands off of Route 128 into an 80-acre theme park. Through photographs, Pleasure Island recalls memories of boat rides to Pirate Cove, searching for the great white whale, driving a Jenney car, getting dizzy in the Slanty Shanty, and taking a ride on Old Smoky. At Pleasure Island, children and children at heart entered into a world that traditional amusement parks could not provide, where character actors continually put on a show and the entire park was the stage.

Long Island Rail Road: Oyster Bay Branch

David D. Morrison
Long Island Rail Road Oyster Bay Branch Book PDF

Author : David D. Morrison
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467128544

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Long Island Rail Road: Oyster Bay Branch by David D. Morrison Pdf

The Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) is the oldest railroad in the country still operating under its original name. The Oyster Bay Branch is one of the smaller branches but is probably the most historically significant one. There are 12 stations along the 14.3 miles of track (one station is closed but the building still stands). Of the 13 still existing LIRR stations built in the 1800s, six are on the Oyster Bay Branch. The branch is partly electrified, and two signal towers exist, one operating and one abandoned. At the terminal, Oyster Bay Station is the home train station of the 26th president of the United States--Theodore Roosevelt. The Oyster Bay Railroad Museum is currently restoring the train station, as well as the historic turntable and steam locomotive No. 35.

Freedomland U. S. A.

Michael R. Virgintino
Freedomland U S A Book PDF

Author : Michael R. Virgintino
Publisher : Theme Park Press
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1683901770

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Freedomland U. S. A. by Michael R. Virgintino Pdf

The Story of America's Park After being fired by Walt Disney, the flamboyant C.V. Wood brought his hard-won experience as the self-titled "master builder of Disneyland" east, to a marsh in the Bronx, where in 1960 he unveiled his greatest project, a doomed theme park to tell the history of America: Freedomland. Wood's efforts to build his "Disneyland of the East," a themed collection of lands that presented epic moments in American history as thrill rides, shows, and live action, were plagued from the start by politics, cost overruns, and financial chicanery. Despite these obstacles, the park prospered--until its big-money backers (as they had planned from the start) pulled the plug and cleared the land for lucrative urban development. Through a well-researched narrative, personal and newspaper accounts, interviews, and exclusive photos, journalist and author Michael R. Virgintino presents the definitive history of Freedomland, from the people behind its creation, and the executives, entertainers, and sponsors who kept it running, to in-depth looks at each of its historically themed lands, and an analysis of the park's inevitable bankruptcy in 1964. Unlike Disneyland, the story of Freedomland does not have a happily ever after, but theme park fans will not want to miss this captivating but cautionary tale of America's park.

Fantasy City

John Hannigan
Fantasy City Book PDF

Author : John Hannigan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2005-07-20
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781134747009

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Fantasy City by John Hannigan Pdf

Fantasy City analyses the post-industrialist city as a site of entertainment. By discussing examples from a wide variety of venues, including casinos, malls, heritage developments and theme parks, Hannigan questions urban entertainments economic foundations and historical background. He asks whether such areas of fantasy destroy communities or instead create new groupings of shared identities and experiences. The book is written in a student friendly way with boxed case studies for class discussion.