Interestingly enough, the Remains of Williams Grove Amusement Park has been by far the most popular post on this site. Visitor Jack Reichart shared some great photos with me after commenting on the post and gave permission for me to share. What a fascinating peek into early 20th Century life...
Knoebels Grove
posted by wendyvee
Knoebels Grove 391 Knoebels Boulevard Elysburg, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania is proud to be home to “America’s Largest Free Admission Park” (the Travel Channel recently named it one of America’s Top 10 Parks)! Knoebels Grove is a wonderful mix of old and new...
Vintage Fantasy Island Brochure
posted by wendyvee
Vintage Fantasy Island Brochure Grand Island, New York No, this isn’t from the island home of Mr. Roarke and his plucky sidekick, Tattoo 🙂 I found this great 1966 Fantasy Island amusement park brochure in a local vintage shop (a great place that I will share with you in a future post). The graphic design is fun and I was curious about the Tarzan Zerbini feature; so I brought it home. According to its Wikipedia entry, Fantasy Island initially opened its theme park in the Niagara Falls region in 1961. The business claimed bankruptcy in 1982. The park subsequently changed owners several times until it was reacquired by one...
The Remains of Williams Grove
posted by wendyvee
Williams Grove Flea Market (formerly Williams Grove Amusement Park) 1550 Williams Grove Road Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania *note: the flea market inside the park no longer operates. The Williams Grove Historical Steam Engine Association (adjacent to the park) is still held every Sunday from dawn – 2pm Williams Grove Amusement Park closed in 2005 (87 or so years after the first rides were added to the picnic grove). About 3 years ago, the former grounds became the host of a weekly flea market. Even though I hadn’t been to the amusement park for years … I hesitated visiting the new flea market. I knew that most of the...
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