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Freedomland USA: was this 1960s theme park just a five-year land scam?

Boing Boing·Ruben Bolling·2 days ago
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It's a rule of thumb that when an internet article's headline is a question, the answer to the question will be No. But in this case, I think it's a Um, Maybe? Probably? I learned about the strange story of Freedomland USA from Frank Santopadre's superb podcast Fun for All Ages . In an episode about defunct amusement parks, Frank's guests, theme park experts and designers Dave Cobb and Robert Coker describe the Bronx, NY park themed to American history that only lasted from 1960 to 1964. The park was conceived and built by C.V. Wood, who was Disneyland's first employee in 1954, and was instrumental in getting Disneyland built and opened on time in 1955. However, immediately after Disneyland's opening, he seems to have left Disney's employ in 1955 on bad terms; lifelong Disney theme park designer Bob Gurr has said Wood was a con man. Built on marshland owned by William Zeckendorf Sr.…

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