To learn more about the park and see tons of photos, visit the "Remembering Frontier Village" website over here.
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Frontier Village Remembered
Frontier Village was slightly before my time, but based on the two videos below I wish I had the opportunity to visit it. This was a 39-acre theme park that operated from 1961 to 1980 in what is now Edenvale Garden Park. There was everything from a roller-coaster, fishing, stunt shows, canoeing, and even a mule-ride (real mules). The first video below features former employees reminiscing about the park. A slideshow starts around 12:30 in the video. The second clip is home video footage from 1979.
To learn more about the park and see tons of photos, visit the "Remembering Frontier Village" website over here.
To learn more about the park and see tons of photos, visit the "Remembering Frontier Village" website over here.
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Sorry about the back to back..I realize "frontier village" is no more, but it nonetheless highlights the cultural vacuums in the city. Thanks for the 'space' to air concerns and grievances, Josh. S
ReplyDeleteI think you're right on. On the one hand the Rep does not appear to have been run very well. The offerings did not seem particularly compelling in general and the financial crisis was not well communicated. However, the lack of local philanthropy is something I keep coming back to. If this were SF, there would be Pac Heights residents falling over themselves trying to get their names on a wall through donations. In SJ there's plenty of money around, but very little of it seems to go to local institutions. I've pointed this out before - note the donor wall next time you're at Happy Hollow. It's almost completely empty.
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