Freedomland (Images of America)

I visited Freedomland in 1960 and 1961 when I was 7 and 8, so my memories are rather faded, and this book does a good job of bringing them back. Obviously it would have been better in color (and with a large foldout of the park map), but I know that's not Arcadia's style. (Anyway, I still have a copy of the park program for that.)I think what did the park in was the lack of direct subway access. We were staying in Manhattan and had to take a shuttle from the Gun Hill Road subway station on the Dyre Avenue line, and that was simply too cumbersome to work well for a lot of people. If Freedomland had had the same access as Coney Island, it might have lasted longer, though ultimately the value of the land might have closed it down anyway. I wish I had gone back; the next time I saw the property, the high-rises of Co-op City were already in existence!

... take me out to Freedomland. For those of us who grew up in the NYC area, who needed Disneyland? We had Freedomland USA! Built in the Bronx NY, this was our answer to Disneyland. A theme park in the shape of the USA with seven themed areas. Who can forget the Chicago Fire, Elsie's (the Borden cow) Boudoir, the San Francisco Earthquake; Casa Loco; Spin-A-Top, and of course the Moon Bowl? The park was only open for 5 seasons, but for a NY kid, the park will live forever in my memory. This is the most comprehensive collection of photos and memories I've yet to find. If you remember Freedomland, tell mommy and daddy to take your hand and buy this book about Freedomland.

Freedomland was a excellent book of photos, but a little more on the memoraibllia from the fairor some more stuff other than what mostly came from one collection would have boosted this book

Finally, a long overdue book on a wonderful piece of New York entertainment history. I visited the park a number of times starting in 1961 and never tired of the rides, people and attractions. Really too bad that it couldn't last. This book captures all the aspects of the park from its conception, through its glory days and ultimately to its all too soon demise. I thought that I knew everthing that there was to know, but McLaughlin's and Adamo's thorough research reveals quite a bit more. A really good collection for the home library.

A thorough read of a fascinating & fabulous theme park of the early 1960's. Brought back forgotten memories of a favorite place & time in my life. Kudos to the authors for taking the time to refresh the memory and add details as to the construction and early demise of a wonderful family park.