Western Playland has been a popular destination for El Pasoans for 65 years
Western Playland amusement park opened with eight rides on 15 acres at Ascarate Park. May 28, Labor Day weekend, 1960.
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From ‘Parky McParkface’ to ‘Engardio’s Folly:’ See more than 2,000 names for the Great Highway park
S.F. Rec and Parks just got over 4,200 suggestions to rename the new park at the Great Highway. Some likely to win, others ...
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This 79-year-old hoped to start his own museum of oddities. Now, everything must go.
Willie Kremen's Bayview storage unit is a real-life “I Spy With My Little Eye” picture riddle. This one, though, isn’t meant ...
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San Francisco Nights: Entertainment and Amusement in the 1960s (silent)
Highlights include the bustling Playland amusement park with its eerie Fun House clown sign and lit-up rides, as well as scenes from glamorous Cinerama movie premieres like How The West Was Won.
Families torn apart by killer dad reflect on years they believed he was a hero
After the brutal murder of his first wife, Mark Winger moved on. Police quickly concluded the 1995 killing of Donnah Winger ...
Olympian Dorothy Hamill fell in love with ice skating in Greenwich. Her namesake rink is declining.
Olympians Dorothy Hamill and Sue Merz skated in Greenwich before they hit the international scene. What do they think about ...
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Olympian Dorothy Hamill fell in love with ice skating in Greenwich. Her namesake rink is declining.
Within a few months, Hamill, then around 8 years old, had gotten her own skates for Christmas and was making regular trips to Playland ... Park. The pond where she first learned to skate now has ...