Wood, a Texan who had worked in the planning, construction, and management of Disneyland, which opened in Anaheim, California, in 1955. While little physical evidence of Freedomland remains, several media works commemorate the former amusement park.įreedomland was conceived and built by C. Many Freedomland attractions and design features were auctioned or sold to other parks, and many of these rides no longer exist. The Bay Plaza Shopping Center was built on another part of the site. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, part of the Freedomland site was redeveloped as Co-op City, the world's largest co-op housing development. Even though Freedomland's planners anticipated that the park would eventually be developed into a full-time amusement area, Freedomland closed permanently at the end of the 1964 season, filing for bankruptcy on September 14, 1964. By 1963, further financial issues led the owners to sell off a portion of Freedomland's lot to a pension fund of the Teamsters Union, as well as close off a section of the park. To generate revenue, the park added more exhibits and conventional amusements. Groundbreaking ceremonies for Freedomland occurred in late 1959, and Freedomland opened to large crowds on June 19, 1960.īecause of Freedomland's $65 million construction cost, the park faced financial issues by the end of the 1961 season, Freedomland had $8 million in debt. Wood, consisted of over 40 attractions arranged in the shape of a large map of the contiguous United States. Zeckendorf announced his plans for Freedomland in May 1959. Freedomland was built on marshland owned by the Webb and Knapp company, of which William Zeckendorf Sr. (often shortened to Freedomland) was a theme park dedicated to American history in the Baychester section of the northeastern Bronx in New York City. The World's Largest Outdoor Entertainment Centerįreedomland U.S.A.
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