Freedomland U.S.A. - The World's Largest Entertainment Center

Freedomland appearances by Dion, The Shirelles, Gene Pitney, Johnny Tillotson, Connie Francis, Mary Wells and Freddy Cannon.

Space City USA (Huntsville, Alabama) was one of the many post-Disney theme parks that opened, started construction but stalled or never moved beyond initial planning.

We have posted about the park in the past since the creative team featured a Freedomland connection. The creators said it “would have compared to Disneyland and Freedomland.” Thomas Glenn Robinson was involved with creation/construction. His resume credited work with Freedomland.

The park recently was in the spotlight in an email newsletter by Rivershore Press. Excerpt:

“Construction began in 1964, and enough progress was made that there were a few buildings and a functional railroad…everyone kept trying to follow progress toward blastoff. They waited. And waited. By 1967 things were looking no better, with what little had been built just sitting and rotting away, including the magnificent train. The whole venture was abandoned, whether due to poor planning, financial misbehaving, or lack of experience, we don’t really know.”

U.S. Semiquincentennial
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Today is the 251st anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill. Freedomland considered featuring a battlefield attraction to commemorate the fight, but timelines and budgets got in the way.

Attention Freedomland fans north of the Westchester County border. We are bringing America’s theme park to the Patterson Public Library in Putnam County. Plenty of photos, history, stories and memorabilia.

The “Freedomland Eagle” and this shop bag are the latest additions to the park collection. The items originally were located with another unknown item (lot 1408) at Reed’s Antiques & Collectibles in Wells, Maine, on April 19, 2003. The cost of the three items was $12.

The purchaser also obtained a Freedomland guide (lot 1406 - unknown if it was the 1960 or 1962 version) for $16.

The Angels appeared at Freedomland June 6-7, 1964. If you have a copy of their “My Boyfriend’s Back” album, you can get about $100 for it.

Source: moneymusic.com

Friendly Freedomlander Thora Svalgard enjoys one of the kiddie rides at Freedomland's Midway in Old Chicago. Photo by Theodoer (Ted) Svalgard and provided by her brother, Eric Svalgard. Circa 1963 photo.

U.S. Semiquincentennial
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Preserve Our History! Learn Our History!

Celebrating the United States of America. Huzzah!

The lovely Ava Gardner, who visited Freedomland with her niece, proudly waves the flag in this undated photo.

"Resolved, that the Flag of the thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation." — Flag Act, passed by the Second Continental Congress on June 14, 1777