EL CERRITO, Calif. (KGO) -- History is being repeated for fans of San Francisco's last amusement park. Playland At the Beach closed on Labor Day in 1972. Now, a museum dedicated to preserving some of ...
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'We kind of took it for granted': The story behind SF’s iconic amusement park, Playland at the Beach
The incessant cackle echoed over the sound of crashing waves on Ocean Beach, the same way it always had. But this time, there was a tinge of nostalgia to the familiar, haunting sound. This weekend in ...
Westchester County's Playland amusement park faces an uncertain future as its centennial approaches. Standard Amusements' departure and subsequent legal battles complicate the park's financial ...
This story originally published September 15, 2022. It has been updated to reflect that Six Flags now owns California’s Great America and in 2024 it announced that the park will close after the 2027 ...
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