tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post3179140671629665423..comments2024-03-28T08:56:49.153-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: Aerial views, Pt. 3 & more KnottsDavelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-3634949440563802942008-01-14T11:21:00.000-08:002008-01-14T11:21:00.000-08:00Dave, could please give us a close up of the "Natu...Dave, could please give us a close up of the "Natures Wonderland" area from 8/15/70 aerial like you did with the motor boat close up. Keep up the great work.<BR/>TommyTsunamiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-70009714540352628632008-01-12T18:21:00.000-08:002008-01-12T18:21:00.000-08:00Dave, I have you beat...I haven't been to Knott's ...Dave, I have you beat...I haven't been to Knott's since 1976!!Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-54547448683581397962008-01-12T11:50:00.000-08:002008-01-12T11:50:00.000-08:00Cox - That is the entire photo that I have. Chris ...Cox - That is the entire photo that I have. Chris - since my last Knotts visit was 1980, will have to let the other blog lurkers comment on whether there are vaudeville shows there or not. George - as always, thanks for the nice comments!Davelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-78776161297432532232008-01-12T11:41:00.000-08:002008-01-12T11:41:00.000-08:00Fantastic view in the first shot. Must have been ...Fantastic view in the first shot. Must have been on a day when the park was closed, and not water in the lagoon around Chic-o-Sea ship. Was this part of a larger photo? You can see a couple of guys on the gang plank to the entrance of the ship.CoxPilothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284076551547506117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-86844702827333580842008-01-12T10:20:00.000-08:002008-01-12T10:20:00.000-08:00Great aerials, Dave! As always, you're shots are e...Great aerials, Dave! As always, you're shots are exciting, intriguing and very cool!<BR/><BR/>I love the shot from 8/15/70.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023449275486420957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-7668298863797879752008-01-12T09:54:00.000-08:002008-01-12T09:54:00.000-08:00Ooop - should have checked here first!http://www.t...Ooop - should have checked here first!<BR/><BR/>http://www.thecagepage.com/<BR/><BR/>The Cage Page says "January 10 1991, the amusement park bought out the little acting company, thus bringing an end to the Bird Cage Players as an independent troupe. January 12 1997, The Bird Cage Theatre was closed, bringing down the curtain on 42 years of melodramas and honest theatre."<BR/><BR/>Yet, they still use it for shows during Halloween Haunt - do they still have vaudeville performances during the day there?Chris Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759410855891198273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-45556282566065839142008-01-12T09:43:00.000-08:002008-01-12T09:43:00.000-08:00Cool Birdcage exterior! Looks like "RIverboat Reve...Cool Birdcage exterior! Looks like "RIverboat Revenge" is playing - how about a shot from the performances of "Satan's Sawmill"! I'd love to see how that one went...<BR/><BR/>"Riverboat Revenge" was brought back at least one more time - here is a gate flyer for it from April of 1981. <BR/><BR/>http://www.christophermerritt.com/RiverboatRevenge.jpg<BR/><BR/>You can see George Stuart is still running the place (and giving young actors a start in the business), but Woody Wilson must have retired by then - I don't see his name anywhere there. I love the line "Patrons will kindly refrain from cracking peanuts during the performance."<BR/><BR/>Does anyone know when Stuart ended his involvement with the Bird Cage? It must have been soon after, when Terry Van Gorder began to pressure all the concessionaires to sell the concessions back to the Farm during the mid-80s...Chris Merritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12759410855891198273noreply@blogger.com