tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post3687398183131046115..comments2024-03-28T08:56:49.153-07:00Comments on Davelandblog: Traveling Thursdays: Santa's Village, August 1955Davelandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10720475138513029144noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-37933517967292259612011-09-19T09:15:35.903-07:002011-09-19T09:15:35.903-07:00I visited this one in about '64 or '65 as ...I visited this one in about '64 or '65 as well, in the winter. I remember snow and being very cold.<br /><br />Major Pepperidge was kind enough to post some of my pics over at GDB, if you care to see them.<br /><br />These add to my experience, I remember some of these buildings now that I see the pics. Thank you Dave!<br /><br />The theming was pretty good, as in the building styles and fairy tale tie-ins, easter bunny, tooth fairy, etc. but the rides were just carnival type rides tarted up to look North-Polish. Exception: The Bee Monorail, which was very different.<br /><br />Never thought of it before, I guess Santa and the elves are of North Polish extraction.<br /><br />JGJGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15456196709930408585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-21391286280025883312011-09-16T01:26:16.882-07:002011-09-16T01:26:16.882-07:00I remember it from around 1965.The scent of pine t...I remember it from around 1965.The scent of pine trees, Santa, and for some reason, a fire engine.trickortreathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16187280549519866534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-17819002787554221202011-09-15T14:51:54.962-07:002011-09-15T14:51:54.962-07:00Cool - that brought back soom neat memories!Cool - that brought back soom neat memories!Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-48106499457981606602011-09-15T11:23:21.016-07:002011-09-15T11:23:21.016-07:00I got to visit that park in the late 80's when...I got to visit that park in the late 80's when I was very young. My little sister was obsessed with santa and we went for her birthday. That place was WEIRD. Mind it was in very bad shape by then and I was never one for santa but it was like if a willie wonka dreamed turned into a nightmare. Creepy. Sadly, it is closed but I believe the structures are still up there. I have a greater appreciated value for its pitch factor now. These photos are lovely.Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562038825043830144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-56982252354012735712011-09-15T09:46:22.931-07:002011-09-15T09:46:22.931-07:00I suppose I'm lucky, we had a friend with a ca...I suppose I'm lucky, we had a friend with a cabin in the mountains, so visits to Santa's Village were not rare, and were at an age that I'd appreciate it as a child (4-10)<br /><br />These photos are nice and do represent the feel of the park when it was in its prime.Katella Gatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05562521359201308834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29249921.post-18194675062837047592011-09-15T09:27:40.165-07:002011-09-15T09:27:40.165-07:00Those are some wonderful Santa's Village photo...Those are some wonderful Santa's Village photos. SV was another SoCal park that my family never visited, somehow. But I love the old-fashioned, innocent atmosphere that it had.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.com