NEWS AND INFORMATION

THE  FREEDOMLAND USA MEMORIAL PLAQUE WAS DEDICATED WITH A SPECIAL CEREMONY ON AUGUST 17, 2013 ON BARTOW AVENUE, NEAR THE BARTOW MALL
THE SITE IS NEAR WHERE THE POLES SPELLED OUT FREEDOMLAND, WHICH WAS THE FIRST THING VISITORS SAW. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PANORAMIC PHOTOS NOW AVAILABLE FROM FORMER QUEENS RESIDENT .A fantastic set of  panoromic photos of Freedomland USA has been made available by John Bulakowski, a former Queens, resident who took the photos when he visited the park. The details are listed here. If interested, in purchasing, contact John at:

jbulakowski@sbcglobal.net

Freedomland Amusement Park Panoramic This set of five panoramas was constructed from 8 mm footage taken in May of 1963. A series of 51 "frame grabs" were stitched to form the pictures. These pans highlight the following park areas:
1. Little Old New York – (35.7" x 6") Includes Main Street and the R.H. Macy’s store
2. Old Chicago & The Great Plains – (35.7" x 6") Taken from the Ore Bucket ride, see the Harbor Tugboat ride, Astro Ride, Great Lakes Cruise, Go Kart Speedway, Fort Cavalry, Chuck Wagon Snack Bar and Borden’s farm and barn.
3. Fort Cavalry – (56" x 4.2") An area within the Great Plains, shows the insides of the fort, including the Cavalry Rifles, Chuck Wagon Snack Bar, entrance to the stage coach ride and "Digger O’Toole", the parks official undertaker.
4. San Francisco – (56" x 4.2") Taken from the steps of the San Francisco stop on the Santa' Fe railroad, it shows the ore bucket ride, the A&W root beer bar, the streets of San Francisco, the Earthquake ride, Chinatown and the Fur Trappers ride.
5. New Orleans – (39.9" x 6") Shows the King Rex Carrousel, Mirror Maze, Buccaneers and Spin-a-Top attractions.
All pans are on high quality, continuous sheet photo paper.
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A GREAT NUMBER OF FREEDOMLAND FANS AND FOLLOWERS HEARD FROM SPEAKERS THAT FEATURED FORMER PARK EMPLOYEES, PERFORMERS, FANS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS ALONG WITH THE PROGRAM.
THERE WILL BE MORE PHOTOS, VIDEO AND AUDIO TO COME!!!

BEFORE UNVEILING

UNVEILED

THE INDIVIDUALS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PLAQUE
  LEFT TO RIGHT  BOB MANGELS, JOHN BULAKOWOWSKI, FRANK ADAMO AND MIKE VIRGINTINO,

THE PROGRAM

PLEASE NOTE OTHERS NOT LISTED IN THE PROGRAM  APPEARED AND WERE GREAT SURPRISES AND ADDITIONS TO THE CEREMONY.  MORE ON THAT TO COME !!! 
THERE WILL ALSO BE AUDIO AND VIDEO AS WELL!!

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