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Playland Fresno
Playland may refer to: In music * ''Playland'' (album), a 2014 album by Johnny Marr In entertainment venues * Playland (Fresno), an amusement park in Fresno, California * Playland (New York), an amusement park in Rye, New York * Playland (Vancouver), an amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia * Playland (San Francisco), a former amusement park in San Francisco, California * Playland Café, a historic gay bar in Boston * Dodge Park Playland, a former amusement park in Council Bluffs, Iowa * Rockaways' Playland, a former amusement park in Queens, New York * Playland-Not-At-The-Beach, a non-profit museum in El Cerrito, California *Playland's Castaway Cove, an amusement park in Ocean City, New Jersey In comics *''Playland'', a companion comic to '' Pippin'' published by Polystyle Publications In literature *''Playland'', a 1994 novel by John Gregory Dunne See also *Playland Park (other) Playland Park may refer to: *Playland (New York), an amusement park in Rye, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playland (Fresno)
Playland is an amusement park in Roeding Park in Fresno, California. It was built in 1955, and it shares the space on the southwest corner of the park with Storyland, its sister park, and Fresno Chaffee Zoo. For most of its history, Playland and Storyland competed with the Zoo for guests, but after years of poor turnout, and the rise of prominence of the Chaffee Zoo, in 2015, Playland and Storyland underwent a massive overhaul and repair project, and the owner of Playland and Storyland, the Fresno Rotary Clubs, decided to collaborate with the nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that runs the Chaffee Zoo to offer discounts to encourage guests to visit all three parks. History Opening and Competition Playland was opened in 1955, six weeks before Disneyland in Anaheim. Local Rotary Clubs, acting upon a proposal by Dr. Joe Logan, then-president of the North Fresno Rotary, teamed up to raise money and build the park. That first day, 14,000 ride tickets were sold, at 10 cents each, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playland (album)
''Playland'' is the second studio album by English musician Johnny Marr. It was released on 6 October 2014 by New Voodoo Records. ''Playland'' was supported by the single "Easy Money". The album debuted at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart. Background In an August 2014, interview with ''Rolling Stone'', Marr spoke about the album, saying: "I always liked bands' second albums. I like the Talking Heads' second album a lot. I liked Wire's second album. And I liked Buzzcocks' second album. I couldn't wait to get the follow-up record from my favorite new band." He continued: "I just wanted to take the energy of the band I was touring with and put it into the new songs. I kept on writing as soon as ''The Messenger'' came out. I wrote a few songs on the road and kicked them around in soundcheck. I didn't want to change up what I was doing; I just wanted it to be more of it." He also spoke about the album's lead single "Easy Money", saying: "I like the idea of sneaking a serious concern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playland (New York)
Playland, often called Rye Playland and also known as Playland Amusement Park, is an amusement park located in Rye, New York, along the Long Island Sound. Built in 1928, the park is owned by the Westchester County government. Beginning with the 2018 season, Standard Amusements LLC has been contracted to operate the park. History Late 19th and early 20th centuries In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Playland's waterfront area of Westchester County along the Long Island Sound was the site of a growing collection of recreational developments, including hotels, resorts, and "amusement areas". Local residents concerned about what a county report described as "unsavory crowds" induced the Westchester County Park Association to purchase two existing theme parks, Rye Beach and Paradise Park, and planned a local-government-sponsored amusement park in their stead. Frank Darling, a veteran park manager with experience at Coney Island and the British Empire Exhibition at Wembl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playland (Vancouver)
Playland Amusement Park is an amusement park in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The amusement park is located at Hastings Park and is operated by the Pacific National Exhibition (PNE), an organization that hosts an annual summer fair and exhibition adjacent to Playland. Playland opened at its current location in 1958, although its predecessor, Happyland, operated at Hastings Park from 1929 to 1957. Playland was formally made a division of the PNE in 1993. Playland operates seasonally, opening from May to September every year. The park also reopens in October for its annual "Fright Nights" Halloween themed events. As of 2018, the park operated 39 attractions, including three roller coasters. Additional rides are brought in from West Coast Amusements during the PNE's annual summer fair from mid-August to Labour Day; nearly doubling the number of rides at the park. History Predecessor The Pacific National Exhibition (PNE) has hosted a number of amusement rides since it opene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playland (San Francisco)
Playland (also known as Playland-at-the-Beach and Whitney's Playland, beginning in 1928—some say 1926--) was a seaside amusement park located next to Ocean Beach, San Francisco, California, Ocean Beach, in the Richmond District, San Francisco, Richmond District at the western edge of San Francisco, California, along Great Highway, bounded by Balboa and Fulton streets. It began as a collection of amusement rides and concessions in the late 19th century, and was preceded by Chutes at the Beach, opened in 1921. Playland closed Labor Day weekend in 1972. History Before Playland The area that was Playland began as a 19th-century squatter's settlement, "Mooneysville-by-the-Sea".Beldner, RaPublic Art: Playland Revisited. Access 7 August 2007. By 1884, a steam railroad was in place to bring people to the first amusement ride at the City’s ocean side — a "Gravity Railroad" roller coaster, and to the Ocean Beach Pavilion for concerts and dancing. By 1890, Tram, trolley lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playland Café
The Playland Café (1937–1998), located at 21 Essex Street in Boston, Massachusetts, was Boston's oldest gay bar.According to ''Improper Bostonians'', the bar opened in 1938. According to the owner, as reported in a ''Boston Globe'' story (Kindleberger, 1998), it opened in 1937. History According to Paul Staffier, when his father Rocco Staffier opened Playland in 1937 it was not a gay bar, but by the start of World War II it had begun attracting a gay clientele. When the bar closed in 1998, Staffier, who had run Playland for 40 years, said that it was not the "den of iniquity" it was reputed to be, and that arrests had been rare. Over the years it was mentioned only a few times in the ''Boston Globe''. 1930s–1940s In the early days of the bar's operation, a mural on the wall depicted Playland regulars hobnobbing with movie stars. Dancers, singers, and other performers provided entertainment. A well-known lesbian performer, Marie Cord, frequented the bar and sang the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dodge Park Playland
Dodge Park Playland was an amusement park formerly located at Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States. It was in operation from 1948 to 1970. In its heyday as an amusement park, through the 1960's, it spanned the street in Council Bluffs that began from the old bridge in Omaha across the Missouri river. It had a large wooden roller coaster, food stands, games of chance, rides like "bumper cars" and "tilt-a-whirl", as well as children's rides. The park eventually had to give up the land on the south side of the street to make room for road and bridge changes. ,2,3,4 It was also known as Playland Speedway and aerial images exist of the park and track. History The Playland Speedway was originally a dog racing track formed in 1941, but was shut down in 1943. The dog-racing track was operated by Meyer Lansky. In 1947, the track was rebuilt as a dirt track and in 1948 Abe and Louis Slusky brought an amusement park to the grounds. The ''Dodge Park Playland'' operated until 1970 when A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rockaways' Playland
Rockaways' Playland was an amusement park that operated from 1902 to 1987 in Rockaway Beach in Queens, New York City. Bounded by Beach 97th and Beach 98th Streets between Rockaway Beach Boulevard and the Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Rockaways' Playland was created in 1902 by roller coaster designer LaMarcus Adna Thompson. By 1903 a ferry dock was added not far from the park, making it more convenient to reach (from just about everywhere in New York City) than some of the competing amusement parks. The park was sold in 1927 to Robert Katlin who added amenities such as a gym and swimming pool, and the following year to A. Joseph Geist who achieved greater success than the previous owners. Between 1928 and 1970, Rockaways' Playland was extremely successful, drawing 175 million visitors. It closed in 1987 due to a sharp increase in the price of insurance. History Thompson's Amusement Park The park site was originally developed as a resort area in 1876 by William Wainwright. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playland-Not-At-The-Beach
Playland-Not-At-The-Beach was a non-profit, family-oriented museum in El Cerrito, California celebrating America's bygone amusements, operated entirely by volunteers. The museum's 25 exhibits have specific emphasis on the attractions that once existed at Playland at the Beach and the Sutro Baths & Museum. Included are numerous artifacts from the original Whitney's Playland at the Beach, including the giant clown's blue hat from the top of the Playland Funhouse, and Walking Charley, one of the original hand carved life-size wooden characters from the terrace above Laughing Sal in the front window of the Fun House. Thousands of historical items are present, from cases of never-opened books of Playland tickets to original signage, parts of rides and games, rare photographs, employee uniforms, and prizes from the Playland arcade games. Additionally, there are over 30 pinball games, carnival skill games, dioramas celebrating Halloween and the Yuletide season, and miniature circuse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ocean City, New Jersey
Ocean City is a city in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the principal city of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses all of Cape May County and is part of the Philadelphia- Wilmington- Camden, PA-NJ- DE- MD combined statistical area. It is part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city's population was 11,229, a decrease of 472 from the 2010 census count of 11,701,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Ocean City city, Cape May County, New Jersey , |
Pippin (comics)
''Pippin'' was a United Kingdom, UK children's comics, comic, published by Polystyle Publications between 1966 and 1986, featuring fictional characters, characters from British pre-school television programmes. Stories were generally of four or eight numbered panels, with a short sentence below each illustration (similar to ''Rupert Bear, Rupert''), although some stories did appear in prose form. Regular stories included ''Pogles' Wood, The Pogles'' (whose Pippin character gave the comic its name), ''Bizzy Lizzy, Joe, The Woodentops (TV series), The Woodentops, Andy Pandy, Flower Pot Men, Bill and Ben, Camberwick Green, Trumpton'' and ''Chigley, Titch and Quackers, Toytown, Mary Mungo & Midge, The Moonbeans, Tales of the Riverbank, The Herbs, Mr Benn, Teddy Edward, Colargol, Barnaby the Bear, Ivor the Engine, Rubovi''a and ''Sooty and Sweep''. (''Andy Pandy'' and ''Bill and Ben'' had also appeared regularly in ''Robin (magazine), Robin''.) Each issue was around 16 pages in colou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Gregory Dunne
John Gregory Dunne (May 25, 1932 – December 30, 2003) was an American writer. He began his career as a journalist for ''Time (magazine), Time'' Time (magazine), magazine before expanding into writing criticism, essays, novels, and screenplays. He often collaborated with his wife, Joan Didion. Early life Dunne was born in Hartford, Connecticut, and was a younger brother of author Dominick Dunne. He was the son of Dorothy Frances (née Burns) and Richard Edwin Dunne (1894–1946), a hospital chief of staff and prominent heart surgeon. With several siblings, he grew up in a large, wealthy Irish Catholic family. Their maternal grandfather, Dominick Francis Burns (1857–1940), founded the Park Street Trust Company. The young Dunne developed a severe stutter and took up writing to express himself. He learned to manage it by observing others. He attended the Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth Priory School and graduated from Princeton University in 1954, where he was member of Tiger ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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