New Book Tells More About Freedomland U.S.A.

Freedomland U.S.A.: More Definitive History, the latest offering from Theme Park Press (available on Amazon), continues the intriguing narrative about one of the most innovative and beloved entertainment venues in the country. This new book about America’s theme park places the spotlights on a trove of recently found documents and other resources along with remembrances shared by more than one hundred employees and park guests.

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The Bronx park lasted only five years (1960-1964), but Freedomland to this day continues to generate fond memories among boomers who enjoyed the 85-acre playground with family and friends along with many others who are captivated by its brief but vital role on the theme park timeline. Both books also focus on the park’s many connections outside of the city, featuring people, companies and organizations associated with the park from Westchester (Labriola Nursery supported park landscaping) and other northern counties, Long Island (Loughlin Vineyard in Sayville adopted a park mule), New Jesey and Connecticut.

The previous book, Freedomland U.S.A.: The Definitive History (Theme Park Press, 2018), was believed to have documented much of the available Freedomland story from conception to bankruptcy. Official park records had been lost for 50 years and, with a few exceptions, all significant park, vendor and sponsor executives had been deceased for decades. After the initial Freedomland book was published, many employees and the children of employees shared their memories and previously unknown stories. Hundreds of family photographs and home movies have been obtained along with three recently located photo archives with more than 3,500 images by park photographers. Freedomland documents also have been located in museum archives in Connecticut, Delaware, New York and California.