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Color photo of late-1950s American cars line the parking lot at Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, California, 1960
Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park near Disneyland in Anaheim started out as a berry stand, then added a tea room which became a chicken dinner restaurant, and eventually a theme park. We can see the sign for the restaurant … Continue reading
Color photo of a 1955 Oldsmobile stopped in traffic outside Knott’s Berry Farm, Buena Park, Southern California, circa mid-1950s
As if the entrance to Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park wasn’t colorful enough with that gold prospector and mule statue welcoming funsters to the park, but in this photo, we’ve also got a two-toned orange-and-white 1955 Oldsmobile at the … Continue reading
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Knott’s original berry stand, Buena Park, California, circa 1926
The big kahuna of Californian theme parks is, of course, Disneyland, but preceding it by quite a couple of decades is Knott’s Berry Farm. Walter Knott started growing berries on his farm in Buena Park in 1920. This photo is … Continue reading
Walter and Cordelia Knott in front of their “original berry stand” at Knott’s Berry Farm in Buena Park, California, circa 1920s
Californians are used to thinking of Knott’s Berry Farm as an old-school wild west theme park. Oh, and some Knott’s berry jams, too. So it can be hard to remember that 100 years ago, Walter and Cordelia Knott’s original business … Continue reading