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Here's some more, from Labor day. There is an old amusement park (Lakeside) here in Denver that is ancient, and sort of falling apart, but it's still open. It isn't exactly a nice amusement park, but it is interesting in a bizarre way, like the skeleton of an amusement park that they are still trying to revive. The rides are old and a little frightening, and everywhere you go old rides have their inner workings exposed and the paint is faded and old.
We took the kids for a treat on Labor day, and I didn't take all the photos I should have, like one of a fountain that had obviously once been beautiful with hoses, like intestines, spilling into the surrounding grass through it's broken base. I could do a photo essay on the place, but I spent the time playing with the kids instead.
Here's a few I did take:
My son in a scaled down version of the california zypher train. He loves trains, and was so excited to take a ride in this one!
My kids in a whirly bug ride. Katie (my 4 year old daughter) loved it, Milo (2 year old son) was a little worried!
I loved this ride. It was clearly from the 1950's, with a weird Buck Rodger's feel. The little guns on the space ships was a strange touch, like the amusement park was going to train the next generation to fight communists in space. It had a very 1950's feel to it.
Finally, here's a picture of a decaying ferris wheel. It was sitting, with a tree growing into it, like they had begun disassembling it forty years earlier and just forgotten to finish. The sign on it said "starride." I love this photo!
Here's some more, from Labor day. There is an old amusement park (Lakeside) here in Denver that is ancient, and sort of falling apart, but it's still open. It isn't exactly a nice amusement park, but it is interesting in a bizarre way, like the skeleton of an amusement park that they are still trying to revive. The rides are old and a little frightening, and everywhere you go old rides have their inner workings exposed and the paint is faded and old.
We took the kids for a treat on Labor day, and I didn't take all the photos I should have, like one of a fountain that had obviously once been beautiful with hoses, like intestines, spilling into the surrounding grass through it's broken base. I could do a photo essay on the place, but I spent the time playing with the kids instead.
Here's a few I did take:
My son in a scaled down version of the california zypher train. He loves trains, and was so excited to take a ride in this one!
My kids in a whirly bug ride. Katie (my 4 year old daughter) loved it, Milo (2 year old son) was a little worried!
I loved this ride. It was clearly from the 1950's, with a weird Buck Rodger's feel. The little guns on the space ships was a strange touch, like the amusement park was going to train the next generation to fight communists in space. It had a very 1950's feel to it.
Finally, here's a picture of a decaying ferris wheel. It was sitting, with a tree growing into it, like they had begun disassembling it forty years earlier and just forgotten to finish. The sign on it said "starride." I love this photo!
Was SOO stoked about that!
( This area was unearthed recently. There ARE bodies in there, according to the Jordan Desert Patrol guy that my Uncle was talking with. ) Those two boxes you see - stone coffins. According to the info plaque for the cathedral - the local saint was supposed to be buried here.
